A new mite species of the genus Favognathus Luxton, 1973 (Acari: Cryptognathidae) from Turkey

Year 2017, Volume: 41 Issue: 3, 285 - 292, 29.09.2017

Mustafa Akyol , Kamil Koç

https://doi.org/10.16970/entoted.310300

Cited By: 2

Abstract

A new species of the genus Favognathus Luxton, 1973, Favognathus
manisaensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on the females and
males collected from soil and litter under Pinus sp. and Cornus
sp. in Manisa and İzmir Provinces, Turkey between 2011 and 2013. The new
species is closely related to Favognathus distortus (Kuznetsov, 1974)
and Favognathus bafranus Doğan, 2008. A key to all known species of Favognathus
from Turkey is provided.    

Keywords

Acari, Cryptognathidae, Favognathus manisaensis sp. nov., new species, Turkey

Türkiye’den Favognathus Luxton, 1973 (Acari: Cryptognathidae) cinsinin yeni bir akar türü

Abstract

2011- 2013 tarihleri arasında Manisa ve İzmir illerinden Pinus sp.
ve Cornus sp. altından alınan toprak ve döküntü örneklerinden Favognathus
Luxton, 1973’ın yeni bir türü olan Favognathus manisaensis sp. nov. dişi
ve erkek bireyleri üzerinden tanımlanmış ve şekilleri çizilmiştir. Yeni tür,
kendisine yakın olan Favognathus distortus (Kuznetsov, 1974 ve Favognathus
bafranus Doğan, 2008 türleri ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Türkiye'den bilinen Favognathus
cinsine ait türler için teşhis anahtarı düzenlenmiştir.

Keywords

Acari, Cryptognathidae, Favognathus manisaensis sp. nov., yeni tür, Türkiye

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