A systematic study on water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) of Kemaliye district (Erzincan)

Year 2013, Volume: 37 Issue: 3, 263 - 276, 01.06.2013

Yunus Esen Sibel Dilkaraoğlu Orhan Erman

Abstract

In this study, water mites collected from Kemaliye district (Erzincan Province, Turkey) were evaluated Totally, 76 water mite species belonging to 17 families were identified. Sperchon (Hispidosperchon) algeriensis (Lundblad, 1942); Lebertia (s.str.) rivulorum Viets, 1933; Atractides (s.str.) glandulosus (Walter, 1918); A. (s.str.) nahavandii Schwoerbel & Sepasgozarian, 1976 and A. (s.str.) protendens K. O. Viets, 1955 are new records for the Turkish fauna. The deutonymph of Brachypoda (Hemibrachypoda) orientalis Pešić & Esen, 2013 is described for the first time. The water mites of Kemaliye district and new records for the Turkish fauna are listed.

Keywords

Water mite, acari, systematics, Kemaliye district, Turkey

Kemaliye ilçesi (Erzincan) su keneleri (Acari: Hydrachnidia) üzerine sistematik bir çalışma

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Kemaliye ilçesinden (Erzincan, Türkiye) toplanan su keneleri değerlendirilmiştir. Toplam 17 familyaya ait 76 tür tespit edilmiştir. Sperchon (Hispidosperchon) algeriensis (Lundblad, 1942); Lebertia (s.str.) rivulorum Viets, 1933; Atractides (s.str.) glandulosus (Walter, 1918); A. (s.str.) nahavandii Schwoerbel & Sepasgozarian, 1976 ve A. (s.str.) protendens K.O.Viets, 1955 Türkiye faunası için yeni kayıttır. Brachypoda (Hemibrachypoda) orientalis Pešić & Esen, 2013 ’in nimfi ilk defa tanımlanmıştır. Tespit edilen türlerin listesi ile Türkiye faunası için yeni kayıt olan türlerin tanımları örneklerimiz üzerinden gözden geçirilmiştir.

Keywords

Su kenesi, acari, sistematik, Kemaliye, Türkiye

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