Mites of the family Macrochelidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) in Bayburt province, Türkiye

Year 2025, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 137 - 143, 31.07.2025

Hasan Hüseyin Özbek

https://doi.org/10.47121/acarolstud.1678372

Abstract

This paper reports on mites of the family Macrochelidae that were collected between 2013 and 2015 in Bayburt province of Türkiye. A total of 13 species belonging to seven genera—Glyptholaspis, Holostaspella, Longicheles, Macrholaspis, Macrocheles, Neopodocinium and Nothrholaspis—were collected. In this study, the spermathecal structures of Longicheles ozkani are described for the first time, and the presence of a developing larva in two females of Macrholaspis recki indicates larviparity or ovoviviparity. Furthermore, DIC (Differential Interference Contrast) images of all developmental stages of Neopodocinium meridionalis, except for the larval stage and eggs, are presented.

Keywords

Longicheles ozkani , Neopodocinium meridionalis , edaphic mites , species diversity , fauna

Ethical Statement

Not applicable.

Supporting Institution

This work was produced mainly from the material supported with number FEN-A-140613-0026 (Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University).

Project Number

FEN-A-140613–0026

Thanks

I would like to thank Dr. Salih Doğan (Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Türkiye) for his valuable suggestions on the manuscript, and İbrahim Karakurt (Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Türkiye) for collecting part of the material. I am also grateful to the anonymous reviewers for their careful reading of the manuscript and for their insightful comments, suggestions, and contributions.

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