First record of the genus Leonardiella (Acari: Trachyuropodidae) from Turkey

Yıl 2022, Cilt: 4 Sayı: 2, 83 - 88, 28.07.2022

Mehmet Karaca

https://doi.org/10.47121/acarolstud.1132099

Öz

Specimens of Leonardiella riccardiana (Leonardi, 1895) are found for the first time in Turkey. One female and one male specimens are collected from oak and willow habitats in Sansa Gorge, Eastern Anatolia Region. Description and global distribution of the species are given, also habitus of the specimens are presented.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Mesostigmata, mite, new occurrence, Leonardiella riccardiana, Eastern Anatolia Region.

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Teşekkür

I am very grateful to Dr. Salih Doğan (EBYU) for collecting specimens, and the General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Republic of Turkey for their permission to collect the specimens (21264211-288.04-E.2187926).

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