A report on numerical variations in the dorso-central setae pdx of Neophyllobius yunusi Akyol and Koç (Trombidiformes: Camerobiidae)

Year 2025, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 69 - 71, 30.01.2025

Salih Doğan , Qing-hai Fan

https://doi.org/10.47121/acarolstud.1548944

Abstract

Neophyllobius Berlese is the largest genus of the family Camerobiidae Southcott, with about 140 species to date. In this study, the presence of numerical variations in setae pdx of Neophyllobius yunusi Akyol and Koç, known from Türkiye, has been demonstrated for the first time.

Keywords

Acari, anomaly, asymmetry, dorsal seta, morphology

Ethical Statement

Not applicable.

Supporting Institution

The mite specimens in this study were collected during a project (№ 121Z986) supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK).

Project Number

121Z986

Thanks

We gratefully appreciate TÜBİTAK’s financial assistance. This work was presented as short summary at the 7th edition of the Symposium on EuroAsian Biodiversity (SEAB), held on August 22-24, 2024 in Erzurum, Türkiye.

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