A New Record for the Oribatid Mite Fauna of Turkey: Lepidozetes singularis Berlese, 1910 (Acari, Oribatida, Tegoribatidae)

Abstract

Lepidozetes singularis Berlese, 1910 (Oribatida, Tegoribatidae) is reported for the first time in Turkey. On the basis of the specimens collected from Erciyes Mountain, its morphological features are presented, along with notes on general distribution and ecology

Keywords

• Lepidozetes singularis
• Oribatida
• Tegoribatidae
• new record
• Erciyes Mountain
• Turkey

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