First Record of Amerobelba decedens Berlese 1908 (Acari: Oribatida: Amerobelbidae) from Turkey

Yıl 2012, Cilt: 9 Sayı: 2, - , 01.04.2012

Nurten Şimşek Şule Baran

Öz

Amerobelba decedens Berlese 1908, belonging to family Amerobelbidae
Grandjean 1954, recorded for the first time from Turkey and it’s characteristic features,
figures and Scanning Electron Microsopy (SEM) photographs have ben given on the basis
of specimens collected from Sakarya province. Our specimens differ from previously
described ones by presence of notogastral heterotrichy and smalled body dimensiones.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Acari, Oribatida, Amerobelbidae, Amerobelba, new record

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