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Oribatid Mites (Acari: Oribatida); Faunnistic List, Seasonal Density And Intermediate Hosts Of Moniezia Sp In The Province Of Konya, Bi̇lal Di̇k, Josef Stary, Feyzullah Güçlü, Ri̇fat Cantoray, Suphi̇ Gülbahçe
Oribatid Mites (Acari: Oribatida); Faunnistic List, Seasonal Density And Intermediate Hosts Of Moniezia Sp In The Province Of Konya, Bi̇lal Di̇k, Josef Stary, Feyzullah Güçlü, Ri̇fat Cantoray, Suphi̇ Gülbahçe
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
This study was carried out to determine oribatid mite fauna,their seasonal fluctuations and the species which acts as intermediate hosts of anoplocephalid cestodes in the province of Konya. Soil samples were taken monthly from Bozkır, Ilgın, Karabağ, Karapınar and Yarma between September 1993 and September 1995. They were extracted with a modified Berlese-Tullgreen apparatus. The oribatid mites collected from the soil samples were preserved in glycerol until examination. Specimens were cleared in lactic acid before microscopic observation. Approximately 70,000 oribatid mite specimens were studied and found to consist of 56 species belonging to 34 genera and 22 families. Of these …