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A New Record Of Zerconid Mites (Acari, Mesostigmata, Zerconidae) From The Thrace Region Of Turkey, Mehmet Karaca, Raşi̇t Urhan
A New Record Of Zerconid Mites (Acari, Mesostigmata, Zerconidae) From The Thrace Region Of Turkey, Mehmet Karaca, Raşi̇t Urhan
Turkish Journal of Zoology
In this study, Prozercon martae Ujvári, 2010 is recorded for the first time from Turkey. On the basis of the samples collected from the Thrace region of Turkey, its morphological features are given with drawings.
The Genus Macrocheles Latreille (Acari: Mesostigmata: Macrochelidae) From Kelkit Valley (Turkey), With Three Newly Recorded Mite Species, Hasan Hüseyi̇n Özbek, Durmuş Ali̇ Bal, Sali̇h Doğan
The Genus Macrocheles Latreille (Acari: Mesostigmata: Macrochelidae) From Kelkit Valley (Turkey), With Three Newly Recorded Mite Species, Hasan Hüseyi̇n Özbek, Durmuş Ali̇ Bal, Sali̇h Doğan
Turkish Journal of Zoology
This survey was carried out on the genus Macrocheles in Kelkit Valley, Turkey, during 2007-2012. Seven species, M. Muscaedomesticae (Scopoli, 1772); M. Glaber (Müller, 1860); M. Perglaber Filipponi and Pegazzano, 1962; M. Scutatus (Berlese, 1904); M. Merdarius (Berlese, 1889); M. Subbadius (Berlese, 1904); and M. Robustulus (Berlese, 1904), were recorded from the valley. M. Perglaber, M. Scutatus, and M. Subbadius are first records for the Turkish fauna. Original drawings and diagnoses for all known species of the genus from the valley are included. In addition, an identification key to the Turkish species of Macrocheles is provided here.
Two New Records Of The Genus Prozercon Sellnick, 1943 (Acari: Zerconidae) From Turkey, Mehmet Karaca, Raşi̇t Urhan
Two New Records Of The Genus Prozercon Sellnick, 1943 (Acari: Zerconidae) From Turkey, Mehmet Karaca, Raşi̇t Urhan
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Morphological features of Prozercon bulbiferus Ujvari, 2011 and Prozercon graecus Ujvari, 2011, which are new records for the Turkish fauna, are given with drawings. Deutonymph members of P. Bulbiferus are described and illustrated for the first time. Information about habitat and distribution for each species is also provided. Additionally, a key to species of the genus Prozercon known from Turkey is given. Both species are found in the Thrace region of Turkey.
A New Tetranychus Dufour (Acari: Tetranychidae) Associated With Solanaceae From Turkey, Sultan Çobanoğlu, Edward Albert Ueckermann, Nabi̇ Alper Kumral
A New Tetranychus Dufour (Acari: Tetranychidae) Associated With Solanaceae From Turkey, Sultan Çobanoğlu, Edward Albert Ueckermann, Nabi̇ Alper Kumral
Turkish Journal of Zoology
A new plant-feeding mite species, Tetranychus solanacearum Çobanoğlu and Ueckermann sp. Nov. (Acari: Tetranychidae), is described and illustrated. The samples were collected from various solanaceous plants (Solanaceae) [black nightshade (Solanum nigrum L.), bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara L.), eggplant (Solanum melongena L.), spiny nightshade (Solanum rostratum Dunal), jimsonweed or datura (Datura stramonium L.), and tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)] in Ankara Province, Turkey. A key to all species of the genus Tetranychus Dufour known to occur in Turkey is presented in the paper.
A New Species Of Zerconid Mite, Zercon Istanbulensis Sp. Nov. (Acari, Mesostigmata, Zerconidae), From İstanbul Province Of Turkey, Eli̇f Hi̇lal Duran, Raşi̇t Urhan
A New Species Of Zerconid Mite, Zercon Istanbulensis Sp. Nov. (Acari, Mesostigmata, Zerconidae), From İstanbul Province Of Turkey, Eli̇f Hi̇lal Duran, Raşi̇t Urhan
Turkish Journal of Zoology
In the present study, a new species of zerconid mite, Zercon istanbulensis sp. Nov., is described from İstanbul Province, Turkey. Description of the species is based on adults of both sexes and deutonymphs. Illustrations of the female, male, and deutonymph stage are also provided.
First Larval Description Of The Genus Mirabilithrombium Gabry?, 1999(Acari, Microtrombidiidae) From Turkey, Sevgi̇ Sevsay, Sezai̇ Adi̇l
First Larval Description Of The Genus Mirabilithrombium Gabry?, 1999(Acari, Microtrombidiidae) From Turkey, Sevgi̇ Sevsay, Sezai̇ Adi̇l
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Mirabilithrombium turcicum sp. nov. is described based on both active postlarval forms and larvae. Larvae of Mirabilithrombium Gabrys, 1999 were obtained by experimental rearing from a field-collected female and are described for the first time. This is the third species described in the genus; a key to the active postlarval forms is provided. Data on the habitat specificity for the species are provided.
First Record Of The Genus Crinitodiscus Sellnick, 1931 In Romania With The Descriptionof Crinitodiscus Kolcsari Sp. Nov. (Acari: Uropodina: Discourellidae), Jenö Kontschán
Turkish Journal of Zoology
The first Romanian species of the genus Crinitodiscus Sellnick, 1931 is described and illustrated on the basis of two collected females. The new species differs from the other members of the genus by the V-shaped anterior process on the female genital shield and the ridged anterior margin of the postdorsal shield. The Crinitodiscus species were previously reported only from the East Mediterranean region. This occurrence represents the first Central European data on the genus.