Contributions to the knowledge of the mite genus Stigmaeus Koch, 1836 (Acari: Stigmaeidae) of Turkey

  • Meryem Bingül Biology Department, Arts & Sciences Faculty, Erzincan University, Erzincan.
  • Salih Doğan Biology Department, Arts & Sciences Faculty, Erzincan University, Erzincan.
  • Sibel Dilkaraoğlu Biology Department, Arts & Sciences Faculty, Erzincan University, Erzincan.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.307
Keywords: mite, taxonomy, Stigmaeus, new species, new record, description, Turkey

Abstract

Based on the mite specimens collected within the scope of a study on Erzincan (Turkey) mite biodiversity, two species of the genus Stigmaeus are described and illustrated here: S. bifurcus sp. nov. as new to science and S. miandoabiensis Bagheri & Zarei, 2012 as a new record for Turkey. Some morphological abnormalities in the new species are noted. The deutonymph of S. miandoabiensis is described for the first time in this study. Discovery of this stage from soil and litter under Pinus sylvestris in Turkey adds more data to our knowledge of the species.

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Published
2017-04-03
How to Cite
Bingül, M., Doğan, S., & Dilkaraoğlu, S. (2017). Contributions to the knowledge of the mite genus Stigmaeus Koch, 1836 (Acari: Stigmaeidae) of Turkey. European Journal of Taxonomy, (307). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.307
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No. 307 (2017): Contributions to the knowledge of the mite genus Stigmaeus Koch, 1836 (Acari: Stigmaeidae) of Turkey
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Entomology
Copyright (c) 2017 Meryem Bingül, Salih Doğan, Sibel Dilkaraoğlu

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