The Tenuipalpidae of Turkey, with a key to species (Acari: Trombidiformes)

Cobanoglu S., Ueckermann E. A., SAĞLAM H. D.

ZOOTAXA, vol.4097, no.2, pp.151-186, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 4097 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.2.1
  • Journal Name: ZOOTAXA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.151-186
  • Keywords: flat mites, false spider mites, key, new species, new records, taxonomy, PROSTIGMATA, PLANTS, MITES, FAUNA
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A new Turkish species of Tenuipalpidae, Aegyptobia juniperi sp. nov., is described and seven previously recorded species are redescribed: Aegyptobia beglarovi Livshitz & Mitrofanov 1967, Brevipalpus rotai Castagnoli & Pegazzano, 1979, Cenopalpus bagdasariani (Livshitz & Mitrofanov, 1970), Cenopalpus bakeri Duzgunes, 1967, Phytoptipalpus salicicola (Al-Gboory, 1987), Tenuipalpus granati Sayed, 1946 and Tenuipalpus punicae Pritchard & Baker, 1958. A key to the 28 species of Tenuipalpidae from Turkey is provided. Cenopalpus bagdasariani, B. rotai and A. beglarovi are new records for Turkey.