A new species of genus Molothrognathus Summers & Schlinger and a newly discovered male of Neognathus ozkani Akyol & Koç (Acariformes: Caligonellidae) from Türkiye

AKYOL M.

Systematic and Applied Acarology, vol.28, no.12, pp.1835-1842, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.11158/saa.28.12.1
  • Journal Name: Systematic and Applied Acarology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.1835-1842
  • Keywords: Acari, description, male, mite, Molothrognathus manisaensis sp. nov., species key
  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A new species viz. Molothrognathus manisaensissp. nov., collected from litter and soil under Verbascum sp. (Scrophulariaceae), Inula viscosa (Asteraceae), Quercus coccifera and Q. infectoria (Fagaceae), and the unknown male of Neognathus ozkaniAkyol & Koç, 2012, collected from litter and soil under Olea europaea (Oleaceae) in Manisa province, Türkiye, are described and illustrated. A key to the species of Molothrognathus from Türkiye is updated.