A new species and a new record of cryptognathid mites (Trombidiformes: Cryptognathidae) from the Aegean region of Turkey

AKYOL M.

International Journal of Acarology, vol.47, no.6, pp.495-499, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/01647954.2021.1944309
  • Journal Name: International Journal of Acarology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Environment Index, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.495-499
  • Keywords: Raphignathoidea, Favognathus, Cryptognathus, new species, new record
  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A new species is described and illustrated based on adult females and males, viz. Favognathus karabagiensissp. nov., collected from soil and litter under Astragalus sp. (Fabaceae), Chenopodium sp. (Amaranthaceae), Cupressus sempervirens (Cupressaceae), Cirsium vulgare (Asteraceae), Pinus brutia (Pinaceae), Juniperus oxycedrus (Cupressaceae), Cistus creticus (Cistaceae), Olea europaea (Oleaceae) in Afyonkarahisar, Denizli and Manisa provinces (the Aegean region of Turkey). A new record is given for the Turkish mite fauna, Cryptognathus khaustovi Mohammad Doustaresharaf, Bagheri and Saber, 2019 collected from soil and litter under Thymus sp. (Lamiaceae) in Afyonkarahisar province. Keys are provided to the species of Favognathus and Cryptognathus from Turkey. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:44E1DEB9-9F5E-446D-9441-400802E0BFEF.