Description of Raphignathus arcus sp. nov. With notes on an abnormal female (Acari: Raphignathidae) from the Aegean region of Turkey

AKYOL M.

Systematic and Applied Acarology, vol.26, no.12, pp.2297-2302, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.11158/saa.26.12.8
  • 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.2297-2302
  • Keywords: Mites, new species, Raphignathoidea, Turkey
  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A new species viz. Raphignathus arcussp. nov., collected from litter and soil under Cirsium vulgare (Asteraceae), Crataegus monogyna (Rosaceae), Hyparrhenia hirta (Poaceae), Juniperus oxycedrus (Cupressaceae), Olea europaea (Oleaceae), Quercus coccifera (Fagaceae), Rosa canina (Rosaceae) and Verbascum sp. (Scrophulariaceae) in Afyonkarahisar, Izmir and Manisa provinces (the Aegean region of Turkey), is illustrated and described based on the adult females. Notes on an abnormal female is also given.