Two New Records of Water Mites (Hydrachnidia, Acari) for the Turkish Fauna: Bandakia concreta Thor 1903 and Brachypoda mutila Walter 1928

Authors

YUNUS ÖMER BOYACI
MUHLİS ÖZKAN

DOI

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Abstract

Male and female specimens of Brachypoda mutila and male specimens of Bandakia concreta collected from a seepage spring in West Anatolia are described. Their morphological features are compared with those of the most closely related species. Identification keys to the species known from the Palearctic of the genera Bandakia and Brachypoda are provided.

Keywords

Acari, Hydrachnidia, Brachypoda, Bandakia, Turkey

First Page

279

Last Page

284

Recommended Citation

BOYACI, YUNUS ÖMER and ÖZKAN, MUHLİS (2004) "Two New Records of Water Mites (Hydrachnidia, Acari) for the Turkish Fauna: Bandakia concreta Thor 1903 and Brachypoda mutila Walter 1928," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 28: No. 4, Article 1. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol28/iss4/1