New Records of Water Mites of the Genus Monatractides K.Viets (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Torrenticolidae) from Turkey

Authors

VLADIMIR PESIC
ORHAN ERMAN
YUNUS ESEN

DOI

-

Abstract

New records of water mites of the genus Monatractides K.Viets (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Torrenticolidae) for the fauna of Turkey are presented in this study. Three species, Monatractides lusitanicus (Lundblad, 1941), M. aberratus (Lundblad, 1941), and M. vafaei Pesic, 2004, are reported for the first time from Turkey.

Keywords

Water mites, Monatractides, new records, running water, Turkey

First Page

393

Last Page

397

Recommended Citation

PESIC, VLADIMIR; ERMAN, ORHAN; and ESEN, YUNUS (2006) "New Records of Water Mites of the Genus Monatractides K.Viets (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Torrenticolidae) from Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 30: No. 4, Article 8. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol30/iss4/8