Some new records and one new species of the genus Lebertia Neuman (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Lebertiidae) from Turkey

Authors

YUNUS ESEN
ORHAN ERMAN

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1408-44

Abstract

In this study, water mites of the genus Lebertia Neuman, 1880 (Acari: Hydrachnidia) collected from Antalya, Artvin, Bingöl, Erzurum, Kahramanmaraş, and Siirt provinces of Turkey are presented. In total, 12 species were determined. Of these, Lebertia (s. Str.) marasensis sp. Nov. İs described as new to science, while L. (s. Str.) rufipes Koenike, 1902; L. (Pilolebertia) longiseta Bader, 1955; L. (Pilolebertia) pilosa Maglio, 1924; L. (Mixolebertia) separata Lundblad, 1930; and L. (Brentalebertia) minutipalpis K. Viets, 1920 are new records for the Turkish fauna.

Keywords

Water mites, new records, Hydrachnidia, Lebertiidae, Lebertia, Turkey

First Page

781

Last Page

789

Recommended Citation

ESEN, YUNUS and ERMAN, ORHAN (2015) "Some new records and one new species of the genus Lebertia Neuman (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Lebertiidae) from Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 39: No. 5, Article 6. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1408-44
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol39/iss5/6