Description of new records of the family Digamasellidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Kızılırmak Delta, Samsun Province, Turkey*

Authors

MUHAMMAD ASIF QAYYOUM
SEBAHAT SULLIVAN
BILAL SAEED KHAN

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1502-28

Abstract

Dendrolaelaps casualis Huhta and Karg, 2010 and Multidendrolaelaps putte Huhta and Karg, 2010 are recorded for the first time from Turkey. Both species were collected from household poultry manure in the Kızılırmak Delta, Samsun Province, Turkey, during a survey in 2013 and 2014. The morphological characters of these species are described with figures and a key for adult females is provided.

Keywords

Digamasellid mites, Dendrolaelaps, Multidendrolaelaps, Kızılırmak Delta, Turkey

First Page

324

Last Page

327

Recommended Citation

QAYYOUM, MUHAMMAD ASIF; SULLIVAN, SEBAHAT; and KHAN, BILAL SAEED (2016) "Description of new records of the family Digamasellidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Kızılırmak Delta, Samsun Province, Turkey*," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 40: No. 3, Article 5. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1502-28
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol40/iss3/5