Mites of the genus Favognathus (Acari : Cryptognathidae) from Erzurum Province, Turkey

Dogan S., AYYILDIZ N.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY, vol.30, no.2, pp.123-130, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/01647950408684380
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.123-130
  • Erzincan Binali Yildirim University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Four species of the genus Favognathus Luxton, 1973 (Acari: Cryptognathidae), collected in Erzurum Province, Turkey, included two new species. These are Favognathus orbiculatus (Livshitz, 1974), F. cucurbita (Berlese, 1916), F. amygdalus n. sp. and F. acaciae n. sp. Morphological characters, habitat and distribution for each species are given. A key to the species of Favognathus from Turkey is provided.
Key words - Acari, Cryptognathidae, Favognathus, new species, Erzurum, Turkey.

Four species of the genus Favognathus Luxton, 1973 (Acari: Cryptognathidae), collected in Erzurum Province, Turkey, included two new species. These are Favognathus orbiculatus (Livshitz, 1974), F. cucurbita (Berlese, 1916), F. amygdalus n. sp. and F. acaciae n. sp. Morphological characters, habitat and distribution for each species are given. A key to the species of Favognathus from Turkey is provided.