Description of a new rake legged mite of the genus Allocaeculus (Acariformes: Caeculidae) from Turkey with description of variation in dorsal setation
ACAROLOGIA, vol.57, no.2, pp.369-382, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 57 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2017
- Doi Number: 10.1051/acarologia/20164162
- Journal Name: ACAROLOGIA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.369-382
- Keywords: Acariformes, Allocaeculus, systematics, rediscovery, comparison, Turkey, ACARI PROSTIGMATA CAECULIDAE, BARROW ISLAND
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Erzincan Binali Yildirim University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
A new species Allocaeculus turcicus n. sp. (Acariformes: Caeculidae) is described based on specimens collected from Karanlikdere Valley, Yozgat, Turkey. Some asymmetries and numerical variations of dorsal body setae of the new species are recorded. A list of the species of this genus is provided. In Turkey, this genus is recorded for the first time.