New records of the water mite family Hydryphantidae (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Turkey, with the description of a new species

BOYACI Y. Ö., Gülle P.

Systematic and Applied Acarology, vol.19, no.2, pp.160-165, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.11158/saa.19.2.6
  • Journal Name: Systematic and Applied Acarology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.160-165
  • Keywords: Hydryphantidae, Iranothyas, New record, New species, Trichothyas, Turkey
  • Isparta University of Applied Sciences Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this study, Trichothyas anatolica sp. nov. of the family Hydryphantidae Piersig 1896 is described. Also, the first record for Turkey is given of Iranothyas alhajarica Pešić, Gerecke & Smit, 2009, a species previously known only from northern Oman. © 2014 Systematic & Applied Acarology Society.