Author/Authors :
Çobanoğlu ، Sultan Department of Plant Protection - Ankara University , Hakimitabar ، Masoud Department of Plant Protection - College of Agriculture - Shahrood University of Technology , Fadaei ، Elnaz Department of Entomology - Faculty of Agriculture - Tarbiat Modares University , Turgut ، Fethi Health Program, Department of Medical Services and Techniques - Vocational School of Health Services , Cılbırcıoğlu ، Cihan Organic Agriculture Department - Vocational School - University of Kastamonu
Abstract :
During a faunistic survey on mites in Kastamonu and Sinop provinces near Black Sea of Türkiye during the years 2013–2017, some larval specimens of parasitengone mites were collected from soil and light traps and identified as Erythraeus (E.) ankaraicus Saboori, Çobanoğlu and Bayram 2004, Allothrombium clavatum Saboori, Pešić and Hakimitabar, 2010, Abrolophus kazimierae (Haitlinger, 1986), Abrolophus poljankus Haitlinger and Šundić, 2021, Allothrombium meridionale Berlese, 1910, Empitrombium makolae Sevsay and Karakurt, 2013, Leptus (Leptus) slivovi Beron, 1975 and Calyptostoma velutinum (Müller, 1776). In this study, Leptus (Leptus) slivovi Beron, 1975, Abrolophus poljankus Haitlinger and Šundić, 2021 and Abrolophus balkanicus Haitlinger and Šundić, 2015 are new records to the mite fauna of Türkiye. Also, the identification key to known species of Abrolophus of the world without a comb-like seta on the palpal tarsus is updated.
Keywords :
taxonomy , Trombidiformes , Abrolophus , Leptus (Leptus) slivovi , first reports , distribution
