New Records of the Oppioid Mites (Acari: Oribatida) for the Turkish Fauna from Artvin Province

Authors: AYŞE TOLUK, NUSRET AYYILDIZ

Abstract: Four oppioid (Oribatida:Oppioidea) mite species, namely Berniniella (Berniniella) parasigma Iturrondobeitia, 1987, Autogneta (Rhaphigneta) numidiana (Grandjean, 1960), Conchogneta dalecarlica (Forsslund, 1947), and Lauroppia tenuipectinata Subías and Rodríguez, 1987, recorded from Artvin province are given with their original figures. Some of their morphological features and distributions in the world are also presented. All of them are new records for the Turkish fauna.

Keywords: Acari, Oribatida, Oppioidea, systematics, new records, Artvin Province, Turkey

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