The Species of the Genus Monatractides Viets, 1926 (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Torrenticolidae) in Turkey

Authors: YUNUS ÖMER BOYACI, MUHLİS ÖZKAN

Abstract: The morphological characters, measurements, habitats, and global distributions of Monatractides stadleri (Walter, 1921) and M. lusitanicus (Lundblad, 1941) from springs of Western Anatolia are described and compared with each other. Furthermore, a key to species of Monatractides known from Turkey is given.

Keywords: Hydrachnidia, Monatractides, Turkey

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