A new species of Acherontacarus (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from the Taurus Mountains (southern Turkey):Acherontacarus anatolicus n. sp.

Authors: YUNUS ÖMER BOYACI, MUHLİS ÖZKAN, HAKAN DİDİNEN

Abstract: A new species of Acherontacarus (Acari, Hydrachnidia), Acherontacarus anatolicus n.sp., is described from a small stream in Isparta province (southern Turkey). This is the first record of the genus from Turkey; distributional data of the known species are discussed.

Keywords: Acherontacarus anatolicus n.sp., Hydrachnidia, Turkey, stream

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