Description of new records of the family Digamasellidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Kızılırmak Delta, Samsun Province, Turkey*

Authors: MUHAMMAD ASIF QAYYOUM, SEBAHAT SULLIVAN, BILAL SAEED KHAN

Abstract: Dendrolaelaps casualis Huhta and Karg, 2010 and Multidendrolaelaps putte Huhta and Karg, 2010 are recorded for the first time from Turkey. Both species were collected from household poultry manure in the Kızılırmak Delta, Samsun Province, Turkey, during a survey in 2013 and 2014. The morphological characters of these species are described with figures and a key for adult females is provided.

Keywords: Digamasellid mites, Dendrolaelaps, Multidendrolaelaps, Kızılırmak Delta, Turkey

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