Contribution to the Quadroppiidae (Acari, Oribatida) Fauna of Turkey

Authors: ŞULE BARAN, NUSRET AYYILDIZ

Abstract: Descriptions of a newly recorded Quadroppiidae (Ohkubo, 1995), Quadroppia (Coronoqouadroppia) paolii (Woas, 1986), for the Turkish fauna and a previously known species, Quadroppia quadricarinata (Michael, 1885), are examined using scanning electron microscopy and their distributions are presented.

Keywords: Acari, Oribatida, Quadroppiidae, Coronoquadroppia, Quadroppia, new record, SEM, Turkey

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