A systematic study on water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) of Kemaliye district (Erzincan)

Abstract

In this study, water mites collected from Kemaliye district (Erzincan Province, Turkey) were evaluated Totally, 76 water mite species belonging to 17 families were identified. Sperchon (Hispidosperchon) algeriensis (Lundblad, 1942); Lebertia (s.str.) rivulorum Viets, 1933; Atractides (s.str.) glandulosus (Walter, 1918); A. (s.str.) nahavandii Schwoerbel & Sepasgozarian, 1976 and A. (s.str.) protendens K. O. Viets, 1955 are new records for the Turkish fauna. The deutonymph of Brachypoda (Hemibrachypoda) orientalis Pesic & Esen, 2013 is described for the first time. The water mites of Kemaliye district and new records for the Turkish fauna are listed.