Two new species of the genus Longicheles Valle, 1953 from the Kelkit Valley, Turkey, with redescription Longicheles lagrecai (Valle, 1963) (Acari: Macrochelidae)

HASAN HÜSEYİN ÖZBEK; DURMUŞ ALİ BAL; SALİH DOĞAN

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3709.5.4

Issue: Vol. 3709 No. 5: 9 Sept. 2013

Type: Article

Published: 2013-09-09

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3709.5.4

Page range: 461–472

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**Two new species of the genus Longicheles Valle, 1953 from the Kelkit Valley, Turkey, with redescription Longicheles lagrecai (Valle, 1963) (Acari: Macrochelidae)**

HASAN HÜSEYİN ÖZBEK⁺⁻
DURMUŞ ALİ BAL⁺⁻
SALİH DOĞAN⁺⁻

Acari Macrochelidae Longicheles new species Kelkit Valley Turkey

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Abstract

The Kelkit Valley is geographically a transitional zone between the Middle Black Sea and Inner Anatolia regions in Turkey. Two new species of Macrochelidae are described from this area—Longicheles ozkani sp. nov. and Longicheles ayyildizi sp. nov. Longicheles lagrecai (Valle, 1963) is recorded for the Turkish fauna and redescribed on the basis of specimens collected from the Valley. A world-wide key to species of Longicheles Valle is provided.