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Type: Article
Published: 2013-05-29
Page range: 73–83
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Contribution to the study of arrenuroid water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Turkey

water mite new species Arrenurus Krendowskia Turkey

Abstract

In this paper, one new water mite species of the genus Arrenurus, i.e. Arrenurus (s.str.) ovatipetiolatus Esen & Erman sp. nov. and some new records for the Turkish fauna are given. The first description of the female of Arrenurus (s.str.) anta-lyensis Gülle, Boyacı & Gülle, 2011 is given. Arrenurus (s.str.) kermanensis Pešić, Smit & Asadi, 2011, which is only known from type locality in Iran, and reported here, is new record for the Turkish fauna, is redescribed. Arrenurus (s.str.) kurui Erman, 1993 is considered a junior synonym of Arrenurus (s.str.) vavrai Thon, 1899. Krendowskia (s.str.) levanten-sis Smit, 1997, a species only known from Israel and Iran, is reported first time from Turkey.