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23 October 2020 Two New Records of Predatory Mites, Podocinum pacificum Berlese and Parasitus consanguineus Oudemans and Voigts (Acari: Podocinidae, Parasitidae), in Turkey
Sultan Çobanoğlu, Cihan Cilbircioğlu, Elif Sade
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Abstract

Two species of Mesostigmata, Podocinum pacificum Berlese (Acari: Podocinidae) and Parasitus consanguineus Oudemans and Voigts (Acari: Parasitidae), are reported for the first time from Turkey as well as new habitat records for Zercon fragilis Urhan (Acari: Zerconidae). The specimens were collected in soil samples from a garlic field located at Kastamonu Province (Black Sea region), Turkey. Important diagnostic information is given for both species and taxonomic concepts are updated. We illustrate P. pacificum and P. consanguineus and provide additional morphological variation to what is known from the original descriptions. Dorsal setae J4, J5, Z3 and Z4 of P. pacificum are relatively longer in the Turkish specimens.

Sultan Çobanoğlu, Cihan Cilbircioğlu, and Elif Sade "Two New Records of Predatory Mites, Podocinum pacificum Berlese and Parasitus consanguineus Oudemans and Voigts (Acari: Podocinidae, Parasitidae), in Turkey," Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 122(4), 764-776, (23 October 2020). https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.122.4.764
Published: 23 October 2020
KEYWORDS
Berlese funnel
soil dwelling
weed
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