New records and new species of Pachylaelapidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Erzincan Province, Türkiye
This study examined pachylaelapid mites collected between 2023 and 2024 from the Karasu Valley, Erzincan (Trkiye). Eleven species were identified in the study area. Among them, Onchodellus anatolicus sp. nov. and Pachyseius biscleritus sp. nov. are described as new species. Additionally, the male of Pachylaelaps (Pachylaelaps) armiger is identified for the first time, and a supplementary description of Pachylaelaps (Pachylaelaps) evansi is provided.
Authors
- Hasan Hüseyin Özbek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9326-3835)
- Damla Demir
- HİCRAN AKYOL
Institutions
- Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University (TR)
- Shanghai Institute for Science of Science (CN)
- Institute of Engineering Science (RU)
- Institute of Science and Technology
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5706.2.7
- Primary Topic
- Study of Mite Species
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00