Open AccessFirst larval description of the genus Mirabilithrombium Gabryś, 1999(Acari, Microtrombidiidae) from Turkey
Author(s) -
Sevgi Sevsay,
Sezai ADİL
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
turkish journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1303-6114
DOI - 10.3906/zoo-1401-25
Subject(s) - acari , larva , biology , genus , key (lock) , zoology , habitat , ecology
Mirabilithrombium turcicum sp. nov. is described based on both active postlarval forms and larvae. Larvae of Mirabilithrombium Gabrys, 1999 were obtained by experimental rearing from a field-collected female and are described for the first time. This is the third species described in the genus; a key to the active postlarval forms is provided. Data on the habitat specificity for the species are provided.
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