Open AccessThe genus Glyptholaspis Filipponi & Pegazzano (Acari: Macrochelidae) of Kelkit Valley (Turkey), with first description of male of the species G. saprophila Mašán
Author(s) -
Hasan Hüseyin Özbek,
Salíh Doğan,
Durmuş Ali Bal
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
turkish journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.283
H-Index - 28
ISSN - 1303-6114
DOI - 10.3906/zoo-1401-65
Subject(s) - acari , fauna , genus , zoology , biology , identification key , key (lock) , ecology
This study was carried out on the genus Glyptholaspis in Kelkit Valley, Turkey, during 2007-2012. Three species, G. americana (Berlese, 1888), G. confusa (Foa, 1900), and G. saprophila Masan, 2003, were recorded from Kelkit Valley. G. americana has been previously recorded from Turkey; G. confusa and G. saprophila are first records for the Turkish fauna. The male of G. saprophila is described for the first time in this study. Original drawings for all known species of the genus from Kelkit Valley are included. Additionally, an identification key to the Turkish species of Glyptholaspis is given here.
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