Mustafa AKYOL, Kamil KOÇ

Two new records of the genus Raphignathus (Acari: Actinedida) for the Turkish Fauna

Two new records of Raphignathus viz. Raphignathus giselae Meyer and Ueckermann, 1989, Raphignathus protaspus Khanjani and Ueckermann, 2003, male Raphignathus zhaoi Hu, Jing and Liang, 1995, are recorded for the first time in Turkey and the unknown male of R. protaspus are described and illustrated.

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