Pseudolichus solutocurthus Dubinin, 1956 (Acarina, pterolichoidea) and Harpyrhynchus sp. (Acarina, Harpyrhynchidae Dubinin, 1957) species recorded for the first time on wild partridges in Turkey

Bu araştırma, Elazığ yöresinde yabani kekliklerde bulunan akar türlerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Bu amaçla, 1996-2000 avlanma mevsimlerinde 68 yabani keklik yakalanmış ve bunlar akar enfestasyonları yönünden muayene edilmişlerdir. Muayeneler sonucunda 8 keklikde akar enfestasyonu olduğu saptanmıştır. Enfeste kekliklerde 2 akar türü bulunmuştur. Bu türler; Pseudolichus solutocurtus (Dubinin, 1956) ve Harpyrhynchus sp. (Harpyrhynchidae Dubinin, 1957) olarak teşhis edilmişlerdir. Sonuç olarak bu çalışmayla, daha önce Türkiye akar faunası içinde bildirilmeyen 2 akar türünün varlığı ilk kez ortaya konmuştur.

Türkiye' de yabani keklikler üzerinde ilk defa bulunan Pseudolichus solutocurtus Dubinin, 1956 (Acarina, Pterolichoidea) ve Harpyrhynchus sp. (Acarina, Harpyrhynchidae Dubinin, 1957) türleri

This study was performed to determine the presence of mite species on wild partridges in Elazığ district. For this purpose, a total of 68 partridges were caught in the 1996-2000 hunting seasons and inspected for the presence of mite species. At the end of the examinations 8 partridges were found to be infested by mites. Two different mite species were found on the infested partridges. These species were identified as Pseudolichus solutocurtus (Dubinin, 1956) and Harpyrhynchus sp. (Harpyrhynchidae Dubinin, 1957). In conclusion, 2 species of mites not reported before in the mite fauna of Turkey were found.

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