Bu araflt›rma, Elaz›¤ yöresinde yabani kekliklerde bulunan akar türlerinin belirlenmesi amac›yla yap›lm›flt›r. Bu amaçla, 1996- 2000 avlanma mevsimlerinde 68 yabani keklik yakalanm›fl ve bunlar akar enfestasyonlar› yönünden muayene edilmifllerdir. Muayeneler sonucunda 8 keklikde akar enfestasyonu oldu¤u saptanm›flt›r. Enfeste kekliklerde 2 akar türü bulunmufltur. Bu türler; Pseudolichus solutocurtus (Dubinin, 1956) ve Harpyrhynchus sp. (Harpyrhynchidae Dubinin, 1957) olarak teflhis edilmifllerdir. Sonuç olarak bu çal›flmayla, daha önce Türkiye akar faunas› içinde bildirilmeyen 2 akar türünün varl›¤› ilk kez ortaya konmufltur.

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.