K. Sebahat OZMAN SULLIVAN, Bilal Saeed KHAN, Muhammad Asif QAYYOUM

Description of new records of the family Digamasellidae (Acari: Mesostigmata)from Kızılırmak Delta, Samsun Province, Turkey

Dendrolaelaps casualis Huhta & Karg, 2010 and Multidendrolaelaps putte Huhta & Karg, 2010 are recorded for the first time from Turkey. Both species were collected from household poultry manure in the Kızılırmak Delta, Samsun Province, Turkey, during a survey in 2013 and 2014. The morphological characters of these species are described with figures and a key for adult females is provided.

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