First record of the genus Dactylothrombium Feider, 1952(Acari: Microtrombidiidae) from Turkey

First record of the genus Dactylothrombium Feider, 1952(Acari: Microtrombidiidae) from Turkey

In this study, diagnoses and original drawings of Dactylothrombium pulcherrimum (Haller, 1882) are given for postlarval forms. Morphometric data for adults and deutonymphs are given. Information about habitat and distribution for the species is also provided. The genus Dactylothrombium is recorded for the first time from Turkey.

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