New records of water mites of the genus Monatractides K. VETS 8ACARİ. Hydrachnidia: Torrenticolidae) from Turkey

Bu çalışmada, Türkiye faunası için yeni kayıt olarak belirlenen, Monatractides lusitanicus (Lundblad, 1941), M. aberratus (Lundblad, 1941) ve M. vafaei Pesic, 2004'in tanımı örneklerimiz üzerinden gözden geçirilmiştir.

Türkiye faunası için yeni Monatractides K. Viets (Acari: Hydracthnidia: Torrenticolidae) türleri

New records of water mites of the genus Monatractides K.Viets (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Torrenticolidae) for the fauna of Turkey are presented in this study. Three species, Monatractides lusitanicus (Lundblad, 1941), M. aberratus (Lundblad, 1941), and M. vafaei Pesic, 2004, are reported for the first time from Turkey.

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