New and unrecorded oppioid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from Yozgat Pine Grove National Park, Turkey
2008 - Volume: 48 Issue: 3-4 pages: 209-223
Keywords
Acari
Oribatida
Oppioidea
Autognetidae
Oppiidae
new species
new records
Yozgat Pine Grove National Park
Turkey
Abstract
Ten oppioid mites are reported from the Yozgat Pine Grove National Park of Turkey included two new species. These are Ramusella (Insculptoppia) salmani n. sp., Oxyoppia (Dzarogneta) baranae n. sp., Berniniella (Berniniella) serratirostris hauseri, Moritzoppia (Moritzoppia) escotata escotata, Moritzoppia (Moritzoppia) problematica, Microppia arcuata, Moritzoppia (Moritzoppia) keilbachi, Rhinoppia trilobata and Ramusella (Ramusella) sengbuschi sengbuschi of the family Oppiidae and Autogneta (Autogneta) parva of the family Autognetidae. Habitat and distribution for each species are given. Oppioid mites were collected from soil and litter under pine forest (Pinus nigra J. F. Arnold subsp. pallasiana (Lamb.) Holmboe), lichen and moss using Berlese funnels.
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