Contributions to the knowledge of the mite genus Stigmaeus Koch, 1836 (Acari: Stigmaeidae) of Turkey

Abstract

Based on the mite specimens collected within the scope of a study on Erzincan (Turkey) mite biodiversity, two species of the genus Stigmaeus are described and illustrated here: S. bifurcus sp. nov. as new to science and S. miandoabiensis Bagheri & Zarei, 2012 as a new record for Turkey. Some morphological abnormalities in the new species are noted. The deutonymph of S. miandoabiensis is described for the first time in this study. Discovery of this stage from soil and litter under Pinus sylvestris in Turkey adds more data to our knowledge of the species.

Intraspecific variation in Storchia pacifica (Summers) (Trombidiformes: Stigmaeidae), a widespread species intercepted by Australian biosecurity from seventeen countries

“…This phenomenon is common in mites (e.g., Głowska & Skoracki 2009; Toyoshima & Amano 2013; Seeman et al 2017), and calls for caution when describing new species based on few specimens, especially when they rely on setal absences or additions. Intraspecific variation in the shape of body setae is less often reported in Stigmaeidae, although minor variation occurs in Stigmaeus (Bingül et al 2017a). In other mites, intraspecific variation in body setae occurs either naturally (e.g., Dastych et al 1991; Adamski et al 2008; Khanjani et al 2017) or due to the orientation of setae in the slide-mounting process.…”

Raphignathoid mites (Acariformes: Raphignathoidea) in parts of the Azerbaijan provinces of Iran

“…from Iran (Bagheri and Zarei, 2012). It was also recorded from Turkey (Bingül et al, 2017). Kuznetsov, 1978 This species was described from soil from Crimea (Kuznetsov, 1977).…”

The occurrence of Paraneognathus wangae (Fan & Li) and Raphignathus gracilis Rack (Acari :Caligonellidae, Raphignathidae) of stored products in Turkey

“…The Raphignathoidea Grandjean, 1944 (Acari: Prostigmata) includes 11 families: Barbutiidae, Caligonellidae, Camerobiidae, Cryptognathidae, Dasythyreidae, Eupalopsellidae, Homocaligidae, Mecognathidae, Raphignathidae, Stigmaeidae and Xenocaligonellididae, with 62 genera and 900 species (Fan & Zhang 2005, Zhang et al 2011. In Turkey, this superfamily is represented by 8 families, 25 genera and 192 species (Akyol 2017;Bingül et al 2017;Doğan et al 2019).…”