Three new species of Oppiidae from Turkey (Acari: Oribatida)

Abstract

Three new species of oribatid mites of the family Oppiidae Sellnick, 1937, Rhinoppia exobothridialis sp. nov., Rhinoppia emarginata sp. nov. and Oppiella (Perspicuoppia) turcica sp. nov. are described and illustrated based on adult specimens collected from Artvin Province, Turkey. Diagnoses for the genera and an identification key for the species of Oppiella (Perspicuoppia) are provided.

Contribution to The Knowledge of Carabodid Oribatid Mites (Acari, Oribatida, Carabodidae) of Turkey, With Ecological And Zoogeographical Remarks

“…Oribatid mites constitute one of the most important groups of organisms in taxonomic, ecological and zoogeographical aspects due to their presence in almost all kinds of habitats and biogeographic regions, high adaptability, slow movement, strong interaction with microenvironments and their roles in soil structure and decomposition process (Gergócs andHufnagel 2009, Schuppenhauer et al 2019). Since the 1980's, Ayyıldız and his collaborators have made a significant contributions to the knowledge of the oribatid mite fauna of Turkey (Ayyıldız 1989, Ayyıldız and Luxton 1989a, 1989b, 1990, Baran and Ayyıldız 2008, Toluk et al 2008, Toluk and Ayyıldız 2009a, 2009b, 2011Baran et al 2009, 2012, Ayyıldız et al 2016, Toluk 2016, Susyal et al 2018, Ay and Ayyıldız 2019a, 2019b. So far, the number of known species and subspecies of oribatid mites in Turkey is 245 (Baran et al 2018).…”