Description of Podothrombium sultanae sp. nov. (Trombidiformes: Podothrombiidae) from Türkiye and an updated key to species
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2024
Yazarlar: Ali Reza Saboori, Firdevs ERSİN TÜRKELLİ, İbrahim Çakmak
Turkish Journal of Entomology, SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, Wos, 2024, cilt 48, ss 49-58
Özet
Members of Parasitengona belong to the suborder Prostigmata and are one of the important groups of terrestrial mites. They are ectoparasitic in their larval stage whereas their post-larval forms feed on different arthropods as free-living predators. The genus Podothrombium Berlese, 1910 (Trombidiformes: Podothrombiidae) has 19 described species globally, with only two species currently known from Türkiye. This paper describes a new member of this genus, Podothrombium sultanae sp. nov., from Murat Mountain, Kütahya, Türkiye in 2023. Larvae of this species, collected from moss and leaf litter 1181 m a.s.l on Murat Mountain, are described, illustrated and an updated key to species of Podothrombium worldwide (larva) has been added. It is recommended that further investigations be conducted to understand the distribution of these mites and their roles in the environment in Türkiye.