First record of Macrocheles matrius (Hull, 1925) (Acari: Macrochelidae) from Turkey

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Qayyoum M. A., Khan B. S., Bashir M. H., Sahi S. T., Sullıvan S.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY, cilt.18, sa.4, ss.813-816, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 4
• Basım Tarihi: 2016
• Doi Numarası: 10.17957/ijab/15.0175
• Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.813-816
• Anahtar Kelimeler: Acari, Macrochelidae, Poultry cages, New record, M. matrius, Turkey
• Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
• Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Poultry manure is common microhabitat of mites, especially for macrochelid mites. Macrocheles matrius was recorded as a new report for the Turkish mite fauna. The morphological characters of this species are presented with description, diagnosis and original figures from Turkish specimens. In addition, a key of poultry manure-inhabiting adult (females) of known species from Samsun, Turkey is provided. (C) 2016 Friends Science Publishers