Description of Raphignathus arcus sp. nov. with notes on an abnormal female (Acari: Raphignathidae) from the Aegean region of Turkey

Author(s):  
Mustafa Akyol

A new species viz. Raphignathus arcus sp. nov., collected from litter and soil under Cirsium vulgare (Asteraceae), Crataegus monogyna (Rosaceae), Hyparrhenia hirta (Poaceae), Juniperus oxycedrus (Cupressaceae), Olea europaea (Oleaceae), Quercus coccifera (Fagaceae), Rosa canina (Rosaceae) and Verbascum sp. (Scrophulariaceae) in Afyonkarahisar, Izmir and Manisa provinces (the Aegean region of Turkey), is illustrated and described based on the adult females. Notes on an abnormal female is also given.

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 1095-1101
Author(s):  
Mustafa Akyol

A new species viz. Raphignathus kulaensis sp. nov., collected from soil and litter under Cirsium vulgare (Asteraceae), Quercus sp. (Fagaceae), Rubus sp. (Rosaceae), Pyrus communis (Rosaceae), Verbascum sp. (Scrophulariaceae) and Astragalus sp. (Fabaceae) in Manisa and Denizli provinces (the Aegean region of Turkey), is described and illustrated based on adult female and male. A key to the species of Raphignathus from Turkey is provided.


2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa AKYOL

A new species viz. Stigmaeus dogani sp. nov., collected from soil and litter under Juncus sp. (Juncaceae) and Pinus brutia (Pinaceae) in Denizli and Izmir provinces (the Aegean region of Turkey), is described and illustrated based on adult females. A key to the species of Stigmaeus from Turkey is provided.


2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa AKYOL ◽  
Melis Pınar Gül

A new species viz. Zetzellia kamili sp. nov., collected from soil and litter under Olea europaea (Oleaceae), Ceratonia siliqua (Fabaceae) and Rosmarinus officinalis (Lamiaceae) in the Dilek Peninsula - Büyük Menderes Delta National Park, west of Turkey, is described and illustrated based on adult females. A key to the species of Zetzellia known from Turkey is provided.


2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 1431
Author(s):  
Elizeu B. Castro ◽  
Ronald Ochoa ◽  
Reinaldo J.F. Feres

A new species, Terminalichus simplex sp. nov., is described based on adult females, deutonymphs and protonymphs, collected on Terminalia catappa L. (Combretaceae) from Thailand. The relationship of Terminalichus with other brevipalpine genera is discussed and a key to species of Terminalichus, Tenuilichus, Amblypalpus, Colopalpus and Priscapalpus is provided.  


2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 2159
Author(s):  
Mohammad Reza Damavandian ◽  
Saeid Paktinat-Saeij

A new species, Stigmocheylus persicus sp. nov. (Trombidiformes: Prostigmata: Stigmocheylidae) is described based on adult females from Noor, Mazandaran province, northern Iran. The new species can be distinguished from other species by the following features: non-segmented peritremes; absence of setae c3; presence of setae g2; coxa II with four setae; genu I with nine setae; tarsi I–IV with 24(+2ω)–11(+1ω)-11-10 setae. This finding presents the first new species of the family Stigmocheylidae Berlese, 1910 from Asia. Additionally, an identification key to known species of Stigmocheylus is updated.


Acarologia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 806-824
Author(s):  
Jian-Xin Chen ◽  
Jian-Jun Guo ◽  
Tian-Ci Yi ◽  
Dao-Chao Jin

A new species, namely Parabonzia xinningensis Chen and Jin sp. nov., is described from China, based on female, male, tritonymph, deutonymph and protonymph. A key to adult females of Parabonzia species of the world is provided.


Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1824 (1) ◽  
pp. 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHAHROOZ KAZEMI ◽  
HANS KLOMPEN ◽  
MARÍA L. MORAZA ◽  
KARIM KAMALI ◽  
ALIREZA SABOORI

A new species of Weiseronyssus (Mesostigmata: Diplogyniidae) is described from adult females and males taken from Oryctes nasicornis (L.) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in northern Iran. The genus was previously known from a single species associated with an undetermined dynastine scarab from southern China. The generic diagnosis is updated and a key to the genera of Diplogyniidae is presented.


Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2926 (1) ◽  
pp. 46 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARGARITA CORREA ◽  
CARLOS AGUIRRE ◽  
JEAN-FRANÇOIS GERMAIN ◽  
PATRICIO HINRICHSEN ◽  
TANIA ZAVIEZO ◽  
...  

A new species of mealybug from Chile, Pseudococcus meridionalis Prado sp. n., is described and illustrated based on the morphological and molecular characterization of adult females. This species belongs to the “Pseudococcus maritimus” complex and displays a wide host plant range, including Japanese pear, persimmon, pomegranate, pear and grape.


Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4691 (3) ◽  
pp. 286-292
Author(s):  
R. NATARAJAN

A new species, Paraedes jambulingami, is described from Assam, northeastern India. The adult male and female are described in detail and an illustration of the male is provided. This species is easily distinguished from all known species of the genus Paraedes by the presence of broad silvery or golden scales on the paratergite and the outer arm of the basal mesal lobe of the male genitalia bearing a long, flattened blade-like seta. Dichotomous keys are provided for the identification of the adult females and males of the five species of the genus that are known to occur in India. 


2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 1162-1176
Author(s):  
Salih Doğan ◽  
Sibel Doğan

A new and a newly recorded caligonellid species, Neognathus pusillus sp. nov. and N. eupalopus Meyer & Ueckermann, are herein described and illustrated based on the adult females from Turkey. A key to the species known from Turkey is provided.


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