A new species of the genus Prostigmaeus Kuznetzov (Stigmaeidae), P. ampliussp. nov. collected from soil, grassy soil and litter samples from Turkey, is described and illustrated. This species can be distinguished by having apodemal marking, one pair of extra and non-setose dorsal platelets, having humeral shields, suranal shield entire and genual setal formula 5(+1κ)-5(+1κ)-2-2. Comparison of the chaetotaxy and some morphological features of Prostigmaeus species are provided as tabular data, and an updated key to the species is presented here.
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22 June 2020
A new species of the genus Prostigmaeus Kuznetzov (Trombidiformes: Stigmaeidae) from Turkey
Salih Doğan,
Sibel Doğan,
Meryem Bingül Türk
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 25 • No. 6
June 2020
Vol. 25 • No. 6
June 2020
Acari
description
mite
new species
Prostigmaeus
Pülümür
Raphignathoidea