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<mods:titleid="E90C71279910EE01B9FC41B37015EFEC">Two new species of mites in the family Pachylaelapidae from Türkiye (Acari: Mesostigmata)</mods:title>
<mods:namePartid="8DA7AD0202A6DD3F79EA457634CBFD99">Özbek, Hasan Hüseyin</mods:namePart>
<mods:affiliationid="3A3213F6415006163C39F9F4EC96676C">Faculty of Science and Arts, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Erzincan, Türkiye</mods:affiliation>
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) with teat-like openings, these pores extremely close to each other; surface of sternal shield ornamented with irregular web-like lines and two distinct roof-shaped lines; genitiventral shield distinctly longer than wide; peritremes with anterior end extending to dorsal surface but not reaching base of setae
. In female, lateral and ophistogastric soft integument with 15 pairs of setae; the tubes of the spermathecal system look bipartite, well sclerotized and lie between the coxae IV. In male, spermatodactyl of male more than twice as long as movable digit, becoming narrower towards distal part and basally with a well-developed semicircular process; palptibiae each with two distinct processes, one well-developed and triangular, another distinctly longer and pointed distally; femur II with a large spur-like process with a seta close to its base.
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). Dorsal shield 890–970 long and 540–600 wide, suboval and elongate (length/width 1.5–1.7), finely and evenly reticulate over entire surface and with 30 pairs of smooth and pointed dorsal setae,
). Sternal shield 270–300 long, 140–160 wide at level of coxae II, its surface decorated with irregular web-shaped lines and two distinct roof-shaped lines beginning behind base of coxae IV and separating at middle level of coxae III. The first lines extends to the area between sternal setae
(about 110) longest, other sternal setae uniform in length (70–90). Genitiventral shield distinctly longer than wide (length 300–380, width 260–320, length/width 1.09–1.26), ornamented with reticulate lines, with two pairs of setae. Anal shield subtriangular, 110–140 long and 150–190 wide (length/width 0.65–0.85); anus with three long circum-anal setae near posterior margin of shield, ornamented with reticulate lines. Peritremes with anterior end extending to dorsal surface but not reaching base of
. Metapodal platelets large, free and separated from peritrematal shields. Lateral and opisthogastric soft integument with 15 pairs of setae (six pairs of marginal and nine pairs of opisthogastric).
. Tubes well sclerotised, arising between coxae IV. Base of tube thicker, distal part slenderer and variable, end of tubes directed anteriorly, posteriorly or laterally in various specimens (
. Corniculi elongate and lanceolate. Deutosternal groove with six rows of denticles. Epistome with straight denticulate lateral margins and central projection with strong apical denticle. Chelicera well developed with strong subdistal teeth; movable digit about 140–150 long, with one large subdistal tooth and one distal denticle near unidentate terminal hook; fixed digit about 130 long (to dorsal seta), with one large subdistal teeth, multidentate terminal hook, and pilus dentilis (
<bibRefCitationid="EFF5B8F36D7E1D27FD1CC0331F051054"author="Masan, P."box="[655,818,1830,1856]"pageId="13"pageNumber="332"refId="ref8468"refString="Masan, P. (2007 a) A review of the family Pachylaelapidae in Slovakia, with systematics and ecology of European species (Acari: Mesostigmata: Eviphidoidea). Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, 247 pp."type="book"year="2007">Mašán, 2007a</bibRefCitation>
). Femur II with small process with associated seta (
. Holoventral shield 684 long, 148 wide at the level of coxae II, ornamented with reticulate pattern and bearing nine pairs of setae (plus three circum-anal setae). Dorso-lateral and opisthogastric soft integument with 13 pairs of setae.
. Moveable digit of chelicera 88 long, with a subdistal tooth and a terminal hook, spermatodactyl 212 long, more than twice as long (2.40) as the movable digit, narrowing towards the distal part, and basally with a well-developed semicircular process. Fixed digit 79 long, with subdistal tooth and unidentate terminal hook (
). Palpfemur with distinct process connected by a seta; palptibiae each with two distinct processes, one well developed and triangular, another distinctly longer and pointed distally.
This species is mainly found in warmer regions: the eastern Mediterranean and the area between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. It has already been described and illustrated several times (
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<bibRefCitationid="EFF5B8F36D7D1D24FABEC59A1CD515D9"author="Koroleva, E. V."pageId="14"pageNumber="333"pagination="411 - 483"refId="ref8348"refString="Koroleva, E. V. (1977 b) Family Pachylaelaptidae Vitzthum, 1931. In: Ghilyarov, M. S. & Bregetova, N. G. (Eds.), Key to the Soil Inhabiting Mites. Mesostigmata. Nauka, Leningrad, pp. 411 - 483."type="book chapter"year="1977">Koroleva, 1977b</bibRefCitation>
).
<bibRefCitationid="EFF5B8F36D7D1D24FF67C5A61D8C15D9"author="Koroleva, E. V."box="[244,443,691,717]"pageId="14"pageNumber="333"pagination="411 - 483"refId="ref8348"refString="Koroleva, E. V. (1977 b) Family Pachylaelaptidae Vitzthum, 1931. In: Ghilyarov, M. S. & Bregetova, N. G. (Eds.), Key to the Soil Inhabiting Mites. Mesostigmata. Nauka, Leningrad, pp. 411 - 483."type="book chapter"year="1977">Koroleva (1977b)</bibRefCitation>
<bibRefCitationid="EFF5B8F36D7D1D24FCD8C5A61FFF15D9"author="Karg, W."box="[843,968,690,717]"pageId="14"pageNumber="333"pagination="193 - 340"refId="ref8150"refString="Karg, W. (1965) Larvalsystemische und phylogenetische Untersuchung sowie Revision des Systems der Gamasina Leach 1915 (Acarina, Parasitiformes). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 41, 193 - 340. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnz. 19650410207"type="journal article"year="1965">Karg, 1965</bibRefCitation>
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and
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clarified the confusing misidentifications involving
<bibRefCitationid="EFF5B8F36D7D1D24FE90C5EE1D951401"author="Berlese, A."box="[259,418,763,789]"pageId="14"pageNumber="333"pagination="143 - 195"refId="ref7785"refString="Berlese, A. (1920) Centuria quinta di Acari nuovi. Redia, 14, 143 - 195."type="journal article"year="1920">Berlese, 1920</bibRefCitation>
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. The species is redescribed here on the basis of DIC (Differential Interference Contrast) photographs and detailed measurements of male and female specimens. The aim is to determine morphological variations in relation to the distribution of the species in this zoogeographical region. This should facilitate and clarify the identification of the species. Moreover, this species is a new record for the fauna of
<bibRefCitationid="EFF5B8F36D7D1D24FEE1C4BA1E1E14DD"author="Koroleva, E. V."box="[370,553,943,969]"pageId="14"pageNumber="333"pagination="411 - 483"refId="ref8348"refString="Koroleva, E. V. (1977 b) Family Pachylaelaptidae Vitzthum, 1931. In: Ghilyarov, M. S. & Bregetova, N. G. (Eds.), Key to the Soil Inhabiting Mites. Mesostigmata. Nauka, Leningrad, pp. 411 - 483."type="book chapter"year="1977">Koroleva 1977b</bibRefCitation>
) or slightly broadened in the posterior region (
<bibRefCitationid="EFF5B8F36D7D1D24FBACC4BA18FE14DD"author="Costa, M."box="[1087,1225,943,969]"pageId="14"pageNumber="333"pagination="253 - 277"refId="ref7836"refString="Costa, M. (1971) Mites of the genus Pachylaelaps Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata, Pachylaelapidae) from litter in Israel. Israel Journal of Zoology, 20, 253 - 277."type="journal article"year="1971">Costa, 1971</bibRefCitation>
, the dorsal shield is widened in the anterior part, especially at the level of the humeral setae. (2) The posteromedial margin of the genitoventral shield in
it is regularly convex (not only at the posterolateral corners as in other descriptions) and slightly distant from the anal shield (not directly adjacent to the anal shield as in other descriptions). (3) The basal process of the spermatodactyl of the male is triangular (see
<bibRefCitationid="EFF5B8F36D7D1D24FE70C3921E9613B5"author="Koroleva, E. V."box="[483,673,1159,1185]"pageId="14"pageNumber="333"pagination="411 - 483"refId="ref8348"refString="Koroleva, E. V. (1977 b) Family Pachylaelaptidae Vitzthum, 1931. In: Ghilyarov, M. S. & Bregetova, N. G. (Eds.), Key to the Soil Inhabiting Mites. Mesostigmata. Nauka, Leningrad, pp. 411 - 483."type="book chapter"year="1977">Koroleva, 1977b</bibRefCitation>
) or slightly pronounced (see
<bibRefCitationid="EFF5B8F36D7D1D24FC7DC392197013B5"author="Hirschmann, W. & Krauss, W."box="[1006,1351,1158,1185]"pageId="14"pageNumber="333"pagination="1 - 5"refId="ref8059"refString="Hirschmann, W. & Krauss, W. (1965) Gangsystematik der Parasitiformes. Teil 8. Gamasiden. Bestimmungstafeln von 55 Pachylaelaps - Arten. Acarologie, Schriftenreihe fur Vergleichende Milbenkunde, 7, 1 - 5."type="journal article"year="1965">Hirschmann and Krauss, 1965</bibRefCitation>
it is well pronounced and semicircular. (4) The small process of genu II of the male is not pointed (see
<bibRefCitationid="EFF5B8F36D7D1D24FEB5C3DA1DD113FD"author="Koroleva, E. V."box="[294,486,1231,1257]"pageId="14"pageNumber="333"pagination="411 - 483"refId="ref8348"refString="Koroleva, E. V. (1977 b) Family Pachylaelaptidae Vitzthum, 1931. In: Ghilyarov, M. S. & Bregetova, N. G. (Eds.), Key to the Soil Inhabiting Mites. Mesostigmata. Nauka, Leningrad, pp. 411 - 483."type="book chapter"year="1977">Koroleva, 1977b</bibRefCitation>
