Water mites of the genus Lebertia Neuman, 1880 (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Lebertiidae) from Turkey, with the description of one new species
Author
Guelle, Pinar
Author
Boyaci, Yunus Oemer
text
ZooKeys
2012
238
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.238.3861
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.238.3861
1313-2970-238-23
Lebertia (Lebertia) schechteli Thor, 1913
Former records from Turkey.
Erzurum and Van provinces (as
Lebertia tuberosa
,
Oezkan
1982
); Karaman province (
Boyaci
1995); Kayseri province (as
Lebertia tuberosa
,
Oezkan
et al. 1996
);
Elazig
province (as
Lebertia tuberosa
,
Erman and
Oezkan
2000
; as
Lebertia tuberosa
,
Erman et al. 2006
); Erzurum province (as
Lebertia tuberosa
,
Boyaci
and
Oezkan
2007
).
Distribution.
Restricted to higher mountain ranges in western, central and southeastern Europe (
Gerecke 2009
). In Turkey, it is found in moderate to high altitudes.