Macrocheles (Macrocheles) postneri Krauss, 1970: 28

Özbek, Hasan Hüseyin & Durucan, Furkan, 2024, Two new records of the genus Macrocheles (Acari: Macrochelidae) from Türkiye, with redescription of M. similis Krantz and Filipponi, Acarological Studies 6 (1), pp. 44-51 : 45

Macrocheles (Macrocheles) postneri Krauss, 1970: 28 .

Macrocheles mammifer – Krantz, 1967: 150; Bregetova, 1977: 365; Halliday, 2000: 301; Mašán, 2003: 93.

Specimens examined. 2 ♀♀, Aziz Sancar Park , Antalya, Türkiye, 18 May 2018, phoretic on Pentadon sp. ( Dynastinae ) .

Notes. Macrocheles mammifer is easily distinguished from other members of the genus Macrocheles by its characteristic dorsal chaetotaxy with the smooth and pointed dorsal setae j2, j5, j6, z1, z5, z6, s2, s6, r4, the others being pilose. The dorsal shield of the Turkish specimens is 880-902 long and 590-600 wide at its widest point. There are no significant morphological differences between the Turkish and the previously known specimens ( Krantz, 1967; Bregetova, 1977; Halliday, 2000; Mašán, 2003). The dorsal and ventral views of the species are shown in Figures 2 and 3 . This species is distributed worldwide ( Mašán, 2003) and is recorded for the first time from Türkiye in this work.

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Figures 2-3. Macrocheles mammifer (female). 1. Dorsal view, 2. Ventral view.