Simognathus adriaticus Viets, 1940

Durucan, Furkan, 2021, Halacaridae (Acari: Prostigmata) of the Aegean Sea of Turkey (Çanakkale and Izmir), Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (23), pp. 341-346 : 345

Simognathus adriaticus Viets, 1940

Material examined – One female, one protonymph, Bozcaada, Çanakkale.

Remarks – The morphological characteristics of the specimens from Turkey accord with the original descriptions ( Viets 1940) and with those previously recorded from Levantine Sea (Antalya, Yakamoz Beach) by Stamouli et al (2017). The female of the species from Turkey is the first time given with this study ( Fig. 3 ). The present finding constitutes the second record of this species from Turkey and stand as the first report from Aegean Sea of Turkey (Çanakkale, Bozcaada).

Figures

Figure 3. Simognathus adriaticus Viets, 1940 (female) – A. dorsal view of idiosoma; B. ventral view of idiosoma; C. lateral view of; D. lateral view of chelicera; E. lateral view of leg I. Scale bars: 50 µm.