The wing mites (Acari: Spinturnicidae) of the Turkish bats, including new records

DOI: 10.48129/kjs.11569

Authors

  • Ahmet Karataş Omer Halisdemir University Department of Zoology (Biology)
  • Ferhat Toprak Ümitköy Anadolu Imam Hatip High School, Çankaya-Ankara, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48129/kjs.11569

Abstract

This study is based on 93 Spinturnicidae specimens collected on 312 bat specimens obtained from various parts of Turkey. As a result of the study, Eyndhovenia euryalis (Canestrini, 1884), Spinturnix acuminatus (C. L. Koch, 1836), S. myoti (Kolenati, 1847), S. psi (Kolenati, 1856), S. plecotinus (C. L. Koch, 1839), and S. punctata (Sundevall, 1833) species were identified. Of these species, S. plecotinus, and S. punctata are new records for the Turkish fauna.

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Published

21-03-2022

How to Cite

Karataş, A., & Ferhat Toprak. (2022). The wing mites (Acari: Spinturnicidae) of the Turkish bats, including new records: DOI: 10.48129/kjs.11569. Kuwait Journal of Science, 49(2). https://doi.org/10.48129/kjs.11569

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 2 (2022): Kuwait Journal of Science

Section

Biology