Halacaridae (Acari: Prostigmata:) of the Aegean Sea of Turkey (Çanakkale and Izmir)

Abstract

This study is based on the material from Aegean Sea Coast of Turkey (Canakkale and Izmir) at two sampling stations. As a result, 13 species belonging to 7 different genera were identified for the first time from the region. The following species are recorded: Agaue chevreuxi, Agaue panopae, Agauopsis brevipalpus, Agauopsis conjuncta, Agauopsis microhyncha, Atelopsalis pasifica, Copidognathus brachyostomus, Copidognathus remipes, Copidognathus tabellio, Halacaropsis hirsuta, Rhombognathus magnirostris, R. paranotops, and Simognathus adriaticus. Each species found in the locations were briefly described with comments on their habitat preferences and geographical distributions.