ON NEWLY DISCOVERED DEUTONYMPHAL STAGE OF Stigmaeus kumalariensis Akyol & Koç (ACARI: STIGMAEIDAE) FROM TURKEY, WITH NUMERICAL AND STRUCTURAL VARIATIONS IN ADULTS

Abstract

Deutonymph of Stigmaeus kumalariensis Akyol & Koc (Acari: Stigmaeidae) is herein described and illustrated based on specimens collected from litter and soil from Eksisu marsh, Erzincan (Turkey). This is the first record of deutonymphal stage of S. kumalariensis. In addition, variations in the number of aggenital setae and structure of the median zonal shields in some adult specimens of the species are reported.