Two cases of structural anomalies on dorsal podosomal shields in Raphignathus gracilis (Rack) (Acariformes: Raphignathidae)


Doğan S., Fan Q., Uğurlu Ş., Özbek H. H., Erman O.

Zoosymposia, cilt.22, ss.305-306, 2022 (ESCI)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.11646/zoosymposia.22.1.188
  • Dergi Adı: Zoosymposia
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.305-306
  • Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Raphignathus gracilis (Rack, 1962) (Raphignathidae) is a widely distributed species and has been recorded from many countries including Turkey (Koç & Ayyıldız 1996; Doğan 2003, 2019; Beron 2020; Mohammad-Doustaresharaf & Kazemi 2022). It can be recognized by having 2 setae on palp femur, 2 pairs of setae on interscutal membrane of idiosoma, no obvious small platelets posteriad of median podosomal shield, 3 pairs of genital setae and 3 setae on femur IV in female (Fan & Yin 2000; Doğan et al. 2019). Altogether 398 female specimens of R. gracilis collected within the scope of an on-going study on mite biodiversity (121Z986) were examined. Asymmetrical variations in 2 of the specimens examined were detected. Mite specimens were extracted by using Berlese-Tullgren, cleared in 60% lactic acid and mounted in Hoyer’s medium on microscopic slides as discussed in detail by Fan & Zhang (2005) and Doğan (2006). The variations were photographed with the aid a Leica DM 4000B phase-contrast light microscope...