Erythraeoidea and trombidioidea mite(acari:parasitengona)fauna of the southern foothillss of kaz mountains(balikesir-çanakkale)

In this study; Assoc Prof. Mert ELVERİCİ collected erythraeoid and thrombidioid mites in 2016-2017 in Balıkesir and Çanakkale provinces including the southern foothills of the Kaz Mountains. Assoc Prof. Mert ELVERİCİ collected erythraeoid and thrombidioid mite specimens in the museum materials collected by pit trap and vacuuming technique between April and June. Five species of Trombidioidea; Allothrombium adustum Oudemans, 1905, Allothrombium fuliginosum (Hermann, 1804), Dolichothrombium insidosum (André, 1926), Emitrombidium giocondi Makol and Sevsay, 2014, Podothrombium dbrenitum Haitlinger, 2008 and 12 species of Erythraeoidea; Abrolophus viburnicolus Fain and Cobanoglu, 1998, Balaustium akramii Noei, 2017, Callidosoma galtoni Southcott, 1972, Callidosoma leodagari Haitlinger, 2004, Callidosoma susanae Clark, 2014, Eotoniana plumipes (L. Koch, 1856), Erythraeus (E.) garmsaricus Saboori, Goldarazena and Khajeali, 2004, Erythraeus (E.) gorcensis Gabryś, 2016, Erythraeus (E.) opilionoides (C. L. Koch, 1837), Leptus (L.) darvishi Saboori, Hakimitabar and Khademi 2018, Leptus (L.) phalangii, (De Geer, 1778), Leptus (L.) singhi Saboori and Arbabi, 2003. Among these species, P. dbrenitum Haitlinger, 2008, C. galtoni Southcott, 1972, C. leodagari Haitlinger, 2004, C susanae Clark, 2014, E. (E.) gorcensis Gabryś, 2016, E. (E.) opilionoides (C. L. Koch, 1837), L. (L.) phalangii (De Geer, 1778). It is given as a new record for the fauna of Turkey of these species P. dbrenitum Haitlinger, 2008, C. galtoni Southcott, 1972, C. leodagari Haitlinger, 2004, C susanae Clark, 2014, E. (E.) gorcensis Gabryś, 2016, E. (E.) opilionoides (C. L. Koch, 1837), L. (L.) phalangii (De Geer, 1778). It is given as a new record for the fauna of Turkey. Other species are also new records for this study area. Photographs of various morphological structures were taken on our identified species, their descriptions were reviewed, their habitats and their distributions in Turkey and the world were given.