Persian Journal of Acarology

A checklist of halacarid mites (Acari, Halacaridae) found from more than 900 m a.s.l. altitudes

Authors

Tapas Chatterjee 1
Furkan Durucan 2

1 1. Crescent International School, Bario, Govindpur, Dhanbad 828109, Jharkhand, India; E-mails:drtchatterjee@gmail. com, drtchatterjee@yahoo.co.in

2 2. Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Department of Aquaculture, 32260 Isparta, Turkey; E-mail: f_durucan@ hotmail.com

https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.v10i1.63954
Abstract
A compilation of halacarid mite species (Halacaridae) found from more than 900 m above sea level altitudes have been carried out based on published records. Sixteen species were listed from high altitudes from more than 900 m above sea level belong to nine genera: Copidognathus (1 species), Halacarellus (2 species), Limnohalacarus (2 species), Lobohalacarus (1 species), Parasoldanellonyx (2 species), Porohalacarus (3 species), Porolohmannella (1 species), Ropohalacarus (1 species) and Soldanellonyx (3 species). All species listed from more than 900 m a.s.l., also reported from lower altitude area. Proper investigation may result many more species from upper altitude areas.

Keywords

900 m a.s.l. or more
freshwater
halacarid mites
high altitude
Prostigmata
Persian Journal of Acarology
Volume 10, Issue 1
Winter 2021
Pages 29-40

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