Abstract
The specimens belonging to the family Stigmaeidae among mite specimens collected from Pülümür Valley (Turkey) have been examined. A total of six stigmaeid mite species from the examined specimens have been identified. Of these, Eustigmaeus capitatus Stathakis, Kapaxidi & Papadoulis, Eustigmaeus nahidae Gheblealivand & Bagheri and Mediolata aegyptiaca (Zaher & Soliman) have been determined as new records for the fauna of Turkey. Also, the deutonymph stages of Eustigmaeus dogani Khanjani, Fayaz, Mirmoayedi & Ghaedi and Stigmaeus glabrisetus Summers, and the larva of Villersia sudetica Willmann are described for the first time in this study. All identified species are reported for the first time from Pülümür Valley. The species are measured, they are re-described based on the collected specimens and their photos are included.
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