A new species and a new record of cryptognathid mites (Trombidiformes: Cryptognathidae) from the Aegean region of Turkey
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2021
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A new species is described and illustrated based on adult females and males, viz. Favognathus karabagiensissp. nov., collected from soil and litter under Astragalus sp. (Fabaceae), Chenopodium sp. (Amaranthaceae), Cupressus sempervirens (Cupressaceae), Cirsium vulgare (Asteraceae), Pinus brutia (Pinaceae), Juniperus oxycedrus (Cupressaceae), Cistus creticus (Cistaceae), Olea europaea (Oleaceae) in Afyonkarahisar, Denizli and Manisa provinces (the Aegean region of Turkey). A new record is given for the Turkish mite fauna, Cryptognathus khaustovi Mohammad Doustaresharaf, Bagheri and Saber, 2019 collected from soil and litter under Thymus sp. (Lamiaceae) in Afyonkarahisar province. Keys are provided to the species of Favognathus and Cryptognathus from Turkey. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:44E1DEB9-9F5E-446D-9441-400802E0BFEF. © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.