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Issue: Vol. 5875 No. 2: 3 Sept. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-09-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5875.2.3
Page range: 157-184
Abstract views: 105
PDF downloaded: 6

Aturid water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia; Aturidae) from Türkiye, part II: genus Kongsbergia Thor, 1899

Solhan Vocational School of Health Services; Bingöl University; Bingöl; Türkiye
Department of Biology; University of Montenegro; Cetinjski put b.b.; 81000 Podgorica; Montenegro
Institute of Marine and Environmental Sciences; Center of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology; University of Szczecin; Wąska 13; 71–415 Szczecin; Poland
Institute of Biology; University of Szczecin; Wąska 13; 71-415 Szczecin; Poland
Department of Biology; Fırat University; Elazığ 23119; Türkiye
Acari New species new record Eastern Anatolia Anatolkongsbergia

Abstract

This study evaluates water mites of the genus Kongsbergia collected from 10 provinces across Eastern Anatolia and the Eastern Black Sea region of Türkiye. Four species are described as new to science: Kongsbergia (s. str.) anatolica sp. nov., K. (s. str.) oezkani sp. nov., K. (Anatolkongsbergia) fatmae sp. nov., and K. (Anatolkongsbergia) kopensis sp. nov. A new subgenus, Anatolkongsbergia subgen. nov., is established to accommodate the latter two species. This subgenus is distinguished from the nominotypical subgenus by the position of the excretory pore on the ventral shield in males. Additionally, Kongsbergia (s. str.) pectinigera Motaş & Tanasachi, 1946 is reported as a new record for the Turkish fauna, and the female of K. (s. str.) persica Pešić, 2005 is described for the first time. Finally, 17 new COI barcodes were generated for five species; these sequences represent the first records for these taxa in the Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD).

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How to Cite

Esen, Y., Pešić, V., Zawal, A., Bańkowska, A. & Erman, O. (2026) Aturid water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia; Aturidae) from Türkiye, part II: genus Kongsbergia Thor, 1899. Zootaxa, 5875 (2), 157–184. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5875.2.3