Species of the genus Stigmaeus (Acariformes: Stigmaeidae) from the Karasu Valley (Türkiye): morphological examination and a taxonomic argument
Journal: Acarological Studies
Year: 2026

In the present work, morphological characteristics of species of the genus Stigmaeus Koch collected from the Karasu Valley in the Munzur Mountains (Türkiye) were examined. A total of 11 species of the Stigmaeus were identified in this study. Among them, S. dokeri, S. maraghehiensis and S. purpurascens are recorded for the first time from Türkiye. The protonymph and deutonymph stages of S. bifurcus, as well as the larva, protonymph and deutonymph stages of S. dokeri, are described for the first t