Cheletomimus (Hemicheyletia) wellsi, (Baker, 1949)

An, S. Do Ğ & Ayyildiz, N., 2004, The first records of two cheyletid mites from Turkey: Chelotomimus (Hemicheyletia) wellsi (Baker, 1949) and Hypopicheyla elongata Volgin, 1969 (Acari: Cheyletidae), Zootaxa 583, pp. 1-4 : 2

Chelotomimus (H.) wellsi ( Baker, 1949) ( Figs. 1, 2 ; Table 1 )

Examined materials — One female from soil and litter under Cornus sanguinea and one female from soil under Cydonia ablonga , ÇaybaŞ₁ district, Uzundere, Erzurum (40°32’ N, 41°33’ E), 3. X. 1999, coll., S. Doğan.

Distribution — Argentina, Australia, Chile, China (Shichuan, Fujian and Taiwan), Cuba, Hawaiian Is., India, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Takabannare Is., U.S.A. ( Ehara 1962, Volgin 1969, Summers & Price 1970, Goff 1987, Gerson 1994, Corpuz­Raros 1998, 2000, Walter 1999, Fain et. al. 2002) and Turkey (current paper).

Remarks — Turkish specimens closely resemble others in general features, but outer ventral seta on palpal tibia is piliform in one specimen, thickened and covered with small scales in another specimen. In addition, leg tibia of Turkish specimens each bears five setae (excluding solenidion), a useful diagnostic character for the Turkish specimens.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 10. Cheletomimus (Hemicheyletia) wellsi (Female): (1) dorsal view, (2) gnathosoma. Hypopicheyla elongata (Female): (3) dorsal view, (4) ventral view, (5) leg I, (6) leg II, (7) leg III, (8) leg IV, (9) gnathosoma, (10) median setae. Scales 100 µm.