Achipteriid mites (Acari, Oribatida, Achipteriidae) of the Har？it Valley (Turkey)

The achipteriid mites inhabiting in the Har？it Valley (Turkey) were evaluated based on samples collected in 2013 and 2014. The extraction of mites from materials collected from the investigation area was made by using a Berlese-Tullgren funnel extractor. Extracted mites were fixed and stored in 75% ethanol. The light and scanning electron microscopes were used to examine mites. The compound microscopic examinations of specimens were made in lactic acid, mounted in temporary cavity slides. Electron microscope photos of all determined taxa were taken. Total three species belonging to the family Achipteriidae Thor, 1929 were determined. Of these, Campachipteria (Triachipteria) patavina (Oudemans, 1914) and Campachipteria (Triachipteria) petiti (Travé, 1960) are new records for the Turkish fauna; Achipteria (Achipteria) nitens (Nicolet, 1855) has already been determined in Turkey. As a result, the morphological features of all determined taxa were reviewed on the basis of our samples. Furthermore, the identification key to the known genera of the family Achipteriidae from Turkey was arranged