Oribatulid mites (Acari, Oribatida, Oribatulidae) from the southwestern region of the Amanos Mountains.

Oribatulid mites inhabiting in a southwestern region of Amanos Mountains were evaluated based on samples collected in 2012. Seven taxa belonging to the family Oribatulidae Thor, 1929 were determined. Of these, Oribatula (Zygoribatula) exarata Berlese, 1916, Oribatula (Zygoribatula) excavata Berlese, 1916, Oribatula (Zygoribatula) propinqua (Oudemans, 1900), Oribatula (Oribatula) tibialis amblyptera Berlese, 1916 and Oribatula (Oribatula) interrupta interrupta (Willmann, 1939) are new records for the Turkish fauna; Oribatula (Zygoribatula) longisensilla (Djaparidze, 1985) and Oribatula (Zygoribatula) undulata Berlese, 1916 have already been determined in Turkey. Their distribution and diagnostic morphological characteristics were also presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]