Halacaropsis hirsuta (Trouessart, 1889)

Durucan, Furkan, 2021, Halacaridae (Acari: Prostigmata) of the Aegean Sea of Turkey (Çanakkale and Izmir), Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (23), pp. 341-346 : 343

Halacaropsis hirsuta (Trouessart, 1889)

Material examined – Ten deutonymphs, Urla, Izmir.

Remarks – This species is very common in Mediterranean Sea ( Croatia, Egypt, France, Italy, Spain, Strait of Gibraltar, Morocco and Turkey), being found in three other localities in Turkey (Istanbul and Antalya) ( Durucan and Boyaci 2016; Durucan 2020). Length of idiosoma about 600 µm long and 440 µm wide ( Fig. 2 ).

Figures

Figure 2. Halacaropsis hirsuta (Trouessart, 1889) (deutonymph) – A. Dorsal view of idiosoma; B. Ventral view of idiosoma; C. Lateral view of gnathosoma; D. Ocular plate; E. Lateral view of leg I; F. Genitoanal plate (AP: anal plate; co: corneae; ep: eye pigment; gac: genital acetabula; pgs. perigenital setae). Scale bars: 50 µm.