title: Two new species of the genus Longicheles Valle, 1953 from the Kelkit Valley, Turkey, with redescription Longicheles lagrecai (Valle, 1963) (Acari: Macrochelidae).
abstract: The Kelkit Valley is geographically a transitional zone between the Middle Black Sea and Inner Anatolia regions in Turkey. Two new species of Macrochelidae are described from this area--Longicheles ozkani sp. nov. and Longicheles ayyildizi sp. nov. Longicheles lagrecai (Valle, 1963) is recorded for the Turkish fauna and redescribed on the basis of specimens collected from the Valley. A world-wide key to species of Longicheles Valle is provided.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science and Arts, Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey. hozbek@erzincan.edu.tr
authors.forename: Özbek
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Hasan Hüseyin
authors.forename: Bal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Durmuş Ali
authors.forename: Doğan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Salih
mesh_terms: D000053:Acari / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D014421:Turkey