FEATHER MITES (ACARIFORMES: ASTIGMATA) FROM THE BIRDS RINGED AT THE KARPAZ BIRD RINGING STATION (İSKELE, NORTH CYPRUS)

About authors:

Mediterranean Fisheries Research, Production and Training Institute, General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies, Antalya, Türkiye

Department of Forestry, Sütçüler Prof. Dr. Hasan Gürbüz Vocational School, Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Isparta, Türkiye

Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Faculty of Education, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Antalya, Türkiye

Wildlife Research Institute, Taşkent, Kyrenia, Cyprus

Denizli Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Türkiye

Acknowledgments:

This study was carried out under the permit № 122/01-24/E.2144 of the Northern Cyprus Environmental Protection Department. This study was supported by the cooperation protocol signed between Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University (Türkiye), the Ornithological Research and Environmental Education Association (Türkiye) and the Cyprus Wildlife Research Institute, Taşkent Nature Park (North Cyprus).

Annotation:

Feather mites (Astigmata: Analgoidea and Pterolichoidea) examined in this study were collected from live birds captured and ringed in the autumn of 2024 at the Karpaz Bird Ringing Station, the first in Cyprus. A total of 17 feather mite species from the families Proctophyllodidae (Dolichodectes—1, Joubertophyllodes—1, Monojoubertia—1, Proctophyllodes—10 species) and Trouessartiidae (Trouessartia—4 species) have been detected during the study. All of these are new records for the fauna of Cyprus. Males and females of all recorded species are illustrated in the provided photos.

DOI: 10.21684/0132-8077-2025-33-1-37-54

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