Phoresy on the aquatic Coleoptera: Helophoridae and Hydrophilidae species in Lake Van Basin, Turkey

[摘要]  Phoresy were studied on the Helophoridae and Hydrophilidae species in Lake Van Basin for the first time. In the research area, 3 of 30 species belonging to the family Helophoridae and 5 of 35 species belonging to the family Hydrophilidae were observed phoretic. Most cases of phoresy were observed in the species of family Hydrophilidae, genus Enochrus. All aquatic mites were carried under the second wings

[学科分类] 昆虫学

[关键词] Phoresy;Helophoridae;Hydrophilidae;water mite;Lake Van Basin