Zerconid mites (Acari, Zerconidae) in Inner Aegean Region, with a new record for the Turkish fauna

Zootaxa. 2019 Mar 20;4568(2):zootaxa.4568.2.7. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4568.2.7.

Abstract

The zerconid mites collected from Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya and Uşak provinces between February 2014 and August 2016 are evaluated and the following species are recorded: Zercon afyonensis, Z. alattini, Z. anatolicus, Z. arslani, Z. beleviensis, Z. burdurensis, Z. cabylus, Z. carpathicus, Z. cokelezicus, Z. colligans, Z. delicatus, Z. denizliensis, Z. domanicensis, Z. ekizi, Z. emirdagicus, Z. hispanicus, Z. huseyini, Z. inonuensis, Z. insperatus, Z. juvarae, Z. karacamehmeti, Z. laczii, Z. longisetosus, Z. magdae, Z. marinae, Z. mehmeturhani, Z. osmaneliensis, Z. plumatopilus, Z. quadricavum, Z. similifoveolatus, Z. soguticus, Z. tefenniensis, Z. turcicus, Z. yusufi, Prozercon balikesirensis, P. banazensis, P. denizliensis, P. bulbiferus, P. erdogani, P. graecus, P. morazae, P. plumosus, P. tragardhi and P. yavuzi. Of these, Z. hispanicus was recorded as a new record for Turkey. The measurements of 44 species and their geographic distributions are are given, and their altitude and habitat preferences of zerconid species are presented.

Keywords: Acari, Mesostigmata, new record, altitude, habitat, Turkey.

MeSH terms

  • Acari*
  • Altitude
  • Animals
  • Ecosystem
  • Mites*
  • Turkey