Contributions to the Zerconidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) fauna of Dilek Peninsula-Büyük Menderes Delta National Park, Türkiye

Abstract

The mite fauna of the genus Zercon (Acari: Zerconidae) of Dilek Peninsula-Büyük Menderes Delta National Park, in western Türkiye was investigated and nine species were reported herein. Among them, Z. dilekensis sp. nov., was described and illustrated as a new species for science. A key to Zercon species found in the study area was provided. Additionally, the altitude and habitat preferences of the specimens were also given.

A new zerconid mite (Mesostigmata: Zerconidae) from Southwestern Türkiye: Zercon tripolisensis sp. nov.

“…Türkiye is one of the countries where the diversity of Zerconidae has been best studied compared to other Holarctic countries. So far, 135 species of Zerconidae have been recorded from the different areas of Türkiye (Urhan and Karaca, 2023a) and new data on zerconid species are being added, especially through local or provincial faunistic studies. Most studies focus on the taxonomy of species or genera not only in Türkiye but also in other zoogeographic areas of the Holarctic (Kaczmarek et al, 2020(Kaczmarek et al, , 2021Urhan et al, 2020a-c;Bulut et al, 2021;Karaca, 2021, Keçeci et al, 2021Marchenko, 2021Marchenko, , 2022Moghimi et al, 2021;Bilki et al, 2022;Mohammad-Doustaresharaf et al, 2023;Urhan and Karaca, 2023a-c).…”