<i>Zercon utemisovi</i> sp. n. – a new species of Zerconidae (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) from Kazakhstan with notes on <i>Zercon karadaghiensis</i> Balan, 1992

Tripolis is one of the ancient cities in southwestern Türkiye. In a faunistic study of soil mites carried out here, a previously unknown species of the family Zerconidae was found in various plant litters and moss samples. Specimens of the new species were also found in two different locations except for their terra typica. All mature and immature stages of the new species, except for the larva, have been described and illustrated here. In addition, various data on the habitat preferences of the specimens found at the study sites were presented.

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

URHAN,

KARACA,

KASSEN

2024

“…Two genera (Prozercon and Zercon) and 134 species have been reported from the country up to now (Bilki et al, 2022). However, species diversity of zerconid mites is still increasing especially with local faunistic studies both in Türkiye and the other countries of the Holarctic region (Urhan and Karaca, 2020;Urhan et al, 2020a, b;Bulut et al, 2021;Kaczmarek et al, 2020Kaczmarek et al, , 2021Karaca, 2021;Keçeci et al, 2021;Marchenko, 2021Marchenko, , 2022Moghimi et al, 2021;Bilki et al, 2022).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Urhan

Karaca

2023

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.

“…In the light of literature records, Turkey is one of the well studied countries in terms of Zerconidae systematic and 131 species of zerconids have been recorded from this country so far (Bulut et al, 2021). Systematical and ecological studies are still ongoing on zerconids both in Turkey and the other zoogeographic areas in the Holarctic region, and some records were given by several acarologists in the recent years (Karaca, 2021;Kaczmarek et al, 2020Kaczmarek et al, , 2021Marchenko, 2021Marchenko, , 2022Moghimi et al, 2021;Urhan et al, 2021).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mites of the family Zerconidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Southwestern Turkey, with description of three new species

BİLKİ

Urhan

Karaca

2022

The diversity of zerconid mites was examined in the Marmaris National Park, which is located in Muğla province at southwestern Turkey, for a period of twelve months between May 2020 and April 2021. Ten Zerconidae species were found in the study area, three of which belonging to the genus Prozercon and remaining seven species belonging to the genus Zercon. Among them, three new species of the genus Zercon, Z. dogani sp. nov., Z. marmarisensis sp. nov. and Z. muglaensis sp. nov. were described and illustrated. Also, altitute and habitat preferences of all zerconid mites collected from the study area were presented and a key to the species was given.