Prozercon bulgariensis Ujvári, 2013

Bilki, Kamil, Urhan, Raşit & Karaca, Mehmet, 2022, Mites of the family Zerconidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Southwestern Turkey, with description of three new species, Acarological Studies 4 (2), pp. 89-103 : 90

Prozercon bulgariensis Ujvári, 2013

This species was the second most abundant zerconid species in terms of number of individuals in the study area.

Materials examined: 92 females, 13 males, eight DN and one PN: soil, litter and moss samples under tree heather ( Erica arborea ) and Turkish pine ( Pinus brutia ), 36°47.459' N, 28°11.515' E, 140 m a.s.l., vicinity of İÇmeler neighborhood, 17 May 2020. 14 females, three males and one DN: soil and litter samples under various plants (see Table 8), 36°47.069' N, 28°12.624' E, 156 m a.s.l., vicinity of İÇmeler- TurunÇ road, 17 May 2020. 19 females, five males, 4 DN and one PN: soil, litter and moss samples un- der various plants (see Table 8), 36°45.641' N, 28°12.671' E, 533 m a.s.l., vicinity of Osmaniye neighborhood, 24 October 2020 . 20 females: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 8), 36°51.543' N, 28°16.663' E, 32 m a.s.l., vicinity of Sarıana shrine, 24 October 2020 . 98 females: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 8), 36°48.933' N, 28°17.661' E, 84 m a.s.l., vicinity of Nimara cave ( Cennet island ), 24 October 2020 . 45 females and eight males: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 8), 36°49.931' N, 28°18.910' E, 13 m a.s.l., vicinity of Aksaz neighborhood, 12 January 2021 . 46 females, three males, nine DN and one PN: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 8), 36°53.622' N, 28°17.776' E, 510 m a.s.l., vicinity of Aksaz military zone, 12 January 2021 . 73 females, 13 males and one DN: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 8), 36°51.074' N, 28°13.102' E, 240 m a.s.l., vicinity of Marmaris-DatÇa road, 13 March 2021. 202 females, 24 males and two DN: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 8), 36°45.366' N, 28°13.532' E, 529 m a.s.l., vicinity of Bozburun- Osmaniye road, 13 March 2021 . 152 females and 17 males: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 8), 36°51.491' N, 28°32.512' E, 258 m a.s.l., vicinity of BüyükkaraağaÇ road, 28 April 2021. 184 females, 40 males and 12 DN: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 8), 36°51.583' N, 28°32.290' E, 291 m a.s.l., vicinity of Ekincik neighborhood, 28 April 2021 .

Short desription: On podonotum, setae j2–6, z2, z4–5, s1 and s4 short, smooth and needle-like. Setae j1, z6, s5 and marginal setae (z3, s2–3, s6, r2 and r4–5) pilose or plumose. On opisthonotum, great majority of setae elongated and pilose or plumose, including marginal seta S1. Remaining marginal setae ( R 1–6) short, smooth and needle-like. Setae S3–5 reaching to beyond of opisthonotum. Pores gdS2 located between setae Z1 and Z2, gdZ3 located between setae J4 and Z3, closer to Z3. Dorsal cavities distinct and weakly developed. Anterior margin of ventrianal shield with one pair of setae (JV1), glands gv2 absent. Posterolateral tips of peritrematal shield reach to level of setae R 1–2 ( Ujvári, 2013; Urhan and Karaca, 2020).

Turkish distribution: Muğla ( Urhan and Karaca, 2020).

Known distribution: Bulgaria ( Ujvári, 2013), Turkey ( Urhan and Karaca, 2020).