Zercon turcicus Urhan & Ayyıldız, 1994

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 : 92

Zercon turcicus Urhan & Ayyıldız, 1994

Materials examined: Five females: soil and litter samples under kermes oak ( Q. coccifera ) and pink rock-rose ( Cistus creticus ), 36°51.773' N, 28°33.919' E, 348 m a.s.l., vicinity of Sultaniye and Ekincik neighorboods, 28 April 2021.

Short desription: On podonotum, all setae short, smooth and needle-like, excluding seta j1 and marginal setae s3, s6, r4–5 which are finely barbed. On opisthonotum, setae J1–2 and Z1–2 short, smooth and needle-like. Setae S1–2 and marginal setae R 1–6 finely barbed. Setae J3–5, Z3–5 and S3–5 elongated, finely barbed with hyaline endings. Although seta S4 reaching to margin of opisthonotum, seta S5 reaching to beyond of opisthonotum. Pores gdS2 located between setae S3 and S4, gdZ3 located between setae J5 and Z4, closer to Z4. Dorsal cavities distinct and strongly developed. Anterior margin of ventrianal shield with two pairs of setae (JV1 and ZV 1), glands gv2 present. Posterolateral tips of peritrematal shield reach to level of setae S1 ( Urhan and Ayyıldız, 1994; Karaca et al., 2017; Kavianpour et al., 2018; Bilki, 2021).

Turkish distribution: Afyonkarahisar, Aydın, Erzurum, Kırklareli ( Bilki, 2021), Muğla (present study).

Known distribution: Turkey ( Urhan and Ayyıldız, 1994), Iran ( Karaca et al., 2017; Kavianpour et al., 2018).