Lebertia (s. str.) variolata Gerecke, 2009

Pešić, Vladimir, Zawal, Andrzej, Saboori, Alireza, Bańkowska, Aleksandra, Cakmak, Ibrahim & Smit, Harry, 2023, New records of water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from Iran and Türkiye based on morphology and DNA barcodes with description of one new species, Ecologica Montenegrina 66, pp. 11-29 : 17

Lebertia (s. str.) variolata Gerecke, 2009

Material examined — TÜRKIYE, Aydin Province, TR6-2023 stream near Şirindere , 37.9297° N, 27.7775 E, 14.iii.2023, leg. Pešić, 1♂, 1♀ (sequenced, HYDIR009-23 , HYDIR010-23 ) .

Remarks — The sequences obtained from two specimens from Türkiye fell into the Lebertia variolata cluster (BOLD:ADK0996). In addition to specimens used in this study for molecular analysis, the latter BIN includes specimens from Montenegro and Macedonia morphologically assigned to L. variolata and one private sequence of a non-identified specimen from France (GBMIN118138-1). Lebertia variolata is a characteristic inhabitant of streams that regularly dry up in the summer ( Gerecke 2009).

Distribution — Western Mediterranean. New to the fauna of Türkiye.