Zercon berlesei Sellnick, 1958

Ujvári, Zsolt, 2010, Zerconid mites (Acari: Mesostigamata: Zerconidae) from Croatia with description of four new species, Journal of Natural History 44 (27 - 28), pp. 1671-1696 : 1677-1679

Zercon berlesei Sellnick, 1958

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Zercon berlesei Sellnick, 1958: 115 .

Zercon berlesei: Mašán and Fend’a 2004: 108 (for complete synonym list); Ujvári 2007: 109; Ujvári 2008b: 82.

Material examined

E-1791: Croatia, Plitvice National Park , from leaf-litter, 21–26 July 2005, leg. J. Kontschán, one female; E-1794: Croatia , Plitvice National Park , from moss, 21–26 July 2005, leg. J. Kontschán, five females; E-2039: Croatia, 4 km south Velebit

Mountains, Ondić, meadow, from moss, 3 July 2006, leg. L. Dányi, 16 females, one male.

Distribution

Iceland, British Isles, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Italy, Spain, Turkey.

Remarks

The species is new to the fauna of Croatia.

Figures

Figure 2. Species new to the fauna of Croatia (dorsal views): (A) Zercon latissimus Sellnick, 1944 female; (B) Zercon tematinensis Mašán and Fenµa, 2004 female; (C) Zercon arcuatus Trägårdh, 1931 male; (D) Zerconella leitnerae (Willmann, 1953) female; (E) Zercon athiasi Vincze, 1965 female; (F) Zercon romagniolus Sellnick, 1944 female; (G) Zercon berlesei Sellnick, 1958 female; (H) Zercon storkani Halašková, 1969 female.