Zerconid mites (Acari, Zerconidae) in İstanbul, with four new records for the Turkish fauna

Abstract

The zerconid mites collected from İstanbul Province between January 2012 and September 2013 are evaluated and thefollowing species are recorded:Prozercon balıkesirensis ,P.b u r a k i ,P. carpathofimbriatus ,P. demirsoyi ,P.fi m b r i a t u s ,P. satapliae ,P. sultani ,P. traegardhi ,P. yavuzi ,Zercon colligans ,Z. cretensis ,Z. inonuensis ,Z. istanbulensis ,Z. laczii ,Z. lepurus ,Z. marinae , andZ. nemoralis . Ofthese,P. carpathofimbriatus ,Z. cretensis ,Z. laczii , andZ. marinaeare recorded for the first time from Turkey. On the basis of collectedspecimens, short descriptions of newly recorded species are noted, the measurements of 17 species are given, and their geographicdistributions are discussed. Additionally, altitude and habitat preferences of zerconid species are presented.