Sperchon (Hispidosperchon) tarnogradskii Sokolow, 1927

Esen, Yunus, Pešić, Vladimir & Erman, Orhan, 2010, Water mites of the genus Sperchon Kramer (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Sperchontidae) from Turkey, with description of two new species, Zootaxa 2514, pp. 35-46 : 41

Sperchon (Hispidosperchon) tarnogradskii Sokolow, 1927

New records: Bingöl Province: Adaklı, Gurk stream, 39°12'34"N 40°27'58"E, 1250 m asl., 11.07.2008, (0/1/ 0); Erentepe stream, 38°48'25"N 40°28'09"E, 1500 m asl., 18.08.2008, (0/1/0); Çölek stream, 38°48'07"N 40°27'36"E, 1500 m asl., 22.05.2009, (1/1/0).

Remarks: Due to the similar the integument sculpture (formed exclusively by fine denticles) and P-3 bearing one ventral seta ( Fig. 6C –D), Sperchon tarnogradskii closely resembles S. insignis Walter, 1906, from which it differs exclusively in P-3 being larger in size. The variability of further populations needs to be examined to clarify the taxonomy. Figures 4A–E show some morphological details of the specimens from Bingöl Province.

New for Turkey.

Distribution: Caucasus, Crimea, Uzbekhistan, Iran.

Figures

FIGURE 6 A – C. Sperchon ayyildizi sp. nov., female: A = idiosoma, ventral view, B = capitulum, C = palp, lateral view. Scale bars = 100 μm.

FIGURE 4 A – E. Sperchon tarnogradskii (A – C = male, D – E = female): A = idiosoma, ventral view; B = palp, lateral view; C = palp, medial view; D = palp, medial view; E = chelicera. Scale bars = 100 μm.