Sperchon (Hispidosperchon) compactilis Koenike, 1911

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 : 36-37

Sperchon (Hispidosperchon) compactilis Koenike, 1911

New records: Malatya Province: Pütürge, Mezra stream, 38°15'00"N 38°38'38"E, 1650 m asl., 29.05.2004, (4/9/0); Yeşilyurt, Gündüzbey stream, 38°16'59"N 38°15'19"E, 1100 m asl., 27.07.2004, (0/1/0); Beylerderesi stream, 38°19'36"N 38°12'34"E, 1100 m asl., 27.05.2005, (1/1/0). Bingöl Province: Çölek stream, 38°48'07"N 40°27'36"E, 1500 m asl., (1/1/0).

Records from Turkey: Niğde Province—Smit (1995); Konya Province—Boyaci (1995); Tokat Province—Bursalı (2002).

Distribution: Central and SW Europe, N Africa, Turkey, Iran.