Sperchon (Hispidosperchon) clupeifer Piersig, 1896

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

Sperchon (Hispidosperchon) clupeifer Piersig, 1896

New records: Malatya Province: Pütürge, Mezra stream, 38°15'00"N 38°38'38"E, 1650 m asl., 17.10.2003, (3/4/0); Kuluncak, Tohma stream, 38°52'48"N 37°39'17"E, 1200 m asl., 0 3.07.2004, (2/0/0); Akçadağ, Sultansuyu stream, 38°21'37"N 37°56'02"E, 1250 m asl., 20.05.2005, (2/5/0). Bingöl Province: Çölek stream, 38°48'07"N 40°27'36"E, 1500 m asl., 24.05.2008, (1/3/0); Lake Soğukçeşme, 39°03'05"N 40°46'24"E, 1300 m asl., 25.05.2008, (0/1/0); Köz stream, 38°59'11"N 40°41'34"E, 1250 m asl., 21.05.2009, (1/2/0); Erentepe stream, 38°48'25"N 40°28'09"E, 1550 m asl., 22.05.2009, (0/1/0).

Records from Turkey: Kayseri Province—Özkan et al. (1995, 1996); Konya Province—Boyaci (1995); Tokat Province—Bursalı (2002); Rize Province—Pešić et al. (2007).

Distribution: Western Palaearctic.