Prozercon tragardhi (Halbert, 1923)

Bilki, Kamil, Urhan, Raşit & Karaca, Mehmet, 2022, Mites of the family Zerconidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Southwestern Turkey, with description of three new species, Acarological Studies 4 (2), pp. 89-103 : 90

Prozercon tragardhi (Halbert, 1923)

Materials examined: One female and two males: moss samples, 36°48.940' N, 28°11.511' E, 43 m a.s.l., vicinity of İÇmeler neighborhood, 17 May 2020. Seven females and two males: soil and litter samples under common myrtle ( Myrtus communis ), 36°47.459' N, 28°11.515' E, 140 m a.s.l., vicinity of İÇmeler neighborhood, 17 May 2020. Eight females and two males: soil and litter samples under Turkish pine ( Pinus brutia ) and Aleppo oak ( Quercus infectoria ), 36°51.171' N, 28°12.625' E, 130 m a.s.l., vicinity of Yeşilbelde neighborhood, 17 May 2020. Three females and one PN: soil and litter samples under pink rock-rose ( Cistus creticus ), 36°51.014' N, 28°12.552' E, 124 m a.s.l., vicinity of Yeşilbelde neighborhood, 17 May 2020. 25 females and two males: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 8), 36°45.366' N, 28°13.532' E, 529 m a.s.l., vicinity of Bozburun-Osmaniye road, 13 March 2021.

Short desription: On podonotum, seta j5 short, smooth and needle-like, remaining setae pilose or plumose. On opisthonotum, great majority of setae elongated and pilose or plumose, excluding marginal setae. All marginal setae (S1 and R 1–6) short, smooth and needle-like. Setae S3–5 reaching to beyond of opisthonotum. Pores gdS2 located between setae Z2 and S2, gdZ3 located between setae Z3 and S4, closer to Z3. Dorsal cavities distinct and weakly developed. Anterior margin of ventrianal shield with one pair of setae (JV1), glands gv2 absent. Posterolateral tips of peritrematal shield reach to level of setae R 1–2 ( Bilki, 2021).

Turkish distribution: Denizli, Erzurum, Giresun, İstanbul, Kırklareli, Kütahya, Tekirdağ ( Bilki, 2021), Muğla (present study).

Known distribution: Austria, Czechia, England, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine ( Bilki, 2021).