Zercon inonuensis Urhan, 2007

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 : 91

Zercon inonuensis Urhan, 2007

Materials examined: One male: soil and litter samples un- der Turkish pine ( Pinus brutia ), 36°44.983' N, 28°13.956' E, 599 m a.s.l., vicinity of Bozburun-Osmaniye road, 13 March 2021.

Short desription: On podonotum, all setae short, smooth and needle-like, excluding seta j1 and marginal seta s6 which are finely barbed. Seta s1 absent. On opisthonotum, setae J1–5, Z1–2, S2–3 and marginal setae (S1 and R 1–6) short, smooth and needle-like. Setae Z3–5 and S4–5 elongated, finely barbed with hyaline endings. Setae S4–5 reaching to beyond of opisthonotum. Pores gdS2 located between setae Z2 and S3, gdZ3 located between setae J4 and Z4, closer to Z4. Dorsal cavities distinct and strongly developed. Anterior margin of ventrianal shield with one pair of setae (JV1), glands gv2 present. Posterolateral tips of peritrematal shield reach to level of setae S1 ( Urhan, 2007; Bilki, 2021).

Turkish distribution: Afyonkarahisar, Eskişehir, İstanbul, Kütahya ( Bilki, 2021), Muğla (present study).

Known distribution: Turkey ( Urhan, 2007).