Storchia robustus (Berlese)

Dönel, Güldem & Doğan, Salih, 2011, The stigmaeid mites (Acari: Stigmaeidae) of Kelkit Valley (Turkey), Zootaxa 2942, pp. 1-56 : 52-53

Storchia robustus (Berlese)

Caligonus robustus Berlese, 1885: 22 (6).

Apostigmaeus navicella Grandjean, 1944: 105 ; Meyer & Ryke, 1960: 226; Wood, 1967: 115, 1971: 76; Meyer, 1969: 231; Spain & Luxton, 1971: 194; Vainstein & Kuznetsov, 1978: 166; Chaudhri, Akbar & Rasool, 1979: 206; Ehara, 1980: 243. Storchia robusta (Berlese) Kapaxidi & Papadoulis, 1999: 141 ; Noei, Hajizadeh, Salehi, Ostovan & Faraji, 2007: 155. Storchia robustus (Berlese) Wood, 1973: 89 ; Ueckermann & Meyer, 1987: 394; Meyer & Ueckermann, 1989: 51; Swift, 1996: 340; Koç & Ayyıldız, 1997: 447; Fan & Yan, 1997: 162; Khaustov & Kuznetsov, 1997: 83; Koç & Ayyıldız, 1997: 450; Khanjani & Ueckermann, 2002: 337; Doġan & Ayyıldız, 2003c: 8; Fan & Zhang, 2005: 101; Kara, 2005: 18; Erman, Özkan, Ayyıldız & Doġan, 2007: 10; Akyol, 2007: 102; Doġan, 2007: 21; Cheng & Fan, 2008: 274; Kazaklı, 2008: 33.

Materials examined. 1 Ƥ from litter under Quercus sp. and Coix sp., 40°28'56'' N, 36°56'23'' E, 430 m, Niksar, 26 VII 2007; 6 ƤƤ from litter and soil under Quercus sp., 40°17'01'' N, 38°18'05'' E, 1036 m, Şebinkarahisar, 27 VII 2007; 3 ƤƤ from litter under Astragalus sp., 40°15'20'' N, 38°57'02'' E, 1642 m, Alucra, 24 VIII 2007; 1 Ƥ from moss and litter under Quercus sp., 40°21'13'' N, 37°28'06'' E, 600 m, between Reşadiye-Niksar, 25 VIII 2007; 1 Ƥ from litter under Onobrychis sp., 40°16'20'' N, 39°38'06'' E, 1827 m, Köse Mountain, 21 IX 2007; 30 ƤƤ, 7 deutonymph ƤƤ from moss on stone, 40°38'31'' N, 36°40'50'' E, 550 m, Erbaa, 23 IX 2007; 20 ƤƤ, 5 deutonymph ƤƤ from litter the mixed forest, 40°39'30'' N, 36°40'26'' E, 359 m, Erbaa, 23 IX 2007; 1 Ƥ from soil under Onobrychis sp. and stone, 40°17'31'' N, 39°38'22'' E, 1880 m, Köse Mountain, 26 X 2007; 2 ƤƤ from litter under Populus tremula and Pinus sp., 40°17'11'' N, 39°35'30'' E, 1791 m, Köse Mountain, 23 XI 2007; 6 ƤƤ from litter under Amygdalus communis and Quercus sp., 40°08'07'' N, 38°48'37'' E, 1066 m, Çamoluk, 24 XI 2007; 8 ƤƤ from litter and soil under Astragalus sp., 40°08'07'' N, 38°48'37'' E, 1066 m, Çamoluk, 24 XI 2007; 6 ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp. 40°15'48'' N, 38°56'58'' E, 1628 m, between Şiran-Alucra, 24 XI 2007; 1 Ƥ from litter under Juniperus sp., Pinus sp., Quercus sp., 40°24'37'' N, 37°14'12'' E, 544 m, Reşadiye, 25 XI 2007; 3 ƤƤ from moss on stone, 40°24'37'' N, 37°14'12'' E, 544 m, Reşadiye, 25 XI 2007; 2 ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp., 40°17'50'' N, 37° 44' 43'' E, 624 m, Koyulhisar, 14 XII 2007; 9 ƤƤ from decayed bark of tree, 40°17'50'' N, 37°44'43'' E, 624 m, Koyulhisar, 14 XII 2007; 1 Ƥ from lichen on soil, 40°38'25'' N, 36°44'01'' E, 569 m, between Niksar-Erbaa, 29 III 2008; 4 ƤƤ, 1 deutonymph Ƥ from litter under Paliurus sp., 40°38'25'' N, 36°44'01'' E, 569 m, between Niksar-Erbaa, 29 III 2008; 3 ƤƤ from soil under Paliurus sp., 40°38'25'' N, 36°44'01'' E, 569 m, between Niksar-Erbaa, 29 III 2008; 6 ƤƤ from moss on bark of Pinus sp., 40°39'11'' N, 36°42'42'' E, 226 m, between Niksar-Erbaa, 29 III 2008; 5 ƤƤ from moss and lichen on soil, 40°41'33'' N, 36°30'13'' E, 253 m, Erbaa, 29 III 2008; 10 ƤƤ, 3 deutonymph ƤƤ from litter under Quercus sp, 40°36'15'' N, 36°46'37'' E, 508 m, between Erbaa-Niksar, 30 III 2008; 3 ƤƤ from moss on bark of tree, 40°36'15'' N, 36°46'37'' E, 508 m, between Erbaa-Niksar, 30 III 2008; 8 ƤƤ from decayed bark of tree, 40°17'50'' N, 37°44'46'' E, 630 m, Koyulhisar, 30 III 2008; 4 ƤƤ from bark of Pinus sp., 40°17'50'' N, 37°44'46'' E, 630 m, Koyulhisar, 30 III 2008; 2 ƤƤ from mixed litter under forest, 40°24'40'' N, 37°14'08'' E, 558 m, between Reşadiye-Niksar, 27 IV 2008; 2 ƤƤ from litter under Quercus sp., 40°25'46'' N, 37°07'47'' E, 479 m, Reşadiye, 11 V 2008; 27 ƤƤ, 1 deutonymph Ƥ from decayed bark of tree, 40°38'27'' N, 36°40'14'' E, 494 m, Erbaa, 11 V 2008; 12 ƤƤ, 2 deutonymph ƤƤ from bark of Pinus sp., 40°38'27'' N, 36°40'14'' E, 494 m, Erbaa, 11 V 2008; 2 ƤƤ from litter under Quercus sp, 40°25'46'' N, 37°07'45'' E, 485 m, between Reşadiye-Niksar, 30 V 2008; 4 ƤƤ from litter under the mixed forest, 40°39'36'' N, 36°40'23'' E, 395 m, between Reşadiye-Niksar, 30 V 2008; 1 Ƥ, 1 deutonymph Ƥ from mixed litter under forest, 40°15'44'' N, 38°50'13'' E, 1838 m, Çamoluk, 31 V 2008; 3 ƤƤ,1 deutonymph Ƥ from litter under Pinus sp. and Quercus sp., 40°17'11'' N, 39°35'29'' E, 1790 m, Köse Mountain, 31 V 2008; 2 ƤƤ, 3 deutonymph ƤƤ from moss on soil, 40°39' 53'' N, 36° 39' 26'' E, 248 m, Erbaa, 27 VI 2008; 3 ƤƤ from litter under the mixed forest, 40°39'53'' N, 36°39'26'' E, 248 m, Erbaa, 27 VI 2008; 2 ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp., 40°39'53'' N, 36°39'26'' E, 248 m, Erbaa, 27 VI 2008; 4 ƤƤ, 2 deutonymph ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp. and Quercus sp., 40°39'40'' N, 36°41'31'' E, 254 m, Erbaa, 29 VIII 2008; 2 ƤƤ from moss and lichen, 40°15'33'' N, 38°56'56'' E, 1599 m, between Şiran-Alucra, 26 X 2008; 25 ƤƤ, 3 deutonymph ƤƤ from moss on Quercus sp., 40°15'53'' N, 38°50'41'' E, 1709 m, between Çamoluk-Alucra, 26 X 2008; 7 ƤƤ, 1 deutonymph Ƥ from bark of Pinus sp., 40°39'52'' N, 36°41'21'' E, 228 m, between Erbaa-Taşova, 09 XI 2008; 1 Ƥ, 1 deutonymph Ƥ from litter under Astragalus sp., 40°16'31'' N, 39°37'20'' E, 1880 m, Köse Mountain, 16 XI 2008; 11 ƤƤ from moss an lichen on litter, 40°16'29'' N, 39°37'58'' E, 1796 m, Köse Mountain, 01 XII 2008; 2 ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp. 40°16'56'' N, 39°38'01'' E, 1835 m, Köse Mountain, 01 XII 2008; 3 ƤƤ from litter and soil under Paliurus sp., 40°24'43'' N, 37°13'02'' E, 444 m, between Niksar-Reşadiye, 13 XII 2008; 3 ƤƤ from litter under Stachys cretica , 40°27'29'' N, 37°02'47'' E, 342 m, Niksar, 13 XII 2008; 3 ƤƤ from litter under Picea sp., 40°15'61'' N, 38°50'72'' E, 1809 m, Çamoluk, 16 V 2009; ZMAU.

Distribution. China, France, Greece, Iran, Italy, Japan, Namibia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, Ukrainia and U.S.A. ( Grandjean 1944; Meyer & Ryke 1960; Summers 1964; Wood 1967, 1971, 1973; Meyer 1969; Spain & Luxton 1971; Vainstein & Kuznetsov 1978; Chaudhri et al. 1979; Ueckermann & Meyer 1987; Meyer & Ueckermann 1989; Swift 1996; Koç & Ayyıldız 1997; Fan & Yan 1997; Khaustov & Kuznetsov 1997; Kapaxidi & Papadoulis 1999; Khanjani & Ueckermann 2002; Doġan & Ayyıldız 2003c; Fan & Zhang 2005; Kara 2005; Akyol 2007; Doġan 2007; Erman et al. 2007; Noei et al. 2007, 2008; Cheng & Fan 2008; Palyvos et al. 2008; Kazaklı 2008; Akbari et al. 2010; Izadi et al. 2010).

Remarks. This cosmopolitan species is characterized by having an ornamented propodosomal shield, 14 pairs of setae on the dorsum, genital shields with three pairs of setae, coxae IV with two setae, trochanter III with one seta, genua I with five setae, genu II with four setae, and tibia I with one solenidion. General features of our specimens are as in other known specimens.