Zercon latissimus Sellnick, 1944

Ujvári, Zsolt, 2010, Zerconid mites (Acari: Mesostigamata: Zerconidae) from Croatia with description of four new species, Journal of Natural History 44 (27 - 28), pp. 1671-1696 : 1679-1680

Zercon latissimus Sellnick, 1944

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Zercon latissimus Sellnick, 1944: 33 .

Zercon latissimus: Mašán and Fend’a 2004: 134 (for complete synonym list); Ujvári 2008b: 83; Ujvári 2009: 118.

Material examined

E-1915: Croatia, Veternička , hornbeam–oak forest, from soil, 1 April 2006, leg. Á. Garai, J. Kontschán, D. Murányi, one female, three males , two deutonymphs; E-1916: Croatia, Medvednica, Zagrab Sljeme , woodcutting, 1 April 2006, leg. Á. Garai, J. Kontschán, D. Murányi, one female .

Distribution

Spain, France, Italy, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania.

Remarks

The species is new to the fauna of Croatia.

Figures

Figure 2. Species new to the fauna of Croatia (dorsal views): (A) Zercon latissimus Sellnick, 1944 female; (B) Zercon tematinensis Mašán and Fenµa, 2004 female; (C) Zercon arcuatus Trägårdh, 1931 male; (D) Zerconella leitnerae (Willmann, 1953) female; (E) Zercon athiasi Vincze, 1965 female; (F) Zercon romagniolus Sellnick, 1944 female; (G) Zercon berlesei Sellnick, 1958 female; (H) Zercon storkani Halašková, 1969 female.