Prozercon banazensis, Urhan & Karaca & Received & Online, 2015

Urhan, Raşit, Karaca, Mehmet, Received, Elif Hilal Duran & Online, Published, 2015, Prozercon banazensis sp. nov. (Acari: Mesostigmata: Zerconidae), a new species of zerconid mite from Turkey, with a new record, Turkish Journal of Zoology 39 (6), pp. 1011-1017 : 1011-1016

Genus: Prozercon Sellnick, 1943

Type species: Zercon fimbriatus C.L. Koch, 1839 Prozercon banazensis sp. nov.

( Figures 1A–1C )

Type materials: Holotype ♀. Mixed forest , Banaz district, Uşak Province, Turkey, 38°44.419′N, 29°45.443′E, 917 m, 17 August 2014. Samples from litter and soil under Juniperus sp . Paratypes: 16 ♀♀; same data as holotype . 2 ♀♀; Mixed forest , Center, Uşak Province, Turkey, 38°46.314′N, 29°12.579′E, 590 m, 2 March 2014, Samples from moss pads . 9 ♀♀; Mixed forest , Domaniç district, Kütahya Province, Turkey, 39°51.685′N, 29°27.972′E, 1460 m, 11 October 2014, Samples from litter and soil under Pinus sylvestris . 2 ♀♀; Mixed forest , Domaniç district, Kütahya Province, Turkey, 39°50.991′N, 29°31.395′E, 1400 m, 11 October 2014, Samples from litter and soil under Alnus sp. and moss pads . 1 ♀ and 1 deutonymph; same data above, samples from litter and soil under Fagus sp.

Female ( Figure 1A ). Length of idiosoma in holotype (excluding gnathosoma) 325, width 207. Measurements in 30 paratypes: mean length 322 (317–331), mean width 208 (203–215).

Dorsum ( Figure 1A ). Twenty pairs of different setae present on podonotum’s dorsal side: j -row with 6 pairs, z -row with 2 pairs, s -row with 5 pairs, r -row with 7 pairs. Two pairs of different setae present on podonotum’s ventral side: p-row with two pairs. On podonotum, all setae pilose or plumose (except seta j 5). Seta j 5 smooth and needle-like. Setae j 1–4, j 6, z 1–2, s 1–5, r 2–3, and r 5–6 plumose. Remaining setae on podonotum (r 1, r 4, and r 7) densely pilose and brush-like. Twenty-one or 22 pairs of different setae present on opisthonotum’s dorsal side: J -row with 6 pairs, Z -row with 5 pairs, S -row with 4 pairs, R -row with 6 or 7 pairs. On opisthonotum, all setae pilose, plumose, or finely serrate. Setae J 1–5, Z 1–2, Z 4, S 1, and R 1–7 plumose. Setae Z 3 and S 2–3 elongated, phylliform, and finely serrate marginally (big majority of setae S 3 and S 4 smooth). Setae J 6 and Z 5 unilateral plumose. Seta S 4 densely pilose and brush-like. Setae J 1–5, Z 1–2, and S 1 similar in appearance. Setae J 6 and Z 5 reach parallelly to tip edge of opisthonotum. Only setae J 3 and J 5 reaching base of the following seta in the series. Setae Z 4 and S 3–4 reaching beyond margin of opisthonotum.

Pores ( Figure 1A ). Three different pores present on podonotum. Pores po 1 under base of s 1, po 2 on line connecting j 4 and s 3, closer to s 3, po 3 located between s 3 and s 5, closer to s 5. Podonotum covered by reticulate pattern. Four different pores present on opisthonotum. Pores Po 1 located anteromedial to base of Z 1, Po 2 outside line connecting Z 2 and S 1, closer to Z 2, Po 3 located between J 4 and Z 3, closer to Z 3, Po 4 outside line connecting S 3 and S 4. Opisthonotum covered by relative small and irregular pits. Dorsal fossae uniform and weakly sclerotized.

Venter ( Figure 1B ). Ventral shields’ shape, chaetotaxy, and the shapes of peritremes typical for genus Prozercon . Setae p 1 and p 2 short, smooth, and needle-like. Lateral ends of peritremal shield reach R 6. Adgenital shields absent. Ventroanal shield with 8 pairs of setae. Anterior margin of ventroanal shield with 2 setae and postanal seta is 1. All of them short, smooth, and needle-like.

Deutonymph ( Figure 1C ). Idiosoma (excluding gnathosoma) in one specimen; length 260, width 193.

Dorsal side, ventral side, shapes of setae on idiosoma, sculpture of podonotum and opisthonotum, and size and appearance of dorsal cavities basically similar to those of female (except podonotal setae j 6, z 1–2, s 1, and opisthonotal setae J 4–5). Although in female specimens these setae are finely or densely plumose, in deutonymphs these setae are short and smooth.

Pores ( Figure 2 ). On podonotum, pores po 1 under base of s 1, po 2 inside line connecting j 4 and s 3, po 3 inside line connecting s 4 and s 5, closer to s 5. On opisthonotum, pores Po 1 located anterolaterally to bases of Z 1, Po 2 outside line connecting Z 2 and S 1, Po 3 connecting between J 3 and S 3, Po 4 near base of S 4.

Average lengths of opisthonotal setae and distances between setae within longitudinal rows of female specimens and deutonymph: see Table 1.

Remarks. Prozercon banazensis sp. nov. is closely related to P. erdogani Urhan, 2010 . The distinguishing characters of these two related species of the genus Prozercon are shown in Table 2.

Etymology. The specific name “ banazensis ” reflects the name of the Banaz district (Uşak, Turkey), where the new species was collected.

Prozercon morazae Ujvári, 2011

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Materials : 1 ♀ and 1 ♂; Mixed forest , surroundings of Sofça village , Center, Kütahya Province, Turkey, 39°36.658′N, 30°09.243′E, 909 m, 5 May 2014, Samples from litter and soil under Quercus sp. and Juniperus sp. 8 ♀♀, 1 ♂ and 1 protonymph; mixed forest, closer to Sabuncupınar village, Center, Kütahya Province, Turkey, 39°34.433′N, 30°06.015′E, 901 m, 5 May 2014, Samples from litter and soil under Pinus nigra and moss pads. 2 ♀♀; same data above, samples from litter and soil under Crataegus sp .

Female ( Figure 2A ). Idiosoma (excluding gnathosoma) in the 11 specimens; mean length 339 (330–356), mean width 226 (219–231).

Dorsum ( Figure 2A ). Twenty pairs of different setae present on podonotum’s dorsal side: j -row with 6 pairs, z -row with 2 pairs, s -row with 5 pairs, r -row with 7 pairs. Two pairs of different setae present on podonotum’s ventral side: p -row with two pairs (seta p 1 presented on dorsal figure, above seta r 1, seta p 2 visible on ventral view). On podonotum, all setae pilose or plumose (except seta j 5). Seta j 5 smooth and needle-like. Setae j 1–4, j 6, z 1–2, s 1–5, r 2–3, and r 5–6 plumose. Remaining setae on podonotum (r 1, r 4, and r 7) densely pilose and brush-like. Twenty-two pairs of different setae present on opisthonotum’s dorsal side: J -row with 6 pairs, Z -row with 5 pairs, S -row with 4 pairs, R -row with 7 pairs. On opisthonotum, all setae pilose, densely plumose, or thorn-like. Setae J 1–5, Z 1–5, S 1–3, and R 1 densely plumose. Setae J 6 and S 4 densely pilose and brush-like. All marginal R setae short, smooth, and thorn-like (except seta R 1). Setae J 1–3, Z 1–3, and S 1–3 similar in appearance. Only setae J 5 reaching base of the following seta in the series. Setae J 5, Z 4, and S 3–4 reaching beyond margin of opisthonotum.

Pores ( Figure 2A ). Three different pores present on podonotum. Pores po 1 under base of s 1, po 2 on line connecting s 1 and s 3, closer to s 3, po 3 inside line connecting s 4 and s 5, closer to s 5. Podonotum covered by reticulate pattern. Four different pores present on opisthonotum. Pores Po 1 located anterolaterally to bases of Z 1, Po 2 on line connecting Z 2 and S 1, Po 3 inside line connecting Z 3 and Z 4, Po 4 located between Z 5 and S 4, closer to Z 5. Opisthonotum covered by relative extensive and irregular pits. Dorsal fossae uniform and weakly sclerotized.

Venter. Chaetotaxy and poroidotaxy of ventral shields typical for genus Prozercon . Setae p 1 and p 2 (peritremal setae) short, smooth, and needle-like. Lateral ends of

F: female, DN: deutonymph.

peritremal shield reach R 5. Adgenital shields absent (an important feature of the genus Prozercon ). Ventroanal shield with 8 pairs of setae. Anterior margin of ventroanal shield with 1 pair of setae, and postanal seta is 1. All of them short, smooth, and needle-like. The shapes of peritremes are typical for the genus Prozercon .

Male ( Figure 2B ). Idiosoma (excluding gnathosoma) in the 2 specimens; mean length 290 (288–292), mean width 190 (189–190).

Dorsal side, ventral side, shapes of setae on idiosoma, sculpture of podonotum and opisthonotum, and size and appearance of dorsal cavities basically similar to those of female.

Pores ( Figure 2B ). On podonotum, pores po 1 near base of s 1, po 2 inside line connecting s 2 and s 3, closer to s 3, po 3 on line connecting z 2 and s 4, closer to s 4. On opisthonotum, pores Po 1 located near base of Z 1, Po 2 on line connecting Z 1 and Z 2, closer to Z 2, Po 3 inside line connecting Z 3 and Z 4, Po 4 near base of Z 5.

Protonymph ( Figure 2C ). Idiosoma (excluding gnathosoma) in one specimen; length 215, width 148.

Dorsal side, ventral side, shapes of setae on idiosoma, and sculpture of podonotum and opisthonotum basically similar to those of female and male (except opisthonotal setae j 3–5). Although setae j 3–5 are densely plumose in the female and male, they are short, smooth, and needle-like in the protonymph.

Pores ( Figure 2C ). On podonotum, only pores po 2 visible, located near the base of seta j 3. On opisthonotum, only pores Po 1 visible, located anterolaterally to bases of seta Z 1.

Average lengths of opisthonotal setae and distances between setae within longitudinal rows of female and male and protonymph: see Table 3.

F: female, M: male, PN: protonymph.

F: female, M: male, PN: protonymph.

Remarks. In type specimens, the number of setae R varies between 5 or 7 pairs, but in the Turkish specimens these setae are 7 pairs. In Turkish female specimens, seta J 1 does not reach the base of seta J 2, but in type specimens it reaches. The lateral ends of peritremal shields reach R 7 in Greek specimens, but in our specimens these shields’ lateral ends reach R 5.

Figures

Figure 1. Prozercon banazensis: A) Dorsal view of female, B) ventral view of female, C) dorsal view of deutonymph (Scale bar = 100 µm).

Figure 2. Dorsal views of Prozercon morazae: A) Female, B) male, C) protonymph (scale bar = 100 µm).