Zerconella (Metazercon) Błaszak, 1975

Ujvári, Zsolt, 2010, Zerconella Willmann, 1953, a forgotten group of Zerconidae (Acari: Mesostigmata), Zootaxa 2558, pp. 33-47 : 37

Subgenus Zerconella (Metazercon) Błaszak, 1975

Metazercon Błaszak, 1975a: 560 ; Błaszak, 1975b: 267; 1976: 529; 1979: 91; Halašková 1979: 28. Type species. Zerconella (Metazercon) athiasae (Błaszak, 1975) .

Diagnosis. Caudodorsal region with characteristic elevations. Gland openings gdJ4 (Po3) associated with former caudodorsal lobes. Surface of dorsal shields ornamented, all dorsal setae elongated.

Remarks. It is important to note that Zercon armiger Aoki, 1966 probably belongs to the subgenus Zerconella (Metazercon) as well, as was noted by Halašková (1979). Ventral characters of the latter were not described or figured in the original description, but the body size, shape of the idiosoma, the special caudodorsal structures, appearance of dorsal setae, small and inconspicuous gland openings and the geographic distribution (currently known from Japan) suggest that the species is closely related to the Eastern Asian Zerconella (Metazercon) species.

Distribution. Eastern Asia.