Zercon magdae Ivan & Călugăr

Karaca, Mehmet & Urhan, Raşit, 2016, Five new species of Zercon C. L. Koch, 1836 (Acari: Zerconidae) from northwestern Turkey, Zootaxa 4127 (1), pp. 31-59 : 42-43

Zercon magdae Ivan & Călugăr

Zercon magdae Ivan & Călugăr, 2004: 41 .

Zercon magdae .— Ujvári & Călugăr, 2010: 251; Karaca & Urhan, 2014: 150.

Materials examined. 66 females and 16 males, soil, litter and moss samples under beech trees ( Fagus sp.), oak trees ( Quercus sp.) and Turkish pine ( Pinus brutia ), various localities in Centre of Kırklareli province, March 2014; 344 females, 118 males, 41 deutonymphs and 12 protonymphs, soil, litter and moss samples under dog-rose ( Rosa canina ), oak trees ( Quercus sp.), Hungarian oak ( Quercus frainetto ), pine trees ( Pinus sp.), Turkish pine ( Pinus brutia ), beech trees ( Fagus sp.) and tree heath ( Erica arborea ), various localities in Demirköy district (Kırklareli province), between September 2013 and March 2014; 47 females, 2 males and 1 protonymph, soil and litter samples under oak trees ( Quercus sp.), common juniper ( Juniperus communis ) and moss samples on soil layer, various localities in Vize district (Kırklareli province), between September 2013 and March 2014; 4 females, soil and litter samples under Hungarian oak ( Quercus frainetto ) and downy oak ( Quercus pubescens ), 41°32' N, 28°1' E, 208 m, vicinity of Güngörmez village, Saray district (Tekirdağ province), September 2013.

Distribution. Romania ( Ivan & Călugăr, 2004) and Turkey ( Karaca & Urhan, 2014).

Remarks. This species was recorded from Çanakkale province before, and this is the second record from Turkey. Our specimens differed slightly from the type specimens ( Table 5 ).