Zercon marinae 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 : 43-44

Zercon marinae Ivan & Călugăr

Zercon marinae Ivan & Călugăr, 2004: 43 .

Zercon marinae .— Ujvári & Călugăr, 2010: 247 ; Duran, 2013: 77.

Materials examined. 287 females, 95 males, 48 deutonymphs and 12 protonymphs, soil and litter samples under cypress trees ( Cupressus sp.), Turkish pine ( Pinus brutia ), mastic trees ( Pistacia sp.), oak trees ( Quercus sp.), olive ( Olea europaea ) and moss samples on soil layer, various localities in Eceabat district (Çanakkale province), between January 2013 and March 2014; 527 females, 193 males, 144 deutonymphs and 54 protonymphs, soil and litter samples under pine trees ( Pinus sp.), Turkish pine ( Pinus brutia ), stone pine ( Pinus pinea ), carob trees ( Ceratonia siliqua ), oak trees ( Quercus sp.), kermes oak ( Quercus coccifera ), common juniper ( Juniperus communis ), Mediterranean cypress ( Cupressus sempervirens ) and moss samples on soil layer, various localities in Gelibolu district (Çanakkale province), between January 2013 and March 2014; 326 females, 106 males, 115 deutonymphs and 48 protonymphs, soil, litter and moss samples under pine trees ( Pinus sp.), Turkish pine ( Pinus brutia ), oak trees ( Quercus sp.), juniper trees ( Juniperus sp.), blackberry ( Rubus sp.), Lebanon cedar ( Cedrus libani ) and poplar trees ( Populus sp.), various localities in Centre of Edirne province, between December 2013 and March 2014; 39 females, 12 males and 5 deutonymphs, soil and litter samples under oleaster–leafed pear ( Pyrus elaeagrifolia ), oak trees ( Quercus sp.) and cypress trees ( Cupressus sp.), various localities in Enez district (Edirne province), 8 June 2013; 18 females, 5 males, 11 deutonymphs and 2 protonymphs, soil and litter samples under pine trees ( Pinus sp.) and Lebanon cedar ( Cedrus libani ), 41°29' N, 26°41' E, 96 m, vicinity of Azatlı village, Havsa district (Edirne province), March 2014; 20 females, 7 males and 1 deutonymph, soil and litter samples under cypress trees ( Cupressus sp.) and Turkish pine ( Pinus brutia ), various localities in İpsala district (Edirne province), June 2013; 166 females, 77 males, 24 deutonymphs and 9 protonymphs, soil and litter samples under cypress trees ( Cupressus sp.), pine trees ( Pinus sp.), Turkish pine ( Pinus brutia ), oak trees ( Quercus sp.), poplar trees ( Populus sp.), juniper trees ( Juniperus sp.) and moss samples on soil layer, various localities in Keşan district (Edirne province), between June 2013 and April 2014; 9 females, 9 males, 58 deutonymphs and 9 protonymphs, soil and litter samples under Turkish pine ( Pinus brutia ) and oak trees ( Quercus sp.), various localities in Lalapaşa district (Edirne province), December 2013; 179 females, 63 males, 55 deutonymphs and 32 protonymphs, soil and litter samples under oak trees ( Quercus sp.) and poplar trees ( Populus sp.), various localities in Meriç district (Edirne province), December 2013; 66 females, 15 males, 8 deutonymphs and 3 protonymphs, soil and litter samples under oak trees ( Quercus sp.), 41°44' N, 26°52' E, 184 m, vicinity of centre of district, Süloğlu district (Edirne province), March 2014; 238 females, 96 males, 39 deutonymphs and 13 protonymphs, soil and litter samples under almond ( Prunus dulcis ), oak trees ( Quercus sp.), Mouth Thabor’s oak ( Quercus ithaburensis subs. macrolepis) and alder trees ( Alnus sp.), various localities in Uzunköprü district (Edirne province), between March 2014 and April 2014; 7 females, 5 males and 3 deutonymphs, soil and litter samples under Hungarian oak ( Quercus frainetto ) and pedunculate oak ( Quercus robur ), various localities in Arnavutköy district (İstanbul province), May 2013; 7 females, 2 males and 1 deutonymph, soil and litter samples under juniper trees ( Juniperus sp.), 41°13' N, 28°26' E, 108 m, picnic area of Subaşı village, Çatalca district (İstanbul province), April 2013; 7 females and 3 males, soil and litter samples under tree heath ( Erica arborea ), 41°10' N, 28°51' E, 134 m, vicinity of Pirinççi village, Eyüp district (İstanbul province), May 2013; 31 females, 10 males and 2 deutonymphs, soil and litter samples under sessile oak ( Quercus petraea ), Aleppo pine ( Pinus halepensis ), cypress ( Cupressus sp.) and moss samples on soil layer, various localities in Sarıyer district (İstanbul province), between March 2013 and May 2013; 5 females and 2 males, soil and litter samples under oak trees ( Quercus sp.), 41°14' N, 28°12' E, 224 m, vicinity of Büyüksinekli village, Silivri district (İstanbul province), November 2012. 464 females, 201 males, 61 deutonymphs and 54 protonymphs, soil and litter samples under oak trees ( Quercus sp.), Aleppo oak ( Quercus infectoria ), hartwiss oak ( Quercus hartwissiana ), pine trees ( Pinus sp.), Turkish pine ( Pinus brutia ), beech trees ( Fagus sp.) and oleaster–leafed pear ( Pyrus elaeagrifolia ), various localities in Centre of Kırklareli province, between December 2013 and March 2014; 37 females, 12 males and 1 deutonymph, soil, litter and moss samples under oak trees ( Quercus sp.), 41°29' N, 27°12' E, 133 m, vicinity of centre of district, Babaeski district (Kırklareli province), April 2014; 80 females, 32 males, 18 deutonymphs and 1 protonymph, soil, litter and moss samples under oak trees ( Quercus sp.), various localities in Demirköy district (Kırklareli province), March 2014; 31 females, 20 males, 20 deutonymphs and 9 protonymphs, soil, litter and moss samples under oak trees ( Quercus sp.), various localities in Kofçaz district (Kırklareli province), December 2013; 15 females, 12 males, 3 deutonymphs and 1 protonymph, soil and litter samples under stone pine ( Pinus pinea ), Lebanon cedar ( Cedrus libani ) and prickly juniper ( Juniperus oxycedrus ), 41°20' N, 28°18' E, 47 m, vicinity of Düğüncübaşı village, Lüleburgaz district (Kırklareli province), March 2014; 73 females, 33 males, 43 deutonymphs and 17 protonymphs, soil and litter samples under oak trees ( Quercus sp.), various localities in Pehlivanköy district (Kırklareli province), March 2014; 124 females, 43 males, 23 deutonymphs and 5 deutonymphs, soil, litter and moss samples under willow ( Salix sp.), blackberry ( Rubus sp.), medlar ( Mespilus germanica ), oak trees ( Quercus sp.), Aleppo oak ( Quercus infectoria ), Hungarian oak ( Quercus frainetto ), poplar trees ( Populus sp.) and Turkish pine ( Pinus brutia ), various localities in Vize district (Kırklareli province), between September 2013 and March 2014; 111 females, 92 males, 52 deutonymphs and 23 protonymphs, soil, litter and moss samples under oak trees ( Quercus sp.), Aleppo oak ( Quercus infectoria ), juniper trees ( Juniperus sp.) and Turkish pine ( Pinus brutia ), various localities in Centre of Tekirdağ province, March 2014; 37 females and 23 males, soil and litter samples under Hungarian oak ( Quercus frainetto ), 41°22' N, 28°4' E, 214 m, vicinity of Pınarcı village, Çerkezköy district (Tekirdağ province), September 2014; 41 females, 29 males, 35 deutonymphs and 12 protonymphs, soil and litter samples under blackberry ( Rubus sp.) and poplar trees ( Populus sp.), various localities in Çorlu district (Tekirdağ province), March 2014; 126 females, 38 males, 62 deutonymphs and 36 protonymphs, soil and litter samples under blackberry ( Rubus sp.), dog-rose ( Rosa canina ) and almond ( Prunus dulcis ), various localities in Hayrabolu district (Tekirdağ province), March 2014; 292 females, 127 males, 88 deutonymphs and 26 protonymphs, soil, litter and moss samples under pine trees ( Pinus sp.), Lebanon cedar ( Cedrus libani ), Mediterranean cypress ( Cupressus sempervirens ) and juniper trees ( Juniperus sp.), various localities in Malkara district (Tekirdağ province), March 2014; 14 females and 2 males, soil, litter and moss samples under Hungarian oak ( Quercus frainetto ) and downy oak ( Quercus pubescens ), various localities in Saray district (Tekirdağ province), September 2013; 491 females, 189 males, 153 deutonymphs and 55 protonymphs, soil, litter and moss samples under Turkish pine ( Pinus brutia ), stone pine ( Pinus pinea ), oak trees ( Quercus sp.), Hungarian oak ( Quercus frainetto ) and juniper trees ( Juniperus sp.), various localities in Şarköy district (Tekirdağ province), between September 2013 and March 2014.

Distribution. Romania ( Ivan & Călugăr, 2004) and Turkey ( Duran, 2013).

Remarks. This species was recorded from İstanbul province before, and we report some new localities of this species from Turkey in this paper. This was the most abundant species of Zercon in the study area.