Zercon istanbulensis Duran & Urhan

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 : 41

Zercon istanbulensis Duran & Urhan

Zercon istanbulensis Duran, 2013: 83 (unavailable name in unpublished thesis). Zercon istanbulensis Duran & Urhan, 2015a: 708 .

Materials examined. 1 female, 5 males and 2 deutonymphs, soil and litter samples under Hungarian oak ( Quercus frainetto ), 41°14' N, 28°41' E, 178 m, Tayakadın promenade area, Arnavutköy district (İstanbul province), May 2013; 45 females, 23 males and 8 deutonymphs, soil and litter samples under pine trees ( Pinus sp.), Hungarian oak ( Quercus frainetto ), downy oak ( Quercus pubescens ), hartwiss oak ( Quercus hartwissiana ), Turkish oak ( Quercus cerris ), juniper trees ( Juniperus sp.), blackberry ( Rubus sp.), white mulberry ( Morus alba ) and moss samples on soil layer, various localities in Çatalca district (İstanbul province), between November 2012 and April 2013; 4 females and 1 male, soil and litter samples under Hungarian oak ( Quercus frainetto ), 41°9' N, 29°0' E, 150 m, vicinity of Bahçeköy village, Sarıyer district (İstanbul province), March 2013.

Distribution. Turkey ( Duran, 2013).

Remarks. This species was recorded from İstanbul province before.