Water mites of the genus Sperchon Kramer (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Sperchontidae) from Turkey, with description of two new species
Author
Esen, Yunus
Author
Pešić, Vladimir
Author
Erman, Orhan
text
Zootaxa
2010
2514
35
46
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.196102
815c8797-25b5-4277-b5bf-adb498c67aab
1175-5326
196102
Sperchon
(
Hispidosperchon
)
tarnogradskii
Sokolow, 1927
New records:
Bingöl Province: Adaklı, Gurk stream,
39°12'34"N
40°27'58"E
,
1250 m
asl.,
11.07.2008
, (0/1/ 0); Erentepe stream,
38°48'25"N
40°28'09"E
,
1500 m
asl.,
18.08.2008
, (0/1/0); Çölek stream,
38°48'07"N
40°27'36"E
,
1500 m
asl.,
22.05.2009
, (1/1/0).
Remarks:
Due to the similar the integument sculpture (formed exclusively by fine denticles) and P-3 bearing one ventral seta (
Fig. 6C
–D),
Sperchon tarnogradskii
closely resembles
S. insignis
Walter, 1906, from which it differs exclusively in P-3 being larger in size. The variability of further populations needs to be examined to clarify the taxonomy.
Figures 4A–E
show some morphological details of the specimens from Bingöl Province.
New for
Turkey
.
Distribution:
Caucasus, Crimea, Uzbekhistan,
Iran
.