Two new species of the genus Longicheles Valle, 1953 from the Kelkit Valley, Turkey, with redescription Longicheles lagrecai (Valle, 1963) (Acari: Macrochelidae) Author Özbek, Hasan Hüseyin Author Bal, Durmuş Ali Author Doğan, Salih text Zootaxa 2013 3709 5 461 472 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3709.5.4 499e78ff-2ee1-41b0-b69b-95598f7d579a 1175-5326 222263 2900E016-B72F-40F7-B707-0C76D9826498 Key to species of the genus Longicheles Valle, 1953 1. Setae z1 pilose, bases of j1 adjacent to each other........................................................... 2 - Setae z1 smooth and needle-like, bases of j1 separated each other............................................... 3 2. Setae z5 smooth, ventri-anal shield wider than long.................................. L . mandibularis (Berlese, 1904) - Setae z5 pilose, ventri-anal shield longer then wide..................................... L . hortorum (Berlese, 1904) 3. Anterior ends of peritremes surpassing bases of setae z1 ...................................................... 4 - Anterior ends of peritremes not surpassing bases of setae z1............................... L . longulus (Berlese, 1887) 4. Central process of epistome triangular..................................................................... 5 - Central process of epistome narrow....................................................................... 8 5. Setae z1 less than 100 long, dorsal setae j2 smooth........................................................... 6 - Setae z1 more than 100 long, dorsal setae j2 pilose........................................................... 7 6. Setae j5 pilose, dorsal shield 860–920 long..................................... L . ranzii (Valle & Mazzoleni, 1967) - Setae j5 smooth, dorsal shield 800 long...................................... L . bianchii (Valle & Mazzoleni, 1967) 7. Moveable digit of chelicera less than 160 long, ventri-anal shield longer than wide, pre-anal setae long.................................................................................................... L . lagrecai (Valle, 1963) - Moveable digit more than 160 long, ventri-anal shield wider than long, pre-anal setae short............ L . ayyildizi sp. nov. 8. Moveable digit of chelicera with only one distinct tooth between subterminal tooth and distal hook.................... 9 - Moveable digit with distinct tooth and a row of small teeth between subterminal tooth and distal hook................. 10 9. Setae z1 less than 70 long, setae z5 smooth, Zv2 smooth.......................... L . ilvana (Valle & Mazzoleni, 1967) - Seta z1 more than 70 long, setae z5 distally pilose, Zv2 pilose...................................... L . ozkani sp. nov. 10. Setae j2 smooth, length of dorsal shield 760–783...................................... L . bulgaricus (Balogh, 1958) - Setae j2 pilose, length of dorsal shield 837......................................... L . longisetosus (Balogh, 1958)