The stigmaeid mites (Acari: Stigmaeidae) of Kelkit Valley (Turkey) Author Dönel, Güldem Author Doğan, Salih text Zootaxa 2011 2942 1 56 journal article 46470 10.5281/zenodo.201260 0eb19db3-fa04-4020-a586-e7105a276df9 1175-5326 201260 Stigmaeus siculus (Berlese) Caligonus siculus Berlese, 1883 : 214 . Raphignathus siculus Berlese, 1885 : 22 (3). Stigmaeus antrodes Berlese, 1910 : 206 , Summers, 1962 : 507 . Stigmaeus siculus (Berlese) Canestrini, 1889: 450 ; Wood, 1973 : 82 ; Doġan, 2006b : 373 , 2007: 20; Erman, Özkan, Ayyıldız & Doġan, 2007 : 10 . Materials examined. 2 ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp., 40°14'59'' N , 37°56'46'' E , 693 m , between Suşehri-Koyulhisar, 24 VII 2007 ; 62 ƤƤ, 7 33 from litter under Quercus sp, 40°08'07'' N , 38°48'37'' E , 1060, Çamoluk, 27 VII 2007 ; 1 Ƥ from decayed of bark tree, 40°16'32'' N , 38°48'04'' E , 1632 m , Alucra, 24 VIII 2007 ; 14 ƤƤ from moss on Quercus sp. 40°16'32'' N , 38°48'04'' E , 1632 m , Alucra, 24 VIII 2007 ; 14 ƤƤ from manure, 40°10'17'' N , 39°14'27'' E , 1544 m , Şiran, 24 VIII 2007 ; 5 ƤƤ from litter under Pistasia sp., 40°38'37'' N , 36°37'38'' E , 305 m , Erbaa, 15 III 2008 ; 1 Ƥ from litter under Quercus sp., 40°20'20'' N , 37°30'28'' E , 613 m , Reşadiye, 11 V 2008 ; 30 ƤƤ, 5 33 from manure, 40°18'27'' N , 37°35'01'' E , 996 m , Reşadiye, 11 V 2008 ; 1 Ƥ from moss near the brook, 40°14'55'' N , 38°49'54'' E , 1757 m , between Çamoluk-Alucra, 31 V 2008 ; 2 ƤƤ from litter under mixed forest 40°33'48'' N , 36°47'39'' E , 688 m , Niksar, 30 IX 2008 ; 2 ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp., 40°16'29'' N , 39° 37' 58'' E , 1796 m , Köse Mountain, 01 XII 2008 ; 1 Ƥ from moss and lichen, 40°21'28'' N , 37° 27' 72'' E , 1643 m , between Reşadiye-Koyulhisar, 25 IV 2009 ; ZMAU . Distribution. Argentina , Holland , Italy , Turkey and U.S.A. ( Summers 1962 ; Wood 1973 ; Doġan 2006b , 2007; Erman et al . 2007 ). Remarks. This species was recorded from Turkey by Doġan (2006b) . General features of our specimens identified as Stigmaeus siculus are generally as in other known specimens. The ratio of d / l' on tibia IV is 1.7 in the U.S.A. and Argentinean specimens ( Summers 1962 ), 1.8 in the Erzurum specimens ( Doġan 2006b ) and 1.9 in our specimens. The ratio ve / sci is 2.3 in the U.S.A. and Argentinean specimens ( Summers 1962 ), 2.6 in the Erzurum specimens ( Doġan 2006b ) and 2.1 in our specimens.