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 Eustigmaeus anauniensis (Canestrini) Raphignathus anauniensis Canestrini, 1889: 447 . Eustigmaeus anauniensis (Canestrini) , Koç & Ayyıldız, 2000 : 62 ; Doġan, 2007: 14; Erman, Özkan, Ayyıldız & Doġan, 2007 : 7 ; Faraji, Ueckermann & Bakker, 2007 : 148 ; Kazaklı, 2008 : 36 . Raphignathus pectinatus Ewing, 1917 : 151 . Eustigmaeus granulosus Willmann, 1951 : 137 . Eustigmaeus kentingensis Tseng, 1982 : 25 ; Doġan, 2005 : 840 ; 2007: 15; Erman, Özkan, Ayyıldız & Doġan, 2007 : 7 ; Faraji, Ueckermann & Bakker, 2007 : 148 . Materials examined. 5 ƤƤ from litter Quercus sp., 40°21'13'' N , 37°28'06'' E , 600 m , between Reşadiye-Niksar, 25 VIII 2007 ; 14 ƤƤ, 1 3 from grassy soil, 40°17'10'' N , 39°38'19'' E , 1840 m , Köse Mountain, 21 IX 2007 ; 1 Ƥ from decayed bark of tree, 40°17'10'' N , 39°38'19'' E , 1840 m , Köse Mountain, 21 IX.2007 ; 20 ƤƤ from litter under mixed forest, 40°15'46'' N , 38°50'18'' E , 1820 m , Alucra, 22 IX 2007 ; 1 Ƥ from grassy and mossy soil, 40°17'37'' N , 39°34'03'' E , 1927 m , Köse, 26 X 2007 ; 5 ƤƤ from litter and soil under Onobrychis sp., 40°16'17'' N , 39°35'30'' E , 1892 m , Köse, 26 X 2007 ; 10 ƤƤ from soil and moss under Astragalus sp., 40°16'17'' N , 39°35'30'' E , 1892 m , Köse, 26 IX 2007 ; 19 ƤƤ from litter under Onobrychis sp., 40°17'31'' N , 39°38'22'' E , 1880 m , Köse Mountain, 26 X 2007 ; 3 ƤƤ from litter under Juniperus sp., 40°11'17'' N , 39°06'22'' E , 1760 m , Şiran, 27 X 2007 ; 31 ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp., 40°20'49'' N , 38°31'15'' E , 1103 m , Şebinkarahisar, 27 X 2007 ; 4 ƤƤ from litter under Onobrychis sp., 40°16'28'' N , 39°38'01'' E , 1832 m , Köse Mountain, 23 XI 2007 ; 1 Ƥ from litter under Populus sp. and Pinus sp., 40°17'11'' N , 39°35'30'' E , 1791 m , Köse Mountain, 23 XI 2007 ; 3 ƤƤ from moss on soil, 40°16'28'' N , 39°35'58'' E , 1822 m , Köse Mountain, 23 XI 2007 ; 13 ƤƤ from moss on soil and stone, 40°15'43'' N , 38°50'44'' E , 1756 m , between Gölova-Alucra, 24 XI 2007 ; 3 ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp., 40°15'48'' N , 38°56'58'' E , 1628 m ,between Şiran Alucra, 24 XI 2007 ; 7 ƤƤ from litter under mixed forest, 40°38'01'' N , 36°41'08'' E , 586 m , Erbaa, 25 XI 2007 ; 7 ƤƤ from debris 40°30'39'' N , 36°53'40'' E , 330 m , Niksar, 15 III 2008 ; 2 ƤƤ, 1 3 from moss on bark of Pinus sp., 40°39'11'' N , 36°42'42'' E , 226 m , between Niksar-Erbaa, 29 III 2008 ; 4 ƤƤ from moss and lichen on soil, 40°41'33'' N , 36°30'13'' E , 253 m , Erbaa, 29 III 2008 ; 11 ƤƤ from litter under bush, 40°41'33'' N , 36°30'13'' E , 253 m , Erbaa, 29 III 2008 ; 5 ƤƤ from moss and lichen on soil, 40°39'48'' N , 36°40'30'' E , 322 m , between Erbaa-Niksar, 29 III 2008 ; 20 ƤƤ from litter under mixed forest, 40°39'56'' N , 36°41'31'' E , 224 m , between Erbaa-Niksar, 30 III 2008 ; 7 ƤƤ from litter under Juniperus sp., 40°17'38'' N , 39°34'03'' E , 1919 m , Köse, 29 IV 2008 ; 10 ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp., 40°17'38'' N , 39°34'03'' E , 1919 m , Köse, 29 IV 2008 ; 8 ƤƤ from litter under Berberis sp., 40°15'02'' N , 37°56'50'' E , 700 m , Gölova, 27 IV 2008 ; 24 ƤƤ from moss on soil, 40°17'48'' N , 37°45'04'' E , 636 m , between Reşadiye-Koyulhisar, 27 IV 2008 ; 2 ƤƤ from grassy soil, 40°41'33'' N , 36°30'13'' E , 253 m , between Erbaa-Taşova, 27 IV 2008 ; 4 ƤƤ from decayed bark of tree, 40°15'45'' N , 38°50'17'' E , 1816 m , between Şiran-Gölova 10 V 2008 ; 2 ƤƤ from grassy soil, 40°15'45'' N , 38°50'17'' E , 1816 m , between Şiran-Gölova 10 V 2008 ; 13 ƤƤ from moss on soil, 40°17'44'' N , 37°41'45'' E , 768 m , Koyulhisar, 11 V 2008 ; 9 ƤƤ from moss under forest floor, 40°38'34'' N , 36°37'40'' E , 313m , between Erbaa- Taşova, 11 V 2008 ; 7 ƤƤ from bark of Pinus sp., 40°38'27'' N , 36°40'14'' E , 494 m , Erbaa, 11 V 2008 ; 1 Ƥ from litter under Juniperus sp., 40°15'17'' N , 37°53'52'' E , 764 m , Koyulhisar, 30 V 2008 ; 5 ƤƤ from litter and moss under Juniperus sp., 40°15'17'' N , 37°53'52'' E , 764 m , Koyulhisar, 30 V 2008 ; 20 ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp. and Quercus sp., 40°17'11'' N , 39°35'29'' E , 1790 m , Köse Mountain, 31 V 2008 ; 4 ƤƤ from litter under Ulmus sp. and Quercus sp., 40°28'08'' N , 36°00'46'' E , 329 m , between Niksar-Reşadiye, 27 VI 2008 ; 2 ƤƤ from litter under stone, 40°19'20'' N , 38°39'38'' E , 1425 m , Alucra, 27 VI 2008 ; 8 ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp., 40°16'56'' N , 39°35'41'' E , 1770 m , Köse Mountain, 27 VI 2008 ; 13 ƤƤ, 2 33 from litter under Juniperus sp., 40°17'38'' N , 39°34'09'' E , 1916 m , Köse Mountain, 29 VI 2008 ; 9 ƤƤ, 1 3 from moss on soil, 40°14'59'' N , 38°57'10'' E , 1592 m , between Şiran-Alucra, 29 IX 2008 ; 3 ƤƤ from lichen and moss on Pinus sp., 40°14'59'' N , 38°57'10'' E , 1592 m , between Şiran-Alucra, 29 IX 2008 ; 8 ƤƤ from litter under Betulacea, 40°16'33'' N , 39°37'23'' E , 1848 m , Köse Mountain, 26 X 2008 ; 1 Ƥ from moss and lichen on soil, 40°16’17'' N , 39°37'34'' E , 1805 m , Köse Mountain 16 XI 2008 ; 2 ƤƤ from litter under Astragalus sp., 40°16'31'' N , 39°37'20'' E , 1880 m , Köse Mountain, 16 XI 2008 ; 4 ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp., 40°16'31'' N , 39°37'20'' E , 1880 m , Köse Mountain, 16 XI 2008 ; 2 ƤƤ from fungi, 40°16'25'' N , 39°35'50'' E , 1845 m , Köse Mountain, 16 XI 2008 ; 2 ƤƤ from litter under mixed forest, 40°15'47'' N , 38°50'29'' E , 1798 m , between Alucra-Gülova, 16 XI 2008 ; 7 ƤƤ from moss an lichen on litter, 40°16'29'' N , 39°37'58'' E , 1796 m , Köse Mountain, 01 XII 2008 ; 2 ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp., 40°16'29'' N , 39°37'58'' E , 1796 m , Köse Mountain, 01 XII 2008 ; 8 ƤƤ from litter under Astragalus sp., 40°17'28'' N , 39°38'29'' E , 6049 m , Köse Mountain; 23 IV 2009 ; 9 ƤƤ from litter under Juniperus sp. 40°04'87'' N , 39°29'42'' E , 4854 m , Kelkit, 23 IV 2009 ; 11 ƤƤ from decayed bark of tree, 40°24'83'' N , 37°20'11'' E , 2482 m , Reşadiye, 25 IV 2009 ; 19 ƤƤ from moss and lichen, 40°21'28'' N , 37°27'72'' E , 1643 m , between Reşadiye-Koyulhisar, 25 IV 2009 ; 1 Ƥ from litter under Juniperus sp., 40°17'83'' N , 37°44'50'' E , 1831 m , between Reşadiye-Koyulhisar, 25 IV 2009 ; 3 ƤƤ from soil under stone, 40°14'96'' N , 37°56'02'' E , 692 m , Suşehri, 17 V 2009 ; ZMAU . Distribution. Austria , Crimea, Holland , Hungary , Italy , Lithuania , Latvia , Poland , Taiwan , Turkey and U.S.A. ( Ewing 1917 ; Willmann 1951 ; Tseng 1982 ; Kuznetsov & Petrov 1984 ; Koç & Ayyıldız 2000 ; Doġan 2005 , 2007; Ripka et al . 2005 ; Akyol 2007; Erman et al . 2007 ; Faraji et al . 2007; Kazaklı 2008 ). Remarks. Bushy dorsal body setae, oval, rectangular and triangular dorsal dimples, and femur II with four setae are diagnostic characters for E. anauniensis . Our specimens resemble other specimens of the species in general features.