Zerconid mites (Acari: Mesostigamata: Zerconidae) from Croatia with description of four new species Author Ujvári, Zsolt text Journal of Natural History 2010 2010-06-18 44 27 - 28 1671 1696 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222931003764097 journal article 10.1080/00222931003764097 1464-5262 5210061 Zercon (Zerconella) leitnerae Willmann, 1953 ( Figure 2D ) Zercon (Zerconella) leitnerae Willmann 1953: 473 . Zerconella leitnerae : Ujvári 2009: 119–121 . Material examined E-1915: Croatia , Veternička , hornbeam–oak forest, from soil, 1 April 2006 , leg. Á. Garai , J. Kontschán, D . Murányi, one female . Distribution Austria , Slovenia . Table 8. Distinguishing characters between females of Zercon lanceolatus sp. nov , Zercon delicatus Urhan and Ekiz, 2002 , Zercon gregalis Mašán and Fend’a, 2004 , Zercon henoticus Blaszak, 1979 and Zercon karadaghiensis Balan, 1992 .

Z. lanceolatus	Z. delicatus	Z. gregalis	Z. henoticus	Z. karadaghiensis
I2 apically barbed	I2 apically broadening	I2 pointed, smooth	I2 apically barbed,	I2 pointed, smooth
and pilose	pointed
length of setae	length of setae	length of setae	length of setae	length of setae
I3–5: 45–70 µm peritremes	I3–5: 36–46 µm peritremes bent	I3–5: 42–67 µm shape of	I3–5: 32–45 µm shape of	I3–5: 34–70 µm peritremes bent
straight	peritreme	peritreme
unknown	unknown
Po1 situated anterolaterally	Po1 situated anteriorly to	Po1 situated anteromediall	Po1 situated anteromediall	Po1 situated anterolaterally
to Z1 Po3 situated near Z4	Z1 Po3 situated equidistantly	y to Z1 Po3 situated near I5	y to Z1 Po3 situated equidistantly	to Z1 Po3 situated equidistantly
posterior surface	from I5 and Z4 posterior surface	posterior surface	from I5 and Z4 posterior surface	from I5 and Z4 posterior surface
of	of	of	of	of
opisthonotum	opisthonotum	opisthonotum	opisthonotum	opisthonotum
smooth	with alveolar	with alveolar	smooth	with alveolar
depressions	depressions	depressions
long	long	long	long	long
opisthonotal	opisthonotal	opisthonotal	opisthonotal	opisthonotal
setae with	setae with	setae with	setae with	setae with
exceptionally	small,	small,	small,	small,
large,	rounded	rounded	rounded	lanceolate
lanceolate	hyaline	hyaline	hyaline	hyaline
endings	endings	endings	endings	endings
posterior margin	posterior margin	posterior margin	posterior margin	posterior margin
of	of	of	of	of
opisthonotum	opisthonotum	opisthonotum	opisthonotum	opisthonotum
with two	rounded	rounded	rounded	rounded
knobs

Remarks The subgenus Zerconella Willmann, 1953 and the species are new to the fauna of Croatia .