Water mites of the genus Lebertia Neuman, 1880 (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Lebertiidae) from Turkey, with the description of one new species Author Guelle, Pinar Author Boyaci, Yunus Oemer text ZooKeys 2012 238 23 30 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.238.3861 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.238.3861 1313-2970-238-23 Lebertia (Lebertia) schechteli Thor, 1913 Former records from Turkey. Erzurum and Van provinces (as Lebertia tuberosa , Oezkan 1982 ); Karaman province ( Boyaci 1995); Kayseri province (as Lebertia tuberosa , Oezkan et al. 1996 ); Elazig province (as Lebertia tuberosa , Erman and Oezkan 2000 ; as Lebertia tuberosa , Erman et al. 2006 ); Erzurum province (as Lebertia tuberosa , Boyaci and Oezkan 2007 ). Distribution. Restricted to higher mountain ranges in western, central and southeastern Europe ( Gerecke 2009 ). In Turkey, it is found in moderate to high altitudes.