Zercon honazicus sp. n., a new species of mite from turkey: (Acari: Zerconidae)

Abstract

A new species of zerconid mite, Zercon honazicus sp. n., is described and illustrated from Turkey. Diagnostic characters include an anterior margin of the ventro-anal shield which has two pairs of setae and dorsal cavities which are distinct, saddle-like and have an undulating anterior margin. On the podonotum, setae j2 are finely barbed and r3 thickened, prolonged, apically pilose, and terminating in a hyaline ending. The opisthonotal shield has a distinct reticulate pattern in the anterior region and a punctuate pattern in the posterior region. The new species is closely related to Z. zelawaiensis Sellnick, 1944 and Z. rafaljanus Blaszak & Laniecka, 2007. Diagnostic features are given in a table. © 2009 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.