Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli, 1772)
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Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli, 1772) |
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Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli, 1772) Acarus muscae domesticae Scopoli, 1772: 125 .
Diagnosis. Female: Dorsal shield 1010 µm long, 670 µm wide at the level of setae r4 (n: 1), widely oval, reticulated with punctations and bearing 28 pairs of setae; dorsal setae j1 distally pilose, J5 slightly pilose, j2, j5, j6, z1, z5, z6, and J2 smooth and needle-like, other setae pilose ( Figure 1A View Figure 1 ); ventral shields typically ornamented with sculptural pattern and punctations ( Figure 1B View Figure 1 ).
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Specimen examined: One female, Sivas, Gölova, Yeniköy , 40°03′54″N, 38°30′19″E, 1258 m a.s.l., 19 June 2011, in dung GoogleMaps .
Distribution: It is widely distributed in the world ( Mašán, 2003).
Notes: This species was previously recorded from Turkey as phoretic on insects (Göksu and Güler, 1968; Çiçek et al., 2008). It has been found in dung from the valley at an elevation of 1258 m a.s.l.
Macrocheles glaber (Müller, 1860)
Holostaspis glabra Müller, 1860: 178 .
Diagnosis. Female: Dorsal shield 815–915 µm long, 490–570 µm wide at the level of setae r4 (n: 15), oval, ornamented with net-like punctations, and bearing 28 pairs of mostly smooth and needle-like setae; dorsal setae j1, j4, z4 distally pilose, J5 slightly pilose, other setae smooth and needle-like ( Figure 2A View Figure 2 ); sternal shield typically ornamented with sculptural patterns, and having 1 linea arcuata ( Figure 2B View Figure 2 ).
Male: Dorsal shield 600–650 µm long, 370–410 µm wide at the level of setae r4 (n: 10), and bearing 28 pairs of mostly needle-like setae; dorsal setae j1, j4, z4, s5, Z4, and Z5 distally pilose, J5 and S5 slightly pilose ( Figure 3A View Figure 3 ); sternogenital and ventrianal shields ornamented with sculptural patterns; anterolateral margins of ventrianal shield convex ( Figure 3B View Figure 3 ); chelicera as in Figure 3C View Figure 3 .
Specimens examined: 15 females and 5 males, Tokat, Reşadiye , 40°20′30″N, 37°30′35″E, 572 m a.s.l., 30 May 2008, in dung GoogleMaps ; 23 females and 2 males, Niksar, Eryaba , 40°34′48″N, 36°47′39″E, 735 m a.s.l., 30 September 2008, in or on moss, lichen, and bark GoogleMaps ; 5 females and 3 males, between Erbaa and Niksar , 40°34′55″N, 36°50′58″E, 278 m a.s.l., 30 September 2008, in straw GoogleMaps ; 17 females and 7 males, Alucra , 40°19′20″N, 38°39′38″E, 1425 m a.s.l., 27 June 2008, in soil and moss GoogleMaps ; 17 females and 3 males,
ÖZBEK et al. / Turk J Zool between Erbaa and Alucra, 40°39′56″N, 36°41′32″E, 228 m a.s.l., 09 November 2008, from litter under Pinus sp GoogleMaps .; 10 females and 5 males, between Erbaa and Alucra, 40°35′53″N, 36°49′36″E, 256 m a.s.l., 09 November 2008, from weeds GoogleMaps ; 15 females and 5 males, Tokat , Niksar, Derindere, 40°30′12″N, 36°55′01″E, 347 m a.s.l., 09 April 2011, from litter under Salix sp GoogleMaps .; 12 females and 7 males, Tokat , Niksar, Derindere, 40°31′31″N, 36°54′30″E, 311 m a.s.l., 09 April 2011, in dung GoogleMaps ; 8 females and 3 males, Tokat , Reşadiye, Yenitaraç, 40°25′08″N, 37°13′30″E, 541 m a.s.l., 27 April 2011, from rotten wood GoogleMaps ; 15 females and 5 males, Tokat , Niksar, 40°31′54″N, 36°54′25″E, 327 m a.s.l., 14 May 2011, in dung GoogleMaps ; 16 females and 5 males, Sivas , Gölova, Yeniköy, 40°02′92″N, 38°30′70″E, 1409 m a.s.l., 19 June 2011, from litter under Pyrus sp .; 35 females and 15 males, Sivas , Gölova, Yeniköy, 40°03′54″N, 38°30′19″E, 1258 m a.s.l., 19 June 2011, in dung GoogleMaps ; 25 females and 5 males, Gümüşhane , Köse , 40°16′40″N, 39°38′38″E, 1856 m a.s.l., 26 June 2011, in dung; Tokat, Reşadiye, Zinav Lake, 40°26′66″N, 37°14′53″E, 888 m a.s.l., 14 April 2012, litter under Quercus sp GoogleMaps .; 5 females, Tokat , Reşadiye, Çevrecik, 40°24′60″N, 37°14′41″E, 525 m a.s.l., 14 April 2012, from moss GoogleMaps ; 19 females and 7 males, Tokat , Reşadiye, Çevrecik, 40°25′35″N, 37°09′97″E, 431 m a.s.l., 14 April 2012, from litter under Juglans sp. ; 15 females, Gümüşhane, Köse, 40°18′93″N, 39°38′83″E, 1810 m a.s.l., 13 June 2012, in dung .
Distribution: It is widely distributed in the world ( Mašán, 2003).
Notes: This species was previously recorded from Turkey as phoretic on insects (Çobanoğlu and Kırgız, 2001). It is a common species, with specimens found in large numbers throughout the valley.
Macrocheles perglaber Filipponi & Pegazzano, 1962
Macrocheles perglaber Filipponi & Pegazzano, 1962: 221 .
Diagnosis. Female: Dorsal shield 830–1000 µm long, 500–560 µm wide at the level of setae r4 (n: 12), oval, reticulated, and bearing 28 pairs of mostly needle-like setae; dorsal setae j1, j4, z4, r2, r3, s5, z5, S4, and S5 distally pilose, J5 slightly pilose, others smooth and needle-like ( Figure 4A View Figure 4 ); sternal shield typically ornamented with sculptural patterns, and having 2 linea arcuatae ( Figure 4B View Figure 4 ).
Male: Dorsal shield 700–830 µm long, 460–490 µm wide at the level of setae r4 (n: 8), and bearing 28 pairs of mostly pilose setae; dorsal setae j5, j6, z1, z5, z6, and J2 smooth and needle-like, J5 slightly pilose, others distally pilose ( Figure 5A View Figure 5 ); sternogenital and ventrianal shields ornamented with sculptural patterns; anterolateral margins of ventrianal shield convex ( Figure 5B View Figure 5 ).
Specimens examined: 3 females and 3 males, Tokat, between Erbaa and Niksar , 40°34′55″N, 36°50′58″E, 278 m a.s.l., 30 September 2008 GoogleMaps , from straw; 5 females and 2 males, Tokat, between Erbaa and Niksar , 40°35′53″N, 36°49′36″E, 256 m a.s.l., 09 November 2008 GoogleMaps , from weeds; 7 females and 3 males, Tokat, Niksar, Derindere , 40°31′31″N, 36°54′30″E, 311 m a.s.l., 09 April 2011 GoogleMaps , in dung; 5 females and 3 males, Tokat, Niksar , 40°31′54″N, 36°54′25″E, 327 m a.s.l., 14 May 2011 GoogleMaps , in dung; 11 females and 7 males, Sivas, Gölova, Yeniköy , 40°03′54″N, 38°30′19″E, 1258 m a.s.l., 19 June 2011 GoogleMaps , in dung; 2 females and 1 male, Gümüşhane, Köse , 40°16′40″N, 39°38′38″E, 1856 m a.s.l., 26 June 2011 GoogleMaps ,
ÖZBEK et al. / Turk J Zool in dung ; 1 female, Tokat , Reşadiye, Darıdar, 40°25′19″N, 37°09′95″E, 478 m a.s.l., 14 April 2012, in dung ; 3 females and 1 male, Tokat , between Şiran and Alucra, 40°09′96″N, 39°00′17″E, 1309 m a.s.l., 23 April 2012, in dung; 4 females and 2 males, Tokat, between Şiran and Alucra, 40°09′97″N, 39°00′17″E, 1309 m a.s.l., 23 April 2012, in dung ; 3 females and 2 males, Tokat , between Şiran and Alucra, 40°15′52″N, 38°57′90″E, 1570 m a.s.l., 23 April 2012, in dung .
Distribution: It is widely distributed in the world ( Mašán, 2003). New record for the Turkish fauna.
Notes: M. glaber and M. perglaber are very similar and broadly sympatric species and cannot reliably be distinguished from each other based on the morphological characters of females (Halliday, 1986b; Mašán, 2003), but Filipponi and Pegazzano (1962) separated the females of both species as follows: M. glaber —dorsal setae s5 smooth and needle-like, ventrianal shield longer than wide, sternal shield with 1 linea arcuata; M. perglaber —dorsal setae s5 pilose, ventrianal shield wider than long, sternal shield with 2 linea arcuatae. These distinguishing characters are useable for Turkish specimens of both species; however, the 2 similar species are more reliably distinguished from each other using the morphologic features of males.
Macrocheles scutatus (Berlese, 1904)
Holostaspis subbadius var. scutatus Berlese, 1904: 264 .
Diagnosis. Female: Dorsal shield 550–650 µm long, 320–380 µm wide at the level of setae r4 (n: 12), reticulated and bearing 28 pairs of mostly needle-like setae; dorsal setae j1, j4, z4, Z5, and S5 distally pilose, J5 slightly pilose, others smooth and needle-like ( Figure 6A View Figure 6 ); ventral shields typically ornamented with sculptural patterns; linea arcuata long and strongly concave ( Figure 6B View Figure 6 ).
Male: Dorsal shield 430–470 µm long, 300–320 µm wide at the level of setae r4 (n: 8), and bearing 28 pairs of mostly needle-like setae; dorsal setae j1, j4, z4, r2, r3, Z4, Z5, S4, and S5 pilose, J5 slightly pilose, others smooth and needle-like ( Figure 7A View Figure 7 ); sternogenital and ventrianal shields ornamented with sculptural patterns; anterolateral margins of ventrianal shield slightly concave ( Figure 7B View Figure 7 ).
Specimens examined: 5 females and 3 males, Tokat, between Erbaa and Niksar , 40°34′55″N, 36°50′58″E, 278 m a.s.l., 30 September 2008 GoogleMaps , in straw; 15 females and 5 males, Tokat, between Erbaa and Niksar , 40°35′53″N, 36°49′36″E, 256 m a.s.l., 09 November 2008 GoogleMaps , from weeds; Tokat, Niksar, Derindere , 40°31′31″N, 36°54′30″E, 311 m a.s.l., 09 April 2011 GoogleMaps , in dung; 5 females and 2 males, Tokat, Niksar , 40°31′54″N, 36°54′25″E, 327 m a.s.l., 14 May 2011 GoogleMaps , in dung; 13 females, Sivas, Gölova, Yeniköy , 40°03′54″N, 38°30′19″E, 1258 m a.s.l., 19 June 2011 GoogleMaps , in dung; 14 females and 5 males, Gümüşhane, Köse , 40°16′40″N, 39°38′38″E, 1856 m a.s.l., 26 June 2011 GoogleMaps , in dung; 7 females and 4 males, Tokat, Reşadiye, Darıdar , 40°25′19″N ,
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37°09′95″E, 478 m a.s.l., 14 April 2012, in dung; 13 females and 7 males, Gümüşhane, between Şiran and Alucra, 40°09′96″N, 39°00′17″E, 1309 m a.s.l., 23 April 2012, in dung; 15 females and 5 males, Gümüşhane, between Şiran and Alucra , 40°09′97″N, 39°00′17″E , 1309 m a.s.l., 23 April 2012, in dung; 10 females and 5 males, Gümüşhane, between Şiran and Alucra , 40°15′52″N , 38°57′90″E, 1570 m a.s.l., 23 April 2012, in dung.
Distribution: M. scutatus is distributed in Asia, Europe, North Africa, and New Zealand ( Mašán, 2003). New record for the Turkish fauna.
Notes: This species is quite common; specimens are found in large numbers throughout Kelkit Valley. It has been mostly found in dung, straw, and weeds at elevations between 256 and 1856 m a.s.l. in the valley.
Macrocheles merdarius (Berlese, 1889)
Holostaspis merdarius Berlese, 1889: 1 .
Diagnosis. Female: Dorsal shield 450–530 µm long, 230–290 µm wide at the level of setae r4 (n: 12), reticulated, and bearing 28 pairs of setae; dorsal seta J5 slightly pilose, others smooth and needle-like ( Figure 8A View Figure 8 ); genu IV with 6 setae; ventral shields typically ornamented with sculptural pattern ( Figure 8B View Figure 8 ).
Specimens examined: 15 females, Tokat, Niksar, Gürçeşme , 40°35′39″N, 36°50′02″E, 285 m a.s.l., 24 July 2007, in dung GoogleMaps ; 50 females, Tokat, between Erbaa and Niksar , 40°35′53″N, 36°49′36″E, 256 m a.s.l., 09 September 2008, from weeds GoogleMaps ; 25 females, Tokat, Erbaa , 40°40′12″N, 36°39′46″E, 239 m a.s.l., 14 December 2008, in dung GoogleMaps ; 100 females, Tokat, Niksar, Derindere , 40°31′31″N, 36°54′30″E, 311 m a.s.l., 09 April 2011, in dung GoogleMaps ; 31 females, Tokat, Reşadiye, Zinav Lake , 40°27′10″N, 37°16′42″E, 954 m a.s.l., 27 April 2011, from litter under Quercus sp GoogleMaps .; 25 females, Gümüşhane, Şiran, Sarıca , 40°09′70″N, 39°04′32″E, 1368 m a.s.l., 29 May 2011, from litter under Juniperus sp .; 100 females, Tokat, Reşadiye, Zinav Lake , 40°27′07″N, 37°16′33″E, 970 m a.s.l., from litter GoogleMaps ; 7 females, Sivas, Gölova, Yeniköy, 40°03′54″N, 38°30′19″E, 1258 m a.s.l., 19 June 2011, in dung; Tokat, Reşadiye , Darıdar , 40°25′19″N, 37°09′95″E, 478 m a.s.l., 14 April 2012, in dung; 20 females, Gümüşhane, between Şiran and Alucra, 40°15′52″N, 38°57′90″E, 1570 m a.s.l., 23 April 2012, in dung GoogleMaps ; 12 females, Giresun, between Şebinkarahisar and Suşehri , 40°17′56’’N, 38°12′50″E, 927 m a.s.l., 23 April 2012, in dung GoogleMaps .
Distribution: It is widely distributed in the world (Bregetova and Koroleva, 1960; Mašán, 2003).
Notes: This species was previously recorded from Turkey by Kılıç et al. (2012). It is a common species; specimens are found in large numbers throughout Kelkit Valley.
Macrocheles subbadius (Berlese, 1904)
Holostaspis subbadius Berlese, 1904: 264 .
Diagnosis. Female: Dorsal shield 630–690 µm long, 360–410 µm wide at the level of setae r4 (n: 10), oblong, reticulated, and bearing 28 pairs of smooth and needle-like setae; setae j1 short ( Figure 9A View Figure 9 ); genu IV with 7 setae; ventral shield typically ornamented with sculptural pattern and punctations ( Figure 9B View Figure 9 ).
Male: Dorsal shield 480–510 µm long, 300–330 µm wide at the level of setae r4 (n: 8), posteriorly narrowed and bearing 28 pairs of mostly needle-like setae; dorsal setae j4 and z4 distally pilose, others smooth and needle-like; dorsal shield posteriorly bearing 3 pairs of distinct outgrowths ( Figure 10A View Figure 10 ); holoventral shield ornamented with sculptural patterns ( Figure 10B View Figure 10 ); chelicera as in
Figure 10C View Figure 10 .
Specimens examined: 15 females and 10 males, Tokat, Niksar, Gürçeşme , 40°35′39″N, 36°50′02″E, 285 m a.s.l., 24 July 2007, in dung GoogleMaps ; 50 females and 30 males, Tokat, between Erbaa and Niksar , 40°35′53″N, 36°49′36″E, 256 m a.s.l., 09 November 2008, from weeds GoogleMaps ; 25 females and 15 males, Tokat, Erbaa , 40°40′12″N, 36°39′46″E, 239 m a.s.l., 14 December 2008, in dung GoogleMaps ; 25 females and 10 males, Tokat, Niksar, Derindere , 40°31′31″N, 36°54′30″E, 311 m a.s.l., 09 Nisan 2011, in dung GoogleMaps ; 10 females and 15 males, Tokat, Niksar , 40°31′54″N, 36°54′25″E, 327 m a.s.l., 14 May 2011, in dung GoogleMaps ; 40 females and 30 males, Sivas, Gölova, Yeniköy , 40°03′54″N, 38°30′19″E, 1258 m a.s.l., 19 June 2011, in dung GoogleMaps ; 40 females and 30 males, Gümüşhane, Köse , 40°16′40″N, 39°38′38″E, 1856 m a.s.l., 26 June 2011, in dung GoogleMaps ; 20 females and 15 males, Tokat, Reşadiye, Darıdar , 40°25′19″N, 37°09′95″E, 478 m a.s.l., 14 April 2012, in dung; 20 females and 10 males, Gümüşhane, between Şiran and Alucra, 40°09′96″N, 39°00′17″E, 1309 m a.s.l., 23 April 2012, in dung GoogleMaps ; 15 females and 5 males, Gümüşhane, between Şiran and Alucra, 40°09′97″N, 39°00′17″E, 1309 m a.s.l., 23 April 2012, in dung; 20 females and 10 males, Gümüşhane, between Şiran and Alucra, 40°15′52″N, 38°57′90″E, 1570 m a.s.l., 23 April 2012, in dung; Giresun, between Şebinkarahisar and Suşehri , 40°17′56″N, 38°12′50″E, 927 m a.s.l., 23 April 2012, in dung GoogleMaps .
Distribution: This species is widely distributed in the world ( Mašán, 2003; Halliday, 2000). New record for Turkish fauna.
Notes: M. subbadius is a very common species, with specimens found in large numbers throughout the valley. It has been mostly found in dung at elevations between 239 and 1856 m a.s.l.
Macrocheles robustulus (Berlese, 1904)
Holostaspis subbadius var. robustulus Berlese, 1904: 264 .
Diagnosis. Female: Dorsal shield 680–790 µm long, 400–440 wide at the level of setae r4 (n: 10), oblong, reticulated, and bearing 28 pairs of mostly needle-like setae; dorsal setae j1, j4, z4, r2, Z4, Z5 distally pilose, J5 slightly pilose, others smooth and needle-like; z4 and r2 distinctly longer than other dorsal setae ( Figure 11A View Figure 11 ); sternal shield without sculptural lines, ornamented, and punctuated ( Figure 11B View Figure 11 ).
Male: Dorsal shield 570–660 µm long, 350–430 µm wide at the level of setae r4 (n: 5), and bearing 30 pairs of mostly needle-like setae ( Figure 12A View Figure 12 ); holoventral shield with ornamented sculptural patterns ( Figure 12B View Figure 12 ); chelicera as in Figure 12C View Figure 12 .
Specimens examined: 7 females and 2 males, Tokat, Niksar , 40°31′54″N, 36°54′25″E, 327 m a.s.l., 14 May 2011, in dung; Tokat, between Niksar and Erbaa, 40°38′54″N, 36°43′68″E, 303 m a.s.l., 14 May 2011, in moss; 7 females and 3 males, Tokat, Reşadiye, 40°23′62″N, 37°17′14″E, 508 m a.s.l., 14 May 2011, litter under Quercus sp GoogleMaps .; 7 females, Gümüşhane, Şiran , 40°09′85″N, 38°57′10″E, 1457 m a.s.l., litter under Pyrus sp .
Distribution: It is widespread in the world ( Hyatt and Emberson, 1988; Mašán, 2003).
Notes: This species was previously recorded from Turkey as phoretic on insects (Bayram and Çobanoğlu, 2005). Additionally, it has been found in the valley in dung, moss, and litter under Quercus sp. and Pyrus sp. , at elevations between 303 and 1457 m a.s.l.
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