Krendowskia

Esen, Yunus, Erman, Orhan & Dilkaraoglu, Sibel, 2013, Contribution to the study of arrenuroid water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Turkey, Zootaxa 3666 (1), pp. 73-83 : 82-83

Krendowskia (s.str.) levantensis Smit, 1997

Material eximaned. Kahramanmaraş Province, Çaġlayancerit, Lake Deġirmen, 37°.43.18' N 37°.29.10' E, 880 m a.s.l., 27.vii.2010 (0/1/0); ibid. 11.ix.2012 (0/1/0).

Description. Female: Idiosoma rounded, slightly narrowed anteriorly, L/W 1300/1242. Sclerotized integument striated dorsally and ventrally. Dorsal shield complete, L/W 1078/738 (fig. 7A). Gonopore L/W 267/ 260, genital valves with three pairs of acetabula, laterally with 7–8 setae. Ac-1-3 L 70-72-63 (fig. 7B). Capitulum ventral L 150, chelicera L 164. Palp (fig. 7C, D) total L 268, dL of palp segments: P-1 31, P-2 72, P-3 42, P-4 74, P-5 49. P-2 with two long setae close to anterior margin, P-3 with a long seta on each side, P-4 distoventrally with a hook-like tooth. Swimming setae number on legs: II-L-4: 8, II-L-5: 5, III-L-3: 4, III-L-4: 10, III-L-5: 10, IV-L-3: 6, IV-L-4: 7, IV-L-5: 7. Dorsal L of I-L: 92-94-113-140-134-133, IV-L-4-6: 213-229-218.

Remarks. From the Palaearctic only two species of the genus Krendowskia are known (Smit, 1997): K. latissima and K. levantensis . The latter differs from K. latissima by the hook-like tooth at the ventrodistal edge of P-4. In addition, it differs from K. latissima by much larger size and striated sclerotized integument. The female specimens collected from Kahramanmaraş Province are in perfect agreement with K. levantensis , which was up to now only known from Israel and Iran.

Distribution. Israel (Smit 1997), Iran (Pešiċ & Saboori 2007). New for Turkey.