Zercon colligans Berlese, 1920

Bulut, Davut Rıza, Urhan, Raşit & Karaca, Mehmet, 2021, Zerconid mites (Acari, Zerconidae) from eastern parts of Aydın Province (Turkey), with description of Zercon karacasuensis sp. nov., Acarological Studies 3 (2), pp. 73-81 : 74-75

Zercon colligans Berlese, 1920

This species was the most abundant zerconid species in terms of number of individuals in the study area.

Materials examined: 187 females, 146 males, 79 DN and 40 PN: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 4), 37°57'20.70'' N, 28°45'38.52'' E, 151 m a.s.l., Savcıllı neighorbood (Buharkent), 2 February 2019. 140 females, 82 males, 45 DN and 24 PN: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 4), 37°56'18.66'' N, 28°48'21.72'' E, 203 m a.s.l., Kızıldere neighorbood (Buharkent), 2 February 2019. 156 females, 112 males, 56 DN and 21 PN: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 4), 37°58'35.94'' N, 28°48'24.66'' E, 361 m a.s.l., vicinity of Kızıldere neighorbood (Buharkent), 2 February 2019. 61 females, 30 males and 13 DN: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 4), 38°0'10.02'' N, 28°43'2.10'' E, 839 m a.s.l., Muratdağı neighorbood (Buharkent), 5 October 2019. 63 females, 23 males, 16 DN and four PN: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 4), 38°58'25.62'' N, 28°40'31.14'' E, 377 m a.s.l., Feslek neighorbood (Buharkent), 22 January 2020. 408 females, 233 males, 123 DN and 75 PN: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 4), 37°49'40.86'' N, 28°33'59.58'' E, 206 m a.s.l., vicinity of BahÇeköy neighorbood (Karacasu), 4 February 2019. 129 females, 74 males, 68 DN and 35 PN: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 4), 37°44'58.50'' N, 28°37'6.36'' E, 366 m a.s.l., Kuyucak-Karacasu road junction (Karacasu), 4 February 2019. 249 females, 183 males, 110 DN and 53 PN: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 4), 37°42'41.64'' N, 28°43'48.78'' E, 536 m a.s.l., vicinity of Aphrodisias Ancient City, Geyre graveyard (Karacasu), 4 February 2019. 161 females, 184 males, 92 DN and 53 PN: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 4), 37°51'25.92'' N, 28°39'33.42'' E, 464 m a.s.l., vicinity of Aksaz neighorbood (Karacasu), 27 June 2019. 180 females, 95 males, 75 DN and 27 PN: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 4), 37°49'38.82'' N, 28°34'23.22'' E, 205 m a.s.l., vicinity of BahÇeköy neighorbood (Karacasu), 22 January 2020. 249 females, 179 males, 118 DN and 70 PN: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 4), 37°54'10.68'' N, 28°32'37.50'' E, 94 m a.s.l., Obam roadhouse, vicinity of Pamukören neighborhood (Kuyucak), 3 February 2019. 521 females, 289 males, 75 DN and 41 PN: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 4), 37°53'19.02'' N, 28°38'53.64'' E, 170 m a.s.l., Yamalak neighborhood (Kuyucak), 3 February 2019. 161 females, 133 males, 76 DN and 51 PN: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 4), 37°52'15.96'' N, 28°39'27.48'' E, 254 m a.s.l., vicinity of Yamalak and Aksaz neighborhoods (Kuyucak), 3 February 2019. 101 females, 32 males, 17 DN and two PN: soil, litter and moss samples under various plants (see Table 4), 38°57'4.20'' N, 28°36'46.92'' E, 424 m a.s.l., Kurtuluş neighborhood (Kuyucak), 22 January 2020.

Turkish distribution: Afyonkarahisar, Artvin, Aydın, Balıkesir, Çanakkale, Denizli, Edirne, Erzurum, Giresun, İstanbul, Kırklareli, KÜtahya, Tekirdağ and Uşak (Karaca, 2015, 2021; Karaca and Urhan, 2016; Urhan and Duran, 2019).

Known distribution: Austria, France, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Russia, Sweden, Swiss and Turkey ( Karaca and Urhan 2016; Karaca et al., 2017; Karaca, 2021).