Stigmaeus pilatus Kuznetsov

Dönel, Güldem & Doğan, Salih, 2011, The stigmaeid mites (Acari: Stigmaeidae) of Kelkit Valley (Turkey), Zootaxa 2942, pp. 1-56 : 49-50

Stigmaeus pilatus Kuznetsov

Stigmaeus pilatus Kuznetsov, 1978: 690 ; Kuznetsov & Petrov, 1984: 109; Khaustov & Kuznetsov, 1997: 83; Kazmierski, 2000: 323; Doġan & Ayyıldız, 2003c: 2; Doġan, 2007: 20; Erman, Özkan, Ayyıldız & Doġan, 2007: 10.

Materials examined. 1 Ƥ from litter Quercus sp., 40°21'13'' N, 37°28'06'' E, 600 m, between Reşadiye-Niksar, 25 VIII 2007; 2 ƤƤ from debris, 40°03'53'' N, 38°35'27'' E, 1306 m, Gölova, 22 IX 2007; 3 ƤƤ from moss on tree, 40°27'06'' N, 37° 04' 28'' E, 380 m, Niksar, 14 XII 2007; 7 ƤƤ from litter under Paliurus sp., 40°38'37'' N, 36°37'38'' E, 300 m, between Erbaa-Niksar, 30 III 2008; 3 ƤƤ from moss and litter under Pinus sp., 40°38'37'' N, 36°37'38'' E, 300 m, between Erbaa-Niksar, 30 III 2008; 2 ƤƤ from litter under Lamium galeobdolon , 40°38'37'' N, 36°37'38'' E, 300 m, between Erbaa-Niksar, 30 III 2008; 1 Ƥ from litter under Pinus sp., 40°17'38'' N, 39°34'03'' E, 1919 m, Köse, 29 IV 2008; 1 Ƥ from moss on soil, 40°10'34'' N, 39°06'52'' E, 1371 m, Şiran, 27 VII 2007; 2 ƤƤ from moss on soil, 40°17'44'' N, 37°41'45'' E, 768 m, Koyulhisar, 11.05.2008; 1 Ƥ from litter under Astragalus sp., 40°17'44'' N, 37°41'45'' E, 768 m, Koyulhisar, 11 V 2008; 3 ƤƤ from moss under forest floor, 40°38'34'' N, 36°37'40'' E, 313 m, between Erbaa-Taşova, 11 V 2008; 1 Ƥ from moss and lichen on litter, 40°16'25'' N, 39°35'50'' E, 1845 m, Köse Mountain, 16 XI 2008; 2 ƤƤ from lichen on soil, 40°17'74'' N, 37°41'77'' E, 766 m, Koyulhisar, 17 V 2009; 2 ƤƤ from moss on soil, 40°17'74'' N, 37°41'77'' E, 766 m, Koyulhisar, 17 V 2009; 1 Ƥ from decayed bark of tree, 40°23'69'' N, 37°17'45'' E, 514 m, Reşadiye, 17 V 2009; 3 ƤƤ from lichen on soil, 40°45'11'' N, 36°19'66'' E, 280 m, Taşova, 17 V 2009; ZMAU.

Distribution. The Baltic States, Iran and Turkey (Kuznetsov 1978; Kuznetsov & Petrov 1984; Khaustov & Kuznetsov 1997; Kazmierski 2000; Doġan & Ayyıldız 2003c; Doġan 2007; Erman et al. 2007; Rostami et al. 2010a, b).

Remarks. This species can be distinguished from related species by the following characters: eyes present, post-ocular bodies large, dorsal shields smooth, median zonal and intercalary shields divided, marginal shields large, suranal shield entire, dorsal body setae unequal in length, median shield with two pairs of setae, h 3 absent, one pair of genital and three pairs of aggenital setae, setal formulas of genua and femora 4(κ)–4(κ)–1–1, 6–4–3–2 respectively. Our specimens exhibit all characters of S. pilatus .