Prozercon murati, Urhan & Online, 2013

Urhan, Raşit & Online, Published, 2013, Two new species of zerconid mites (Acari: Zerconidae) from Giresun Province (Turkey), Turkish Journal of Zoology 37 (2), pp. 172-178 : 174-177

3.2. Prozercon murati sp. nov.

( Figures 2A–2D )

Type material: Holotype ♀. Turkey, Giresun, Tirebolu, Örenkaya village , mixed forest, 40°57′56.03″N, 38°51′37.76″E, 49 m, 21 November 2010, collected by M. Öztaş. Sample from litter and soil under Corylus avellana and Alnus sp . Paratypes: 11 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂, from the same sample. Holotype and paratypes are deposited in the Department of Biology of Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey .

Diagnosis: Posterolateral tips of peritrematal shields reaching bases of marginal setae R 6 or R 7. Margin of opisthonotum with 8 pairs of setae. Setae j1, r1, r4, r6, and r7 markedly elongated, densely plumose, brush-like, and apically rounded; setae j5 short, smooth, and needle-like; other podonotal setae pilose or plumose. Setae J 1 –J 5 and Z 1 –Z 4 pilose; setae J 6 and S 4 densely plumose, brush-like, and apically rounded. Setae S 1 short and smooth. Setae S 2 and S 3 short, pilose, and reaching lateral margin of opisthonotum. Setae R 1 –R 8 and Z 5 pilose. Dorsal cavities distinct, sclerotized, equal in size and form.

Description: Female. Dorsum ( Figure 2A ). Length of idiosoma in holotype 308 µm, width 227 µm. Measurement of 11 paratypes: length 299–316 µm, width 218–234 µm. Ornamentation of the dorsal shields is shown in Figure 2A . Dorsal cavities are distinct, sclerotized, equal in size and form.

Setae ( Figure 2A ). On podonotum, 20 pairs of differently formed setae present: j-setal row with 6 pairs of setae, z-setal row with 2 pairs, s-setal row with 5 pairs, and r-setal row with 7 pairs. Podonotal setae j1, r1, r4, r6, and r7 markedly elongated, densely plumose, brush-like, and apically rounded; setae j5 short, smooth and needle-like; other podonotal setae pilose or plumose. On opisthonotum, 23 pairs of setae present: J-setal row with 6 pairs of setae, Z-setal row with 5 pairs, S-setal row with 4 pairs, R-setal row with 8 pairs. Opisthonotal setae J 1 –J 5 and Z 1 –Z 4 pilose; setae J 6 and S 4 densely plumose, brush-like, and apically rounded. Setae S 1 short and smooth. Setae S 2 and S 3 short, pilose, and reaching lateral margin of opisthonotum. Setae R 1 –R 8 and Z 5 pilose. Setae J 1 with tips not reaching bases of setae J 2. Setae J 2 reaching bases of setae J 3 (as well as setae J 3 and J 4). Setae J 5 not reaching posterior margin of opisthonotum. The insertions of setae J 6 –J 6 situated 69–75 µm apart. Setae Z 2 not reaching bases of setae Z 3. Setae Z 4 reaching bases of setae S 4. The distance between setae Z 5 and J 6 is 23–27 µm. Lengths of opisthonotal setae and distances between setae within longitudinal rows listed in Table 3.

Pores ( Figure 2A ). On the podonotum, pores po1 lie on the line connecting setae s1–j3, but closer to s1. Pores po2 lie on the posterior line connecting setae s3–j4, closer to s3. Pores po3 lie on line connecting setae s4–s5. On the opisthonotum pores, Po1 located anterior to the bases of setae Z 1. Pores Po2 are located on the posterior line connecting setae Z 1 –S 2, or on the line connecting setae S 1 – Z

2

, closer to S

1

. Pores Po3 situated between setal rows Z

and J, on the line connecting setae Z 3 –J 2, and closer to Z 3. Pores Po4 located posteromedial to bases of setae S 4.

Venter ( Figure 2B ). Chaetotaxy and shape of the peritrematal shield typical for the genus. Adgenital shields and pores gv2 absent. Anterior margin of the ventrianal shield with 2 setae.

Allotype: Male ( Figures 2C and 2D ). Idiosoma length

250–260 µm, width 175–195 µm. Setae, pores, and sculpturing pattern on podonotum and opisthonotum same as in female. Distance between setae J 6 and J 6 60–64 µm, distance between setae Z 5 and J 6 18–21 µm. Lengths of opisthonotal setae and distances between setae within longitudinal rows shown in Table 3.

Remarks: Prozercon murati sp. nov. is closely related to P. boyacii Urhan & Ayyildiz, 1996 ; P. mersinensis Urhan,

1998; and P. yavuzi Urhan, 1998 . The distinguishing characters of the 3 related species of the genus Prozercon are given in Table 4.

Etymology: This species is named in honor of Murat

Öztaş, who collected the samples.

Acknowledgments

This research was financially supported by the Scientific Research Projects of Pamukkale University (PAUBAP), project number 2010FBE069.

Figures

Figures 2. Prozercon murati sp. nov. Female: A) dorsal view, B) ventral view. Male: C) dorsal view, D) ventral view. Scale bar = 100 µm.