Protzia knaepleae Özkan, 1982

Erman, Orhan, Pešić, Vladimir, Esen, Yunus & Özkan, Muhlis, 2010, A checklist of the water mites of Turkey (Acari: Hydrachnidia) with description of two new species, Zootaxa 2624, pp. 1-48 : 11

Protzia knaepleae Özkan, 1982

New records: Erzurum Province: Ilıca, Serçeme stream, 17.x.1992, 39˚58ˏ42˝N 41˚01ˏ29˝E, 1800 m asl., Erman 0/1/0; Dumlu, Yeşildere stream, 13.ix.2006, 40˚12ˏ15˝N 41˚13ˏ26˝E, 2000 m asl., Erman 0/4/0; Tortum, Tortumkale stream, 16.vii.2006, 40˚19ˏ34˝N 41˚30ˏ12˝E, 1500 m asl., Erman 1/1/1; Hasankale, Tımar stream, 12.ix.2006, 40˚02ˏ33˝N 41˚37ˏ13˝E, 1950 m asl., Erman 1/2/0; Teke stream, 15.ix.2006, 39˚51ˏ50˝N 41˚13ˏ26˝E, 2000 m asl., Erman 1/4/0 (1/0/0 mounted).

Records from Turkey: Erzurum Province ( Oezkan 1982); Artvin Province ( Pešić & Turan 2006b; Pešić et al. 2007).

Habitat: Middle – and high -order streams.

Distribution: Turkey.