Eustigmaeus anauniensis (Canestrini)

Dönel, Güldem & Doğan, Salih, 2011, The stigmaeid mites (Acari: Stigmaeidae) of Kelkit Valley (Turkey), Zootaxa 2942, pp. 1-56 : 22-23

Eustigmaeus anauniensis (Canestrini)

Raphignathus anauniensis Canestrini, 1889: 447 .

Eustigmaeus anauniensis (Canestrini) , Koç & Ayyıldız, 2000: 62; Doġan, 2007: 14; Erman, Özkan, Ayyıldız & Doġan, 2007: 7; Faraji, Ueckermann & Bakker, 2007: 148; Kazaklı, 2008: 36.

Raphignathus pectinatus Ewing, 1917: 151 .

Eustigmaeus granulosus Willmann, 1951: 137 .

Eustigmaeus kentingensis Tseng, 1982: 25 ; Doġan, 2005: 840; 2007: 15; Erman, Özkan, Ayyıldız & Doġan, 2007: 7; Faraji, Ueckermann & Bakker, 2007: 148.

Materials examined. 5 ƤƤ from litter Quercus sp., 40°21'13'' N, 37°28'06'' E, 600 m, between Reşadiye-Niksar, 25 VIII 2007; 14 ƤƤ, 1 3 from grassy soil, 40°17'10'' N, 39°38'19'' E, 1840 m, Köse Mountain, 21 IX 2007; 1 Ƥ from decayed bark of tree, 40°17'10'' N, 39°38'19'' E, 1840 m, Köse Mountain, 21 IX.2007; 20 ƤƤ from litter under mixed forest, 40°15'46'' N, 38°50'18'' E, 1820 m, Alucra, 22 IX 2007; 1 Ƥ from grassy and mossy soil, 40°17'37'' N, 39°34'03'' E, 1927 m, Köse, 26 X 2007; 5 ƤƤ from litter and soil under Onobrychis sp., 40°16'17'' N, 39°35'30'' E, 1892 m, Köse, 26 X 2007; 10 ƤƤ from soil and moss under Astragalus sp., 40°16'17'' N, 39°35'30'' E, 1892 m, Köse, 26 IX 2007; 19 ƤƤ from litter under Onobrychis sp., 40°17'31'' N, 39°38'22'' E, 1880 m, Köse Mountain, 26 X 2007; 3 ƤƤ from litter under Juniperus sp., 40°11'17'' N, 39°06'22'' E, 1760 m, Şiran, 27 X 2007; 31 ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp., 40°20'49'' N, 38°31'15'' E, 1103 m, Şebinkarahisar, 27 X 2007; 4 ƤƤ from litter under Onobrychis sp., 40°16'28'' N, 39°38'01'' E, 1832 m, Köse Mountain, 23 XI 2007; 1 Ƥ from litter under Populus sp. and Pinus sp., 40°17'11'' N, 39°35'30'' E, 1791 m, Köse Mountain, 23 XI 2007; 3 ƤƤ from moss on soil, 40°16'28'' N, 39°35'58'' E, 1822 m, Köse Mountain, 23 XI 2007; 13 ƤƤ from moss on soil and stone, 40°15'43'' N, 38°50'44'' E, 1756 m, between Gölova-Alucra, 24 XI 2007; 3 ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp., 40°15'48'' N, 38°56'58'' E, 1628 m,between Şiran Alucra, 24 XI 2007; 7 ƤƤ from litter under mixed forest, 40°38'01'' N, 36°41'08'' E, 586 m, Erbaa, 25 XI 2007; 7 ƤƤ from debris 40°30'39'' N, 36°53'40'' E, 330 m, Niksar, 15 III 2008; 2 ƤƤ, 1 3 from moss on bark of Pinus sp., 40°39'11'' N, 36°42'42'' E, 226 m, between Niksar-Erbaa, 29 III 2008; 4 ƤƤ from moss and lichen on soil, 40°41'33'' N, 36°30'13'' E, 253 m, Erbaa, 29 III 2008; 11 ƤƤ from litter under bush, 40°41'33'' N, 36°30'13'' E, 253 m, Erbaa, 29 III 2008; 5 ƤƤ from moss and lichen on soil, 40°39'48'' N, 36°40'30'' E, 322 m, between Erbaa-Niksar, 29 III 2008; 20 ƤƤ from litter under mixed forest, 40°39'56'' N, 36°41'31'' E, 224 m, between Erbaa-Niksar, 30 III 2008; 7 ƤƤ from litter under Juniperus sp., 40°17'38'' N, 39°34'03'' E, 1919 m, Köse, 29 IV 2008; 10 ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp., 40°17'38'' N, 39°34'03'' E, 1919 m, Köse, 29 IV 2008; 8 ƤƤ from litter under Berberis sp., 40°15'02'' N, 37°56'50'' E, 700 m, Gölova, 27 IV 2008; 24 ƤƤ from moss on soil, 40°17'48'' N, 37°45'04'' E, 636 m, between Reşadiye-Koyulhisar, 27 IV 2008; 2 ƤƤ from grassy soil, 40°41'33'' N, 36°30'13'' E, 253 m, between Erbaa-Taşova, 27 IV 2008; 4 ƤƤ from decayed bark of tree, 40°15'45'' N, 38°50'17'' E, 1816 m, between Şiran-Gölova 10 V 2008; 2 ƤƤ from grassy soil, 40°15'45'' N, 38°50'17'' E, 1816 m, between Şiran-Gölova 10 V 2008; 13 ƤƤ from moss on soil, 40°17'44'' N, 37°41'45'' E, 768 m, Koyulhisar, 11 V 2008; 9 ƤƤ from moss under forest floor, 40°38'34'' N, 36°37'40'' E, 313m, between Erbaa- Taşova, 11 V 2008; 7 ƤƤ from bark of Pinus sp., 40°38'27'' N, 36°40'14'' E, 494 m, Erbaa, 11 V 2008; 1 Ƥ from litter under Juniperus sp., 40°15'17'' N, 37°53'52'' E, 764 m, Koyulhisar, 30 V 2008; 5 ƤƤ from litter and moss under Juniperus sp., 40°15'17'' N, 37°53'52'' E, 764 m, Koyulhisar, 30 V 2008; 20 ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp. and Quercus sp., 40°17'11'' N, 39°35'29'' E, 1790 m, Köse Mountain, 31 V 2008; 4 ƤƤ from litter under Ulmus sp. and Quercus sp., 40°28'08'' N, 36°00'46'' E, 329 m, between Niksar-Reşadiye, 27 VI 2008; 2 ƤƤ from litter under stone, 40°19'20'' N, 38°39'38'' E, 1425 m, Alucra, 27 VI 2008; 8 ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp., 40°16'56'' N, 39°35'41'' E, 1770 m, Köse Mountain, 27 VI 2008; 13 ƤƤ, 2 33 from litter under Juniperus sp., 40°17'38'' N, 39°34'09'' E, 1916 m, Köse Mountain, 29 VI 2008; 9 ƤƤ, 1 3 from moss on soil, 40°14'59'' N, 38°57'10'' E, 1592 m, between Şiran-Alucra, 29 IX 2008; 3 ƤƤ from lichen and moss on Pinus sp., 40°14'59'' N, 38°57'10'' E, 1592 m, between Şiran-Alucra, 29 IX 2008; 8 ƤƤ from litter under Betulacea, 40°16'33'' N, 39°37'23'' E, 1848 m, Köse Mountain, 26 X 2008; 1 Ƥ from moss and lichen on soil, 40°16’17'' N, 39°37'34'' E, 1805 m, Köse Mountain 16 XI 2008; 2 ƤƤ from litter under Astragalus sp., 40°16'31'' N, 39°37'20'' E, 1880 m, Köse Mountain, 16 XI 2008; 4 ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp., 40°16'31'' N, 39°37'20'' E, 1880 m, Köse Mountain, 16 XI 2008; 2 ƤƤ from fungi, 40°16'25'' N, 39°35'50'' E, 1845 m, Köse Mountain, 16 XI 2008; 2 ƤƤ from litter under mixed forest, 40°15'47'' N, 38°50'29'' E, 1798 m, between Alucra-Gülova, 16 XI 2008; 7 ƤƤ from moss an lichen on litter, 40°16'29'' N, 39°37'58'' E, 1796 m, Köse Mountain, 01 XII 2008; 2 ƤƤ from litter under Pinus sp., 40°16'29'' N, 39°37'58'' E, 1796 m, Köse Mountain, 01 XII 2008; 8 ƤƤ from litter under Astragalus sp., 40°17'28'' N, 39°38'29'' E, 6049 m, Köse Mountain; 23 IV 2009; 9 ƤƤ from litter under Juniperus sp. 40°04'87'' N, 39°29'42'' E, 4854 m, Kelkit, 23 IV 2009; 11 ƤƤ from decayed bark of tree, 40°24'83'' N, 37°20'11'' E, 2482 m, Reşadiye, 25 IV 2009; 19 ƤƤ from moss and lichen, 40°21'28'' N, 37°27'72'' E, 1643 m, between Reşadiye-Koyulhisar, 25 IV 2009; 1 Ƥ from litter under Juniperus sp., 40°17'83'' N, 37°44'50'' E, 1831 m, between Reşadiye-Koyulhisar, 25 IV 2009; 3 ƤƤ from soil under stone, 40°14'96'' N, 37°56'02'' E, 692 m, Suşehri, 17 V 2009; ZMAU.

Distribution. Austria, Crimea, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Taiwan, Turkey and U.S.A. ( Ewing 1917; Willmann 1951; Tseng 1982; Kuznetsov & Petrov 1984; Koç & Ayyıldız 2000; Doġan 2005, 2007; Ripka et al. 2005; Akyol 2007; Erman et al. 2007; Faraji et al. 2007; Kazaklı 2008).

Remarks. Bushy dorsal body setae, oval, rectangular and triangular dorsal dimples, and femur II with four setae are diagnostic characters for E. anauniensis . Our specimens resemble other specimens of the species in general features.