A new species of the genus Zercon (Acari, Mesostigmata, Zerconidae) from Kastamonu, Turkey

Abstract

A new species, Zerconkastamonuensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on femalespecimens collected from Kastamonu, Turkey. The new species is closely relatedto Z. hispanicus Sellnick, 1958, Z. lepurus B?aszak, 1979 and Z. osmaneliensis Urhan, 2008. Thesimilarities and differences between related species within the same genus arealso discussed. Additionally, a key to species of the genus Zercon known from Turkey is given.