Zerconid mites (Acari: Mesostigamata: Zerconidae) from Croatia with description of four new species

Abstract

This paper contributes to the knowledge of the family Zerconidae, describing material collected from several locations in Croatia. Seventeen species are listed, four of them (Prozercon martae sp. nov., Zercon danyii sp. nov., Zercon laczii sp. nov. and Zercon lanceolatus sp. nov.) proved to be new to science, a further eight species (Zercon arcuatus Trägårdh, 1931, Zercon athiasi Vincze, 1965, Zercon berlesei Sellnick, 1958, Zercon latissimus Sellnick, 1944, Zercon romagniolus Sellnick, 1944, Zercon storkani Halašková, 1969, Zercon tematinensis Mašán & Fend'a, 2004, Zercon (Zerconella) leitnerae Willmann, 1953) are recorded for the first time from Croatia.

Keywords:

• Zerconidae
• new species
• Croatia
• taxonomy

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This research was supported by the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA 72744).