Prozercon carpathofimbriatus Mašán & Fend’a, 2004

Karaca, Mehmet, 2025, Review of the mite genus Prozercon Sellnick, 1943 (Acari: Zerconidae) in Turkish Thrace, with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 5636 (1), pp. 35-68 : 39-40

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5636.1.2
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scientific name	Prozercon carpathofimbriatus Mašán & Fend’a, 2004
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Prozercon carpathofimbriatus Mašán & Fend’a, 2004: 65 .

Prozercon carpathofimbriatus .— Holecová et al., 2005: 219; Papáč et al., 2006: 193; 2009: 36; Krištofik et al., 2007: 759; Ujvári, 2011d: 5; 2011e: 678; Karaca, 2015: 194; Karaca & Urhan, 2017: 32; Karaca et al., 2017b: 680.

Specimens examined. 15 ♀♀, 1 ♂, 2 DN: soil and litter samples under white poplar ( Populus alba View in CoL ), 41º31'N, 26º39'E, 38 m a.s.l., vicinity of Orhaniye village, city center (Edirne province), 23.03.2014. GoogleMaps 16 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂: soil, litter and moss samples under garland thorn ( Paliurus spina-christi View in CoL ) and Strandzha oak ( Q. hartwissiana View in CoL ), 41º29'N, 28º13'E, 207 m a.s.l., vicinity of Binkılıç and Çilingöz villages, Çatalca county (İstanbul province), 25.11.2012. GoogleMaps 13 ♀♀, 6 ♂♂, 3 DN, 1 PN: soil and litter samples under Hungarian oak ( Q. frainetto View in CoL ), 41º21'N, 28º16'E, 189 m a.s.l., vicinity of Binkılıç and Karamandere villages (Çilingoz natural park), Silivri county (İstanbul province), 25.11.2012. GoogleMaps 9 ♀♀, 8 ♂♂: soil and litter samples under common beech ( F. sylvatica View in CoL ), 41º50'N, 27º28'E, 514 m a.s.l., vicinity of Armutveren and Çukurpınar villages, city center (Kırklareli province), 22.03.2014. GoogleMaps 45 ♀♀, 15 ♂♂, 2 DN: soil and litter samples under Oriental beech ( F. orientalis View in CoL ), rose hip ( Rosa canina View in CoL ), yellow azalea ( Rhododendron luteum View in CoL ) and heath ( Erica arborea View in CoL ), 41º47'N, 27º53'E, 250 m a.s.l., vicinity of Armutveren and Çukurpınar villages, Demirköy county (Kırklareli province), 23.09.2013. GoogleMaps 228 ♀♀, 127 ♂♂, 46 DN, 17 PN: soil, litter and moss samples under common beech ( F. sylvatica View in CoL ) and oak ( Quercus sp. ), 41º53'N, 27º49'E, 322 m a.s.l., vicinity of Avcılar and Hamdibey villages, Demirköy county (Kırklareli province), 22.03.2014. GoogleMaps 1 ♀: soil, litter and moss samples under oak ( Quercus sp. ), 42º0'N, 27º9'E, 600 m a.s.l., vicinity of Topçular and Kocayazı villages, Kofçaz county (Kırklareli province), 05.12.2013. GoogleMaps 85 ♀♀, 13 ♂♂, 5 PN: soil, litter and moss samples under common beech ( F. sylvatica View in CoL ), downy oak ( Quercus pubescens View in CoL ), Hungarian oak ( Quercus frainetto View in CoL ), medlar ( Mespilus germanica View in CoL ) and raspberry ( Rubus sp. ), 41º41'N, 28º1'E, 144 m a.s.l., vicinity of KıŞlacık village, Vize county (Kırklareli province), 23.09.2013. GoogleMaps 31 ♀♀, 9 ♂♂, 4 DN: soil and litter samples under oak ( Quercus sp. ), 41º8'N, 27º22'E, 144 m a.s.l., vicinity of Muratlı and Karacakılavuz villages, city center (Tekirdağ province), 23.03.2014. GoogleMaps 7 ♀♀, 1 ♂: soil and litter samples under Hungarian oak ( Quercus frainetto View in CoL ), 41º22'N, 28º4'E, 214 m a.s.l., vicinity of Pınarcı and Safaalan villages, Çerkezköy county (Tekirdağ province), 22.09.2014. GoogleMaps 114 ♀♀, 27 ♂♂: soil and litter samples downy oak ( Quercus pubescens View in CoL ), Hungarian oak ( Quercus frainetto View in CoL ), Oriental beech ( Fagus orientalis View in CoL ) and rose hip ( Rosa canina View in CoL ), 41º28'N, 28º3'E, 384 m a.s.l., vicinity of Güngörmez village, Saray county (Tekirdağ province), 22.09.2013 GoogleMaps .

Female. Length × width range of idiosoma: 336–355 × 224–247 (n=10). For detailed description, see Mašán & Fend’a (2004).

Male. Length × width range of idiosoma: 271–283 × 202–217 (n=10). For detailed description, see Ujvári (2011e).

Deutonymph. Length × width range of idiosoma: 260–271 × 212–219 (n=10). For detailed description, see Ujvári (2011e).

Protonymph. Length × width range of idiosoma: 201–210 × 138–147 (n=10). For detailed description, see Ujvári (2011e).

Distribution in Türkiye. Bursa, İstanbul ( Duran 2013; Duran & Urhan 2017; Karaca & Urhan 2017), Edirne, Kırklareli, Tekirdağ ( Karaca & Urhan 2023a –c).

Known distribution. Croatia, Czechia, Greece, Poland, Slovenia, Türkiye ( Mašán & Fend’a 2004, Ujvári 2011d, e; Duran 2013).

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Arachnida
Order	Mesostigmata
Family	Zerconidae
Genus	Prozercon