Liebstadia (Liebstadia) longior ( Berlese, 1908 )

Per, Sedat, Çubukçu, Kübra, Toluk, Ayşe & Ayyildiz, Nusret, 2021, Contributions to the Turkish oribatid mite fauna (Acari: Oribatida) from Sakarya and Yozgat provinces, Turkish Journal of Zoology 45 (1), pp. 70-78 : 77

Liebstadia (Liebstadia) longior ( Berlese, 1908)

Morphological features ( Figure 5a–h ). Body length: 434 (420–440) μm, body width: 237 (225–245) μm (n = 10). Body small and very flat; prolamella well developed; sensillus with short stalk and globular head; pteromorphs short and subtriangular; notogaster with 10 pairs of setae and three pairs of porose areas; epimeral setal formula: 3-1-3-3; genito-anal formula: 4-1-2-3; tarsus III with 15 setae; genu I with 3+1 setae; legs with one claw.

Material examined. Turkey, Yozgat, the Karanlıkdere valley; 39°34’579’’ N, 34°40’200’’ E, 847 m, 17.VIII.2013, 4 inds, from moss on tree; 39°32’273’’ N, 34°43’185’’ E, 921 m; 24.VIII.2013, 2 inds., 39° 32’273’’ N, 34°43’271’’ E, 925 m, 24.VIII.2013, 5 inds., 39°34’762’’ N, 34°38’ 902’’ E, 844 m, 14.IX.2013, 13 inds., 39° 33’157’’ N, 34°42’201’’ E, 883 m, 28.IX.2013. 2 inds., 39°35’768’’ N, 34°32’088’’ E, 790 m, 01.V.2014, 3 inds., 39°32’533’’ N, 34°42’705’’ E, 882 m, 06.VI.2014, 2 inds. from moss on rock; 39°34’813’’ N, 34°35’674’’ E, 808 m, 14.IX.2013, 3 inds.,39° 34’813’’ N, 34°35’674’’ E, 808 m, 14.IX.2013, 4 inds. (2 of them were used for SEM), 39°34’813’’ N, 34°35’678’’ E, 815 m, 28.IX.2013, 3 inds. from soil edge the swamp; 39°30’766’’ N, 34°44’190’’ E, 913 m, 23.V.2014, 4 inds., 39°30’794’’ N, 34°44’113’’ E, 913 m, 23.V.2014, 2 inds., 39°30’824’’ N, 34°44’002’’ E, 916 m, 23.V.2014, 7 inds., 39°33’189’’ N, 34°41’668’’ E, 873 m, 17.VIII.2013, 3 inds. from moss.

Distribution. Liebstadia (L.) longior ( Berlese, 1908) is distributed in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Japan, and Canada ( Subías, 2004, updated 2020; Miko and Weigmann,1996; Mahunka et al., 2013). This is the first record from Turkey.

Remarks. Liebstadia (L.) longior ( Berlese, 1908) can be distinguished from congeners by the presence of small and very flat body; short, globular sensillus; short and subtriangular pteromorphs; tarsus III with 15 setae; genu I with 3+1 setae. The body length for the species is recorded as 325–395 µm by Miko and Weigmann (1996). In this regard, the dimensions of the Turkish specimens (420–440 µm) are bigger than reported.

Figures

Figure 5. Liebstadia (L.) longior (Berlese, 1908). a- Dorsal view; b- Prodorsum; c- Rostrum; d- Sensillus; e- Notogaster; f- Ventral view; g- Genito-anal region; h- Anal region.