title: Five new species of Zercon C. L. Koch, 1836 (Acari: Zerconidae) from northwestern Turkey.
abstract: Mites belonging to the genus Zercon collected from the Thrace region in Turkey are investigated. Five new species, Z. filiformis sp. nov., Z. geliboluensis sp. nov., Z. sklarsimilis sp. nov., Z. tekirdagensis sp. nov. and Z. thracicus sp. nov., are described and illustrated. Zercon similifoveolatus Ivan & Călugăr is newly recorded for the Turkish fauna. Female specimens of Z. sklari Balan are reported and descibed for the first time in Turkey. Some known zerconid mites are recorded from new localities. A key to species of the genus Zercon known from Turkey is included.
authors.affiliation: Pamukkale University, Denizli Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Department of Electronic and Automation, Program of Biomedical Device Technology, Denizli, Turkey.; Email: m.karaca_86@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karaca
authors.affiliation: Pamukkale University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, Denizli, Turkey; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Raşit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Urhan
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009929:Organ Size; D014421:Turkey