First records of zerconid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Zerconidae) from Albania, with description of three new species

Abstract

Elaborating a material collected from different regions of Albania, eleven species of the genus Zercon(Zerconidae) were identified, three of them, Z. albanicus sp. nov., Z. cavatus sp. nov. and Z. elongatus sp. nov., proved to be newto science. Short description of male and deutonymph of Z. villosus and morphological notes on Z. spatulatus are also provided.New occurrences of each species are depicted on maps as well.

Keywords

• Acari
• Mesostigmata
• Zerconidae
• Albania
• New species