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Rafalskia azizsancari sp. n., a new harvestman (: Phalangiidae) from Turkey

Kemal Kurt*, Ersen Aydýn Yaðmur & Erman Tezcan

Kurt, K., Yaðmur, E. A. & Tezcan, E. 2019: Rafalskia azizsancari sp. n.,anew harvestman (Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Turkey. — Entomol. Fennica 30: 28–32. https://doi.org/10.33338/ef.79903 A new harvestman species, Rafalskia azizsancari sp. n., is described and illus- trated based on male specimens collected from Bozdaðlar Mountains, Ýzmir Pro- vince, Turkey. Most important differences between the new species and the three other species of the genus are included. K. Kurt, ªiran Vocational High School, Gümüºhane University, Gümüºhane, Turkey. * Corresponding author’s e-mail: [email protected] E. A. Yaðmur, Alaºehir Vocational School, Celal Bayar University, Alaºehir, Manisa, Turkey; E-mail: [email protected] E. Tezcan, Department of Biology, Kilis 7 Aralýk University, Kilis, Turkey; E-mail: [email protected] Received 11 January 2018, accepted 12 September 2018

1. Introduction Greece and Turkey (Nevºehir and Van provin- ces) (Martens 1965, Kurt 2014). Rafalskia Starêga, 1963 is a genus of the har- strigosus olympicus was described by Kul- vestman family Phalangiidae, established as a czyñski (1903) from Asia Minor (Uludag; Olym- subgenus of the genus Paropilio by Starêga pus Bithynicus). Roewer (1923) transfered (1963). Subsucuently, Šilhavý (1965) raised it Platybunus strigosus olympicus to the genus from subgenus to the rank of genus. The genus Metaplatybunus. Later, Starêga (1981) trans- Rafalskia currently includes four valid taxa, dis- ferred Metaplatybunus olympicus into the genus tributed in Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Turkey: Rafalskia. The species Rafalskia olympica were R. olympica olympica (Kulczyñski, 1903), R. divided into two subspecies as R. olympica olympica bulgarica Starêga, 1963, R. cretica olympica and R. olympica bulgarica by Karaman (Roewer, 1923) and R. petrophila (Martens, (2002). Rafalskia olympica olympica is an en- 1965). demic subspecies in Turkey (Bursa and Trabzon Rafalskia cretica was described by Roewer province). Rafalskia olympica bulgarica is (1923) from Crete (Greece) as Metaplatybunus known from Bulgaria, Serbia, and Turkey creticus Roewer 1923. Later it was found in Bul- (Kýrklareli and Ýstanbul provinces) (Mitov 2012). garia (Mitov 2004) and Turkey (Kahraman- The genus is recognized by the following maraº, Osmaniye and Gaziantep provinces) (Kurt morphological characters: cheliceral second arti- et al. 2011). Rafalskia petrophila was described cle is sometimes with distinct humps frontally by Martens (1965) from Karpathos (Greece) in and palpalfemur has a basalconicalapophysis the genus Metaplatybunus Roewer, 1911. The (Starêga 1963, 1976, Šilhavý 1965, Karaman species was transfered to the genus Rafalskia by 2002). Starêga (1981). Rafalskia petrophila is found in Here, we describe a new species of the genus ENTOMOL. FENNICA Vol. 30 • A new opilionid from Turkey 29

Fig. 1. Rafalskia azizsancari sp. n. (male, paratype). – a. Dorsal view. – b. Ventral view. – c– d. Pedipalp, mesal and lateral views. 30 Kurt et al. • ENTOMOL. FENNICA Vol. 30

Rafalskia from the Aegean region of Turkey and with 5 or 6 denticles to both sides from median compare it to the other species of the genus. line. Supracheliceral lamellae: Smooth, bearing one spine each. 2. Materials and methods Chelicerae (Fig. 2a, b): Length of first article 0.56, second article1.08. Dorsalside of distalpart The samples were collected in the Ýzmir Province, of first article spinulated. Second article frontally Turkey by pitfall traps with car coolant as a fixa- covered with setae, with a distinct apophysis. tive. The collection locality is a red pine forest in- Dorsalside of proximalpart of second article cluding a thick layer of leaflitter and located close spinulated, with 3 or 4 small spines. Chelal fin- to the Gölcük lake, and thus the habitat was very gers elongated, characteristically decussated. humid. The specimens examined were preserved Chelicerae light brown. in 70% ethanol. All the measurements are in Pedipalps (Fig. 1c, d): Femur basally with co- millimetres. The specimens are deposited in the nicalapophysis covered with setae. Femur with collections of Arachnological Laboratory of ªi- smalldistomesalapophysis covered with setae, ran VocationalSchool,Gümü ºhane University ventrally with setae and denticles, dorsally and (GUSAL), Gümüºhane, Turkey and Alaºehir laterally with denticles and sparce setae. Patella Zoological Museum, Manisa (AZMM). covered with setae. Tibia covered with setae, distoventrally with several denticles, ventro- basally slightly enlarged. Tarsus covered with 3. Description of Rafalskia azizsancari setae and a long row of ventral microdenticles; sp.n.Figs1–2 tarsal claw smooth. Length of palpal segments: femur 1.16, patella 0.56, tibia 0.59, tarsus 0.95; Material. Holotype: #, Turkey, Ýzmir Province, totallength:3.26 (2.98–3.26, n = 4). Palpal tibia Bozdað Mountains (38°18’11.0” N, 28°02’06.7” yellowish, other parts light brown. E), 1,211 m a.s.l., 28.VI.2012, E. A. Yaðmur leg. Legs: Strong, round in cross-section. The first (GUSAL). Paratypes: 3##, same data as holo- pair of legs slightly thicker. Femur covered with type (2## in GUSAL, 1# in AZMM). microdenticles and setae; patella with dorsal Diagnosis. Characterized mainly by morpho- microdenticles; tibia with dorsal and ventral logy of penis (a specific shape of truncus, glans microdenticles and setae; metatarsi with ventral penis dorsally almost flat; ventrally slightly wid- microdenticles and setae; tarsus only with setae. ened), abdomen dorsally without distinct mark, Length of legs: I: 1.69 (Fe) + 0.62 (Pa) + 1.49 (Ti) no saddle; cheliceral basal segment covered with + 2.06 (Mta) + 3.20 (Ta) = 9.06 (8.8–9.06, n =4), dorsal denticles, distal segment apically covered II: 3.04+0.83+2.59+3.90+6.80= 17.16 (16.5– with three or four denticles plus a distinct apo- 17.16, n = 4); III: 1.89+0.65+1.53+2.52+3.67= physis (hump), and palpal femur basally with 10.26 (10–10.26, n = 4), IV: 2.74+0.76+2.01+ conicalapophysis. 3.71+5.03= 14.25 (13.9–14.25, n = 4). Legs light Description. Male. Body: Almost oval- brown. shaped (Fig. 1a, b), length (first for holotype, Male genitalia (Fig. 2c–f): Truncus penis thin range with all type material) 3.20 (2.95–3.20, n = and long, basally wide, narrowed towards 4), width 1.72 (1.64–1.72, n = 4). Anterolateral subapex; glans dorsally almost flat, ventrally angles of prosoma and opening of odoriferous slightly widened, apically with a pair of setae; gland with several black denticles. A group of 5– stylus long. Length of truncus penis: 2.76 (2.51– 6 black denticles in front of eye mound on each 2.76, n = 4), glans: 0.50. Penis light to dark side. Abdominal tergites not distinctly saddle brown. marked, with irregularly spaced microdenticles. Female. Unknown. Genital operculum, leg coxae and opisthosoma Etymology. The specific epithet is in honor of ornamented with ventral setae. Body colour light Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar (University of North browntodarkbrown. Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA), who was Eye mound: Trapezoid in shape, large and awarded the NobelPrize in Chemistry in 2015. ENTOMOL. FENNICA Vol. 30 • A new opilionid from Turkey 31

Fig. 2. Rafalskia azizsancari sp. n. (male, para- type): – a, b. Chelicera, mesal and lat- eral view (ar- rows: cheli- ceral apo- physis). – c. Penis, dorsal view. – d. Pe- nis, lateral view. – e. Glans penis, lateral view. –f.Tipof glans penis showing posi- tions of the two setae, lateral view.

Remarks. Rafalskia azizsancari sp. n. can be dorsaldenticles(in R. cretica with 10 denticles), distinguished from R. cretica and R. petrophila distalsegment has distinct frontalhumps, api - by the following characters: abdomen has indis- cally covered with 3 or 4 denticles (in R. cretica tinct dorsalmark and no saddle(in R. cretica dor- and R. petrophila without distinct humps), glans salsaddleis distinct, in R. petrophila it is slightly penis is almost rectangular in shape (triangular in distinct); eye mound is covered with 5 or 6 R. cretica and R. petrophila). The comparison of denticles on each side (in R. cretica eye mound the subspecies Rafalskia olympica olympica and with 8–10 denticles, in R. petrophila with 10 or R. olympica bulgarica with Rafalskia azizsancari 11 denticles); cheliceral basal segment has 5 or 6 sp. n. is given in Table 1. 32 Kurt et al. • ENTOMOL. FENNICA Vol. 30

Table 1. Main diagnostic characters of the most closely related taxa of Rafalskia.

Characters R. azizsancari sp. n. R. olympica bulgarica R. olympica olympica

Body Dorsal saddle mark Dorsal saddle distinct (dorsal Dorsal saddle mark not distinct; dark saddle indistinct in some unnoticeable (Roewer brown; length 2.95– specimens) (Karaman 2002: 1923: 852, fig. 1022; 3.20 mm 64, fig. 1a, b; Mitov 2012: Karaman 2002: 64, fig. 1c); 76, fig. 2e); light yellowish pale yellowish, marbled to light brown (Karaman 2002); yellowish brown (Karaman length 4.9–6.3 mm 2002); length 3.8–5.3 mm

Colour of Light brown Yellowish marbled with brown Yellowish (Karaman 2002) chelicerae to dark brown (Karaman 2002)

Cheliceral With distinct frontal With distinct frontal hump, With small frontal hump, second apophysis (hump), only apical setae (Karaman only apical setae (Karaman article with 3–4 small 2002: 65, fig. 2c, d) 2002: 65, fig. 2h) proximal spines

Penis Glans rectangular, Glans triangular, dorsally Glans triangular, dorsally with dorsal and curved inward, ventrally curved inward, ventrally ventral margins bulged, curved outward; narrowed; truncus 3.8–4.1 almost straight and truncus 4.5–5.6 mm long mm long (Karaman 2002: parallel; truncus 2.51– (Karaman 2002: 65, fig. 2a, b; 65, fig. 2 g); penis 2.76 mm long; penis Starêga 1963: 291, fig. 4–5); yellowish (Karaman 2002) light to dark brown truncus light to dark brown, glans yellow (Karaman 2002)

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