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Contribution to the Macrochelidae Vitzthum, 1930 Fauna of the Carpathian Basin and the Balkan Peninsula (Acari: Mesostigmata) Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 2014, 45(2): 109–118 Contribution to the Macrochelidae Vitzthum, 1930 fauna of the Carpathian Basin and the Balkan Peninsula (Acari: Mesostigmata) A. ÁCS & J. KONTSCHÁN Anita Ács & Jenő Kontschán, Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, H-1525 Budapest, P.O. Box 102, Hungary. E-mail: [email protected] Abstract. From different localities of the Balkan Peninsula and the Carpathian Basin altogether 19 macrochelid mite species are listed belonging to the genera Geholaspis Berlese, 1918 (three species), Glyptholaspis Filipponi et Pegazzano, 1960 (one species), Longicheles Valle, 1953 (four species), Macrholaspis Oudemans, 1931 (one species), Macrocheles Latreille, 1829 (five species), Neopodocinum Oudemans, 1902 (two species) and Nothrholaspis Berlese, 1918 (three species). New country occurrences are also given for Croatia (three species), Hungary (three species), Macedonia (five species) Romania (five species) and Serbia (seven species). Keywords. Acari, Mesostigmata, Macrochelidae, first record, Balkan Peninsula, Carpathian Basin. INTRODUCTION and the Balkan Peninsula (e.g. Romania, Croatia, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Serbia) increasing subs- acrochelid mites are usually predators of tantially our knowledge on the Macrochelidae fa- M nematodes, eggs and larvae of insects or una of the region. weakly sclerotized mite species. They are inhabit- ing soil substrates, litter and decomposing organic MATERIAL AND METHODS matter (Mašán 2003). During numerous collecting trips to Europe The family is relatively well known in Europe, and other parts of the World many soil samples but information on their occurrences in the Balkan were taken which were deposited in the Soil Peninsula and the Carpathian Basin is insufficient. Zoology Collection of Hungarian Natural History We have more data on the macrochelid mites Museum. Examining the samples from the Car- from Italy (Berlese 1918, Filipponi & Pegazzano pathian Basin and the Balkan Peninsula, the 1962), the former U.S.S.R. (Bregetova & Korole- macrochelid specimens were sorted out and pre- va 1960), the British Isles (Evans & Browning pared by using lactid acid. The specimens exa- 1956, Hyatt & Emberson 1988), Germany (Karg mined are stored in ethanol and deposited in the 1993), Austria (Johnston 1970), Slovakia (Mašán 2003) and Hungary (Erőss & Mahunka 1971; Soil Zoology Collection of the Hungarian Natural Kandil 1983, Kontschán 2005). History Museum. The classification of Macro- chelidae Vitzthum, 1930 follows Emberson From taxonomical point of view the family (2010). The species’ ecological characteristics are Macrochelidae is also underresearched however, based on Mašán (2003). Figures are added to the an important revisionary work of the family was species new to the Hungarian fauna. The col- recently published by Emberson (2010). lectors’ abbreviations are as follows: AM: Andrej Mock, CSCS: Csaba Csuzdi, DL: László Dányi, Here, we report on several new occurrences HA: Attila Haltrich, HE: Edit Horváth, KJ: Jenő from different countries of the Carpathian Basin Kontschán, LK: Lubomir Kovač, MD: Dávid _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:AC8E68D9-A7C2-448F-B938-0E7F7EE2F42A HU ISSN 2063-1588 (online), HU ISSN 0237-5419 (print) Ács & Kontschán: Contribution to the Macrochelidae fauna of the Carpathian Basin and the Balkan Peninsula Murányi, MS: Sándor Mahunka, OA: András Romania, Rimetea, moss of rock 20.IX.2000 SZT. Orosz, OK: Kirill Márk Orci, PL: Peter L'uptáčik, Romania, Pasul Vlăhiţa moss 01.VIII.1999 OA. PT: Tamás Pócs, SZGY: György Sziráki, SZT: Romania, Lacul Sfânta Ana from sphagnum Tamás Szűts. 01.VIII.1999 OA. Romania, Cheile Turzii moss from rock 08.VII.1998 HE. Romania, Arieş vale RESULTS moss 11.VII.1998 HE. Austria, Altenmarkt an der Triesting, moss from soil 11.X.2003 SZGY. Slo- Family Macrochelidae Vitzthum, 1930 vakia, Rakovecz, litter 03.VII.1991 MS. Balkan Peninsula: Serbia, Krajište Planine, Surdulica Genus Geholaspis Berlese, 1918 beech forest litter 20.X.2006 DL, KJ, MD. Ma- cedonia, Maleševski Planina, Berovo beech forest Geholaspis berlesei Valle, 1953 litter 18.X.2006 DL, KJ, MD. Material examined. Carpathian Basin: Slova- Published records. Austria (Johnston 1970), kia, „Klastromka fent” 02.VII.1991 MS. Slovakia, Hungary (Erőss & Mahunka 1971), Slovakia Hrabusice-Podlesok, Sucha Bela from beech litter (Mašán 2003), Romania (Kontschán 2006b), 02.VII.1991 MS. Romania, Rimetea, from detritus Slovenia (Ujvári 2009). 20.IX.2000 SZT. Romania, Cluj-Napoca, Neg- reni, beech litter and moss 06.X.2006 MD. Balkan Diagnosis. Shape of idiosoma rounded, most Peninsula: Serbia, Đerdap Planine, Golubinje of dorsal setae slightly pilose except j2, j5, j6, J2, from litter 13.X.2006 DL, KJ, MD. J5, z1 and z5. Surface of dorsal shield with net- work pattern on posteromedial part. Ventrianal Published records. Austria (Johnston 1970), shield wider than long with large and smooth Slovakia (Mašán 2003), Hungary (Kontschán network structure. 2006a), Slovenia (Ujvári 2009). Distribution. Europe (British Isles, Holland, Diagnosis. Majority of dorsal setae pilose. Belgium, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Seven pairs of dorsal setae smooth (z1, j5, j6, J2, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Ro- J5, z5 and z6). Dorsal shield with dotted surface. mania, Slovenia, Italy, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Ukrai- Ventrianal shield with net-like structure. Three ne, Russia) and New Zealand (Mašán 2003). pairs of ventrianal setae (Zv1, Jv2, Jv3) prolong- ed. Remarks. Widely distributed in Europe, very common in humus and litter with a wide ecolo- Distribution. Central and South Europe (Po- gical tolerance. This is the first record from Ser- land, Slovakia, Austria, Italy) (Mašán 2003). bia, Croatia and Macedonia. Remarks. Edaphic detriticole, inhabiting leaf Geholaspis pauperior (Berlese, 1918) litter, most abundant in beech forests. This species is firstly recorded here from Serbia and Romania. Material examined. Carpathian Basin: Slova- kia, „Klastromka fent” 02.VII.1991 MS. Slovakia, Geholaspis longispinosus (Kramer, 1876) Hrabusice-Podlesok, Sucha Bela beech litter 02. VII.1991 MS. Balkan Peninsula. Macedonia, Material examined. Carpathian Basin: Croa- Belasica Planinite, waterfall of Kolešino Stream, tia, Kutjevo streamside 20.IV.2004 KJ. Croatia, platan-beech forest above the village, from litter Novo Zvecevo streamside 22.IV.2004 KJ. Hunga- 18.X.2006 DL, KJ, MD. ry, Aggtelek, Baradla cave, leaf litter and humus 21.III.2013 AM, PL. Romania, Munții Rodnei, Published records. Austria (Johnston 1970), litter 27.VI.2005 − 01.VII.2005 OK, MD, KJ. Slovakia (Mašán 2003). 110 Ács & Kontschán: Contribution to the Macrochelidae fauna of the Carpathian Basin and the Balkan Peninsula Diagnosis. Shape of idiosoma oblong, most of Rimetea, moss from a meadow 21.IX.2001 SZT. dorsal setae brush-like, j5, j6, J2, J5, z5, z6 Balkan Peninsula: Serbia, Krajište Planine, Sur- smooth, z1, j2 serrate. Ventrianal shield with dulica beech litter 20.X.2006 DL, KJ, MD. Mace- micropuncture pattern and with net-like structure. donia, Belasica Planinite Kolešino platan-beech 5 pairs of ventrianal setae smooth, blade-like. forest litter 18.X.2006 DL, KJ, MD. Macedonia, Šar Planina, Gorno Jelovce from beech forest, Distribution. Central and South Europe (Swit- moss of soil 15.X.2006 DL, KJ, MD. zerland, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Aust- ria, Slovakia, Italy) (Mašán 2003). Published records. Bulgaria (Balogh 1958), Austria (Johnston 1970). Remarks. It is an edaphic detriticole montane species distributed also in higher altitudes. This is Diagnosis. Shape of idiosoma oblong, most of the first record from Macedonia. dorsal setae pilose, j2, j3, j6, J2, J3, J5, z1 and z5 blade-like. Setae j2 reach the bases of j3, z1 Genus Glyptholaspis Filipponi et Pegazzano, longer than j2. Ventrianal shield with 5 pairs of 1960 short setae. Glyptholaspis saprophila Mašán, 2003 Distribution. South East Europe. (Karg 1993) Material examined. Carpathian Basin: Roma- Remarks. The original description by Balogh nia, Cluj-Napoca, Negreni, beech forest along the (1958) is based on type specimens collected in left streamside of Crisul Repede River, litter and montane beech and coniferous forests in Bulgaria. moss 06.X.2006 MD. Later, Johnston (1970) found this species in Austria and here we report it from Serbia, Roma- Published records. Slovakia (Mašán 2003), nia, and Macedonia. Hungary (Kontschán et al. 2014). Longicheles hortorum (Berlese, 1904) Diagnosis. Shape of dorsal shield oval with dentate posterior margin. Most of dorsal setae re- Material examined. Carpathian Basin: latively long, plumose, j5, j6, J2, z5 and z6 Romania, Cheile Turzii, moss 20.IX.2000 HE. smooth and needle-like. Ventrianal shield wider Romania, three km from Corneşti 11.VII.1998 than long, preanal setae long and plumose. moss HE. Slovakia, „Klastromka fent” 02.VII. 1991 MS. Balkan Peninsula: Serbia, Đerdap Distribution. Hungary (Kontschán et al. 2014), Planine, Majdanpek from beech forest litter Romania, Slovakia and Turkey (Özbek et al. 13.X.2006 DL, KJ, MD. 2014). Published records. Austria (Valle 1953), Remarks. The single Hungarian data is from Slovakia (Mašán 2003). litter of bamboo. This species is new to the fauna of Romania. Diagnosis. Surface of dorsal shield granulate with small microspicules. Dorsal setae brush-like, Genus Longicheles
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