Trhypochthonius silvestris europaeus Weigmann and Raspotnig, 2009

Trhypochthonius silvestris europaeus Weigmann and Raspotnig, 2009 View in CoL

Measurements (n=5): Body length: 544-608, body width: 360-400.

Diagnostic features ( Fig. 2 View Figure 2 ): Prodorsal setae ro (rostral), le (lamellar), and in (interlamellar) strong, barbed, mean 61, 80, and 96 respectively; sensillus fusiform mean 56; fifteen pairs of barbed notogastral setae; c 1 and c 2 very short, mean 10, 14 respectively, c 3 mean 42, d 1, d 2 and d 3 mean 12, 14, and 29 respectively, e 1, e 2, f 2, and h 1 mean 26, 45, 34, and 60 respectively, p 1 the longest about 72, h 3 and p 3 smooth and short; seven pairs of genital setae.

Material examined: Varda plateau, Rize province, Türkiye, 40°44' 08.10"N, 40°28' 30.52" E, 2514 m a.s.l., 15.VII.2019 GoogleMaps ,

collected from soil with grass, six specimens (one specimen was used in SEM).

Microzetidae Grandjean, 1936