Macrholaspis recki (Bregetova and Koroleva, 1960)

Macrholaspis recki (Bregetova and Koroleva, 1960)

Material examined. 4♀♀ from litter of Salix sp. , ( CV) 40°15'53"N 39°58'30"E, 1618 m a.s.l., 1 May 2013 GoogleMaps ; 1♀ from moss, ( AP) 40°25'07"N 40°11'49"E, 2200 m a.s.l., 1 May 2013 GoogleMaps ; 7♀♀ from moss, ( AP) 40°26'01"N 40°07'31"E, 2195 m a.s.l., 17 May 2013 GoogleMaps ; 2♀♀ from litter of Astragalus sp. , ( AP) 40°25'57"N 40°07'29"E, 2190 m a.s.l., 17 May 2013 GoogleMaps ; 43♀♀ and 1DN from litter of Pinus sp. , ( YF) 40°03'21"N 39°53'39"E, 1840 m a.s.l., 17 May 2013 GoogleMaps ; 6♀♀ from moss, ( YF) 40°03'21"N 39°53'39"E, 1850 m a.s.l., 17 May 2013 GoogleMaps ; 1♀ from moss, ( Dağtarla Village ) 40°20'30"N 40°25'39"E, 1631 m a.s.l., 2 July 2013 GoogleMaps ; 15♀♀ from moss, ( YF) 40°03'23"N 39°43'16"E, 1960 m a.s.l., 5 April 2014 GoogleMaps ; 4♀♀ from moss, ( KarşıgeÇit Village ) 40°21'42"N 40°26'42"E, 1683 m a.s.l., 2 July 2013 GoogleMaps ; 23♀♀ from litter of Populus sp. , ( YF) 40°03'23"N 39°43'16"E, 1964 m a.s.l., 5 April 2014 GoogleMaps ; 2♀♀ from moss, ( GV) 40°09'06"N 40°20'44"E, 1754 m a.s.l., 18 April 2014 GoogleMaps ; 2♀♀ from litter of Platanus sp. , ( YF) 40°03'09"N 39°43'15"E, 1900 m a.s.l., 18 April 2014 GoogleMaps ; 2♀♀ from litter of Astragalus sp. , ( AP) 40°24'47"N 40°07'43"E, 1949 m a.s.l., 1 June 2014 GoogleMaps ; 5♀♀ from moss, ( SV) 40°27'02"N 40°18'47"E, 1655 m a.s.l., 17. June 2014 GoogleMaps ; 1♀ from litter of Populus sp. , ( SV) 40°27'02"N 40°18'47"E, 1655 m a.s.l., 17 June 2014 GoogleMaps ; 2♀♀ from litter of Astragalus sp. , ( KılıÇkaya Village ) 40°28'53"N 40°15'38"E, 1736 m a.s.l., 17 June 2014 GoogleMaps ; 3♀♀ from moss, ( YF) 40°02'33"N 39°43'13"E, 2005 m a.s.l., 27 June 2014 GoogleMaps ; 3♀♀ from litter under stone, ( KV) 40°27'39"N 40°16'08"E, 1641 m a.s.l., 9 May 2015 GoogleMaps ; 1♀ from litter of Rosa canina, (YF) 40°03'11"N 39°43'17"E, 1902 m a.s.l., 19 May 2015.

Remarks. This species is widespread in the Palaearctic region ( Mašán, 2003; Plumari, 2010) and is the most collected species, particularly from litter, soil, and moss in the Kelkit Valley ( Özbek and Bal, 2012b; Özbek, 2017). In accordance with these findings, numerous specimens were collected from soil, various types of litter, and moss in the present study. The species is distributed across the provinces of Bayburt, Erzincan, Erzurum, Gümüşhane, Sivas, and Tokat in Türkiye. Furthermore, no morphological differences were observed between the newly collected specimens and those previously reported.(Bregetova and Koroleva, 1960; Bregetova, 1977; Karg, 1993; Mašán, 2003; Plumari, 2010; Özbek and Bal, 2012b) Additionally, this study provides the first evidence that the species may lay eggs containing fully developed larvae (ovoviviparity) or give birth to fully developed larvae (larviparity) ( Walter and Proctor, 2013).