Macrholaspis evansi Balogh, 1958

Macrholaspis evansi Balogh, 1958

Material examined. 2♀♀ from litter of Pinus sp. , ( YF) 40°03'21"N 39°53'39"E, 1840 m a.s.l., 17 May 2013 GoogleMaps ; 1♀ from moss, ( GV) 40°09'06"N 40°20'44"E, 1745 m a.s.l., 18 April 2014 GoogleMaps ; 1♀ from moss, ( SV) 40°27'02"N 40°18'47"E, 1655 m a.s.l., 17 June 2014 GoogleMaps .

Remarks. Macrholaspis evansi was first described by Balogh (1958) from Bulgaria and later reported by Bregetova (1977) from the Crimea. It was later described by Özbek (2013, 2017) from the provinces of Giresun, Gümüşhane and Tokat in Türkiye. This species can be reliably distinguished from other relatives by the presence of smooth and pointed setae (j6, z6, J2, J5) in the middle part of the dorsal shield ( Balogh, 1958; Bregetova, 1977; Mašán, 2003). Özbek (2017) observed that the seta j6 is mostly pilose in Turkish specimens, although it can occasionally be smooth and pointed. In all specimens examined in the present study, this seta was clearly pilose.