Studies on water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from the Himalayas, II. New records and descriptions of seven new species from India

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2119 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR PESIC ◽  
ARNE PANESAR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Himachal Pradesh ◽  
Western Himalayas ◽  
Water Mites ◽  
Indian Himalayas

New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from the Indian Himalayas are reported. Seven species new to science: Sperchon schwoerbeli sp. nov., S. bakeri sp. nov., Atractides lahauli sp. nov., A. himachali sp. nov., A. acetabulensis sp. nov., A. davecooki sp. nov. and Aturus indicus sp. nov., are described from the western Himalayas (Himachal Pradesh State, India).

A new bent-toed gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus) from the Western Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh, India

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4446 (4) ◽  
pp. 442
Author(s):  
ISHAN AGARWAL ◽  
AKSHAY KHANDEKAR ◽  
AARON M. BAUER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Himachal Pradesh ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Continuous Series ◽  
Western Himalayas ◽  
Basic Field ◽  
Jammu And Kashmir ◽  
True Diversity ◽  
Mountainous Landscape

We describe a new species of the gekkonid genus Cyrtodactylus based on a series of six specimens from the Chamba Valley in the Western Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh state, India. Cyrtodactylus chamba sp. nov. is a member of the subgenus Siwaligekko and can be diagnosed from congeners in the Western Himalayas by a combination of its small size (snout to vent length up to 63 mm), a continuous series of five precloacal pores on males, 13–15 rows of dorsal tubercles, 33–43 scales across the belly, no regular series of enlarged subcaudals, and a dorsal colour pattern of 5–7 irregular, broad, dark bands with much narrower, light interspaces. The new species is 14% divergent in ND2 sequence from the most similar sampled congener, Cyrtodactylus (Siwaligekko) himalayanus from Jammu and Kashmir, and is 0.5–1.1% divergent in nuclear sequence data from sampled Siwaligekko species. Many more undiscovered Cyrtodactylus species probably exist across the Himalayas at elevations below ~2000 m; basic field surveys for reptiles and other poorly known groups and examination of existing material should be a priority if we are to appreciate the true diversity of this spectacular mountainous landscape. 

New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Malaysia, with descriptions of three new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2354 (1) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR PESIC ◽  
HARRY SMIT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Water Mites ◽  
Three New Species

New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Malaysia are presented. Three species new to science, Torrenticola haliki, Monatractides cameronensis and Atractides cameronensis are described; first records are given for Monatractides parviventris (K. Viets, 1935) and M. roseus (Lundblad, 1941).

New records of water mites of the genus Atractides Koch, 1837 (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae) from Thailand, Malaysia and Sulawesi (Indonesia), with the description of four new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2240 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR PESIC ◽  
HARRY SMIT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Water Mites ◽  
Stem Species

New records of water mites of the genus Atractides Koch, 1837 (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae) from Thailand, Malaysia and Sulawesi are presented. Four species new to science, Atractides siamis, A. malayensis, A. tahanensis and A. sulawesiensis, are described; a first description of the male is given for Atractides putihi Wiles, 1991; a first description of the female is given for Atractides tenuipalpis Lundblad, 1969 and A. incertus Lundblad, 1969; two subspecies are elevated to species rank (with their former stem species in parentheses): A. substriatus Lundblad, 1969 (incertus), A. cognatus (K. Viets, 1935) (spatiosus); first records are given for Atractides incertus Lundblad, 1969 (Thailand), A. schwoerbeli Lundblad, 1969 (Thailand, Malaysia), A. tenuipalpis Lundblad, 1969 (Thailand), A. cognatus (K. Viets, 1935) (Thailand) and A. putihi Wiles, 1991 (Thailand).

New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Tasmania, with descriptions of three new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2070 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR PESIC ◽  
HARRY SMIT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Water Mites ◽  
Water Mite ◽  
Biological Survey ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Interstitial Waters

Three new water mite (Acari: Hydrachnidia) species are described from Tasmania, Tasmanobates separatus sp. nov., Procorticacarus karanovici sp. nov. and Guineaxonopsis tasmanica sp. nov. The material was collected in 2008 during a biological survey by Tom and Ivana Karanović (Hobart, Tasmania) from surface and interstitial waters of Tasmania. Moreover, a detailed description of Litarachna cf. amnicola Cook, 1986 is given.

New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Sri Lanka with description of four new species and some remarks of relationships

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 1589-1610
Author(s):  
Andrzej Zawal ◽  
Izabela Szućko ◽  
Magdalena Szenejko ◽  
Lidia Skuza ◽  
Aleksandra Bańkowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
New Records ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Water Mites ◽  
Water Mite ◽  
Standing Waters ◽  
First Time

New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from the standing waters of Sri Lanka are presented. Fifteen species have been registrated, among them four species, i.e. Piona srilankana (Pionidae), Neumania edytae (Unionicolidae), Krendowskia (Krendowskiella) srilankana (Krendowskiidae), and Mideopsis ewelinae (Mideopsidae) are described as new to science. DNA was extracted from 18 water mite specimens and DNA barcodes are given for the first time for nine species.

New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Khorassan Province (Iran), with the description of one new species

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Pesic ◽  
Alirezi Saboori ◽  
Mahdieh Asadi ◽  
Mahdi Jalaeian
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Water Mites ◽  
One New Species

Water mites of the genus Sperchon Kramer (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Sperchontidae) from Turkey, with description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2514 (1) ◽  
pp. 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
YUNUS ESEN ◽  
VLADIMIR PEŠIĆ ◽  
ORHAN ERMAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
First Record ◽  
Mite Species ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Water Mites ◽  
Water Mite ◽  
Two New Species

A survey is given of the distribution of the water mite species of the genus Sperchon Kramer (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Sperchontidae) in Turkey, based on all published data and numerous new records. Sperchon (Hispidosperchon) oezkani and S. (Sperchon) ayyildizi are described as new species; Sperchon fundamentalis Bader & Sepasgozarian, 1980 is synonymized with S. glandulosus Koenike, 1886; the first record from Turkey is given for Sperchon (Hispidosperchon) tarnogradskii Sokolow, 1927.

Studies on water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from the Himalayas, I. The water mite genus Feltria Koenike, with descriptions of eight new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1758 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR PESIC ◽  
ARNE PANESAR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Water Mites ◽  
Water Mite ◽  
Indian Water ◽  
New Information ◽  
Indian Himalayas ◽  
Mite Genus

New information about the distribution of species of the water mite genus Feltria Koenike (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Feltriidae) in the Indian Himalayas is presented. Eight species (Feltria indica, F. tuzovskyi, F. schwoerbeli, F. himachali, F. kulluis, F. balneatoris, F. sannae and F. gereckei) are described as new to science; F. rubra Piersig, 1898 and F. longipalpis (Lundblad, 1941) are new to the Indian water mite fauna and for the latter species the first description of the female is provided.

First records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Bhutan, with description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1613 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR PESIC ◽  
HARRY SMIT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Water Mites ◽  
Two New Species

New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from streams in Bhutan are presented. Two species new to science are described: Sperchon himalayus sp. nov. and Torrenticola bhutana sp. nov. Furthermore, the first records from Bhutan are given for Monatractides tristis (Lundblad), Testudacarus tripeltatus Walter and Sperchon cf. indicus Kumar et al.

New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Brunei Darussalam, Borneo, with descriptions of two new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3018 (1) ◽  
pp. 50 ◽  
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR PEŠIĆ ◽  
TAPAS CHATTERJEE ◽  
DAVID J. MARSHALL ◽  
ANA PAVIĆEVIĆ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Water Mites ◽  
Water Mite ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
First Time

New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Brunei Darussalam are presented. Two new species are described: Hydrodroma bruneiensis (Hydrodromidae) and Litarachna bruneiensis (Pontarachnidae); Limnesia lembangensis Piersig, 1906 and Arrenurus bihamatus K. Viets, 1935, are reported for the first time from Brunei Darussalam. The water mite fauna of Borneo now tallies 41 species.

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