Water mites from Pacific Islands (Acari: Hydrachnidia)

Zootaxa ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 588 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
HARRY SMIT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
New Records ◽  
Water Mites ◽  
Water Mite ◽  
Western Samoa

The results are given of water mite collections from Hawaii, Western Samoa, Fiji and Vanuatu. Four new species are described, viz. Aspidiobates vanuaticus, A. pacificus, Unionicola pacifica and Arrenurus nausoriensis. New records are given for Limnochares australica Lundblad from Fiji, Oxus orientalis Walter from Vanuatu and Arrenurus multicornutus from Western Samoa.

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.

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.

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.

Studies on water mites of the family Hygrobatidae (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from Iran, I. The water mite genus Atractides Koch, with the description of five new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 495 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR PESIC ◽  
ALIREZA SABOORI ◽  
MAHDIEH ASADI ◽  
REZA VAFAEI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Mite Species ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Water Mites ◽  
Water Mite ◽  
The Family ◽  
Mite Genus

This survey of the distribution of the water mite species (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae) of the genus Atractides Koch in Iran is based on all published data so far and numerous new records. Five new species are described, viz. Atractides markaziensis Pesic, A. mossahebii Pesic, A. mirkopesici Pesic, A. gereckei Pesic, and A. nikooae Pesic; a first description is given for the male of Atractides cf. lunipes Lundblad, 1956; a redescription are given for Atractides baderi Schwoerbel & Sepasgozarian, 1976, Atractides nahavandii Schwoerbel & Sepasgozarian, 1976, and Atractides fluviatilis (Szalay, 1929); first records from Iran are given for Atractides acutirostris (Motas & C.Angelier, 1927), A. robustus (Sokolow, 1940) and A. inflatus (Walter, 1925).

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

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2158 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR PESIC ◽  
YENUMULA RANGA REDDY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Mite Species ◽  
Water Mites ◽  
Water Mite ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Interstitial Waters

New records of six water mite species (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from interstitial waters of India are reported; three of them, viz. Atractides panesari, Albaxona indica and Axonopsis periyar are described as new to science. Atractides gracilis Jin, 1997 is replaced with Atractides jini nom. nov. Moreover, an additional description of the female of Atractides biscutatus Cook, 1967 is given.

New records of aturid water mites from Australia (Acari: Hydrachnidia; Aturidae), with the description of fifteen new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4425 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
HARRY SMIT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
New Records ◽  
New South ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
Water Mites ◽  
Water Mite ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Mite Family

The following fifteen new species are described of the water mite family Aturidae from Australia: Austraturus cavatus n. sp., A. denticulatus n. sp., A. dilatipalpis n. sp., A. extendens n. sp., A. sagittalis n. sp., A. triprojectus n. sp., A. villosus n. sp. and Axonopsella bipartita n. sp., A. carnarvon n. sp., A. curtiseta n. sp., A. elongata n. sp., A. kakadu n. sp., A. magniseta n. sp., A. purpurea n. sp. and A. rosea n. sp.. New records are given for Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, Northern Territory and Western Australia. New distributional records are provided for many species. 

A checklist of the water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) of India, with new records and description of one new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2617 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR PEŠIĆ ◽  
TAPAS CHATTERJEE ◽  
SABITRY BORDOLOI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Present State ◽  
New Records ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Mite Species ◽  
Water Mites ◽  
Water Mite ◽  
Indian Water ◽  
One New Species

Using published records and original data from recent research, a checklist was compiled of the water mite (Acari: Hydrachnidia) fauna of India. It includes 275 species in 70 genera and 25 families of water mites. The new records of 23 water mite species are reported; one species Wuria indica is described as new for science; a first description of the male is given for Wuria sumatrensis K. Viets, 1935. The present state of knowledge of the Indian water mite fauna is discussed.

Second contribution to the knowledge of water mites of the genus Monatractides K. Viets (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Torrenticolidae) from New Guinea, with descriptions of three new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3350 (1) ◽  
pp. 46 ◽  
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR PEŠIĆ ◽  
HARRY SMIT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Mite Species ◽  
Water Mites ◽  
Water Mite ◽  
West Papua ◽  
Three New Species

New records of seven water mite species of the genus Monatractides K. Viets, 1926 (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Torrenticoli-dae) from streams in West Papua and Papua provinces, New Guinea, Indonesia are presented. Three of them, M. magnus, M. neoaustralicus and M. rivulus, are described as new for science.

Water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from the hyporheic waters of the Selwyn River (New Zealand), with descriptions of nine new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2355 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR PESIC ◽  
HARRY SMIT ◽  
THIBAULT DATRY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
New Genus ◽  
New Records ◽  
Mite Species ◽  
Water Mites ◽  
Water Mite

New records of water mite species (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from hyporheic waters of Selwyn River (South Island, New Zealand) are reported. One new genus, Canterburaturus Pesic & Smit n. gen. (Aturidae) and nine new species are described: Taintaturus selwynus Pesic & Smit n. sp., T. rostratus Pesic & Smit n. sp., T. waikirikiri Pesic & Smit n. sp., Colobaturus selwynus Pesic & Smit n. sp., Canterburaturus minutus Pesic & Smit n. sp., C. cooki Pesic & Smit n. sp., C. novaeseelandicus Pesic & Smit n. sp., Abelaturus schwoerbeli Pesic & Smit n. sp., and Zelandalbia longipalpis Pesic & Smit n. sp. A first description of the male is given for Piotaturus bovalus Cook, 1983. A list is given of all known hyporheic species of New Zealand.

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