Water mite species of the genus Monatractides K. Viets (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Torrenticolidae) from Iran, with the description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 673 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR PESIC ◽  
ALIREZA SABOORI

New information about the distribution of the species of the water mite genus Monatractides K. Viets (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Torrenticolidae) in Iran is presented. Two species (Monatractides vafaei and M. persicus) are described as new to science. A first Iranian record is given for Monatractides algeriensis Lundblad, 1941, a species previously known from Algeria and Southern Italy.

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-188
Author(s):  
P.V. Tuzovskij

Two new water mite species, Torrenticola amplexella and T. krasnodarensis, from running waters of the North Caucasus (Krasnodar Kray) are described with illustrations.


2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 1972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinyao Gu ◽  
Daochao Jin ◽  
Tianci Yi ◽  
Jianjun Guo

Three water mite species of the genus Torrenticola Piersig, 1896 are reported from Foding Mountain National Nature Reserve, Guizhou Province, China. Torrenticola fodingensis Gu & Guo, n. sp. and T. tenuichelicera Gu & Guo, n. sp. are described and illustrated as new to science, and T. nipponica (Enami, 1940) is recorded in China for the first time, with the first description and illustration of its deutonymph. In addition, a key to the species ofTorrenticola in China is presented in this paper. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, P. R. China (GUGC).


Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4970 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-150
Author(s):  
PETR V. TUZOVSKIJ

In the present study a description of two new species of the Sperchon tridentatus-group from Asia is presented. An identification key is given for the known species of the group. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4970 (2) ◽  
pp. 391-398
Author(s):  
MIN AO ◽  
TIAN-CI YI ◽  
JIAN-JUN GUO

This is the first record of the genus Ljania Thor, 1898 (Axonopsinae, Aturidae, Hydrachnidiae, Acari) from China. Two new species, Ljania jini sp. nov. and Ljania guangxiensis sp. nov., are described from Guangxi Province, P. R. China. The new detections bring the total number of Chinese aturid mites to eleven species, representing seven genera.  


Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2514 (1) ◽  
pp. 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
YUNUS ESEN ◽  
VLADIMIR PEŠIĆ ◽  
ORHAN ERMAN

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.


Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1758 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR PESIC ◽  
ARNE PANESAR

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.


Zootaxa ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 495 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR PESIC ◽  
ALIREZA SABOORI ◽  
MAHDIEH ASADI ◽  
REZA VAFAEI

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).


Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1133 (1) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR PESIC ◽  
ALIREZA SABOORI ◽  
MAHDIEH ASADI ◽  
REZA VAFAEI ◽  
ELHAM SANATGAR

Nine water mite species of the genus Torrenticola Piersig, 1896 are reported from Iran. Torrenticola irana and T. khorassanula are described as new to science, and the first records for Iran are given for T. brevirostris (Halbert, 1911), T. barsica (Szalay, 1933), T. amplexa (Koenike, 1908) and T. thori (Halbert, 1944).


Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1152 (1) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
HARRY SMIT ◽  
VLADIMIR PESIC

Two new species are described, viz. Arrenurus minutus spec. nov. from Iran and A. cyprioticus spec. nov. from Cyprus and Iran. In addition, 13 species new for the fauna of Iran are reported.


2008 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maciej Skoracki ◽  
Eliza Głowska

AbstractTwo new quill mite species parasitizing sunbirds (Nectariniidae) are described: Aulobia nectariniae sp. nov. from the Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis (L.), from the Black Sunbird Leptocoma sericea (Lesson), and Aulobia anthreptes sp. nov. from Plain-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis. The family Nectariniidae is a new host group for syringophilid mites.


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