A new Atractides Koch (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae) species from southwestern Turkey

Abstract

Description of a new Atractides species, Atractides reinhardi n. sp., from Burdur Province of Turkey is given. Water mites of the genus Atractides Koch, 1837 have been found in all biogeographical regions except for Australia and Antarctica, most of the 297 species described so far are known from Northern Hemisphere: 56 species have been found in the Oriental Region, 47 species have been found in the Afrotropical region, 32 and 27 species have been described from the Neotropical and Neartic regions, while 138 species (46% all described species) known from the Palaearctic and mainly the Mediterranean countries (Gerecke 2003; Pešić & Smit2011). Most species are found only in clean waters with well conserved substratum, thus they are probably sensitive to many forms of human impact (Gerecke 2003). With 29 species, the genus Atractides is among the most species rich genera of the water mite fauna of Turkey which has been insufficiently known (

Türkiye Su Kenesi (Acari,Hydrachnidia) Faunası İçin Yeni Bir Tür; Atractides gracilipes (Angelier, 1951)

“…1988, Özkan et al 1994, Pešić and Turan 2003, Erman et al 2007, Erman et al 2010, Gülle et al 2010, Aşçı et al 2011a2011b, Esen ve Erman 2013, Esen vd. 2013, Gülle and Boyacı 2014, Gülle et al 2015, Esen ve Erman 2016, Gülle et al 2016, Beyaz vd. 2016, Gülle et al 2017…”

New species of genus Atractides Koch, 1837 (Acari: Hydrachnidiae, Hygrobatidae) from Qinghai, China

“…Atractides Koch, 1837 are reported in all biogeographical areas except for Australia and Antarctica (Cook 1974;Gerecke 2003). Most species are known from the northern Hemisphere, and only found in clean waters where the substratum is well preserved, so they are probably sensitive to many forms of human impact (Gerecke 2003;Pešić & Smit 2011;Gülle et al 2015).…”