Open AccessNew records of the water mite genus Hygrobates Koch, 1877 from Kyrgyzstan (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae), with the description of one new species
Author(s) -
Vladimir Pešić,
Harry Smit
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ecologica montenegrina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.534
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2337-0173
pISSN - 2336-9744
DOI - 10.37828/em.2021.39.2
Subject(s) - acari , genus , geography , mite , zoology , ecology , biology
The present study is based on material collected in August 2013 during a collecting trip of the authors to Kyrgyzstan. Hygrobates tienshanensis n. sp. is described based on males collected from two springs in Tian Shian Mountains, at altitudes of 1750-2100 meters. In addition, new records of H. kirgizicus Sokolow, 1935 and H. bucharicus Sokolow, 1928 are given.
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