Description of a new water mite species of the genus Atractides Koch, 1837 (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae) from Kazakhstan

Abstract

An illustrated description of a new species Atractides turkestanicus sp. nov. from the Turkestan Region of Kazakhstan is given. Diagnostic features of the new species include the following characters: integument smooth; genital plate with 23–24 fine setae on each side, anterior margin straight; excretory pore smooth; P-2 with moderately large ventrodistal protrusion; P-3 longer than P-2, with four thick dorsal setae; P-4 sword seta between ventral setae; I-Leg-5 S-1- S-2 separation 12 μm.

Keywords

• Hydrachnidia
• Hygrobatidae
• Atractides
• water mites
• morphology
• male