Description of a new water mite species of the genus Limnesia Koch, 1836 (Acari, Hydrachnidae: Limnesiidae) from Mongolia

Abstract

An illustrated description of male of a new species Limnesia mongolica sp. nov. from Dergun reservoir of Mongolia is given. The genital field with three pairs of small acetabula, distance between ac.1 and ac.2 two to three times larger than length of any acetabulum, distance between ac.2 and ac.3 equal or larger than length of any acetabulum; P-4 distally strongly curved, with two simple ventral setae near middle of segment.

Keywords

• Hydrachnidia
• Limnesiidae
• Limnesia
• water mites
• morphology
• male