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Arrenurus (Micruracarus) gibberifrons Piersig 1906

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Arrenurus (Micruracarus) gibberifrons Piersig, 1906

Material examined. One male, pool, Dhaundaswer stream, Garhwal Himalayas, Uttaranchal State, India, July 2006, leg. K. Kumar; two males, pool, Khandagad stream, Garhwal Himalayas, Uttaranchal State, India, July 2007, leg. K. Kumar; one male, pool, Hastinpur Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh State, India, August 2006, leg. K. Kumar; two males, five females, Mahananda river, Aiho village, Malda district, West Bengal, India, 25 May 2007, leg. Chatterjee; two males, two females, Mahananda river near Malda town, Malda district, West Bengal, India, 27 May 2007, leg. Chatterjee (all MNHP).

Remarks. Arrenurus gibberifrons is a widespread species, known from India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Singapore, Indonesia and China.

Notes

Published as part of Smit, Harry & Pesic, Vladimir, 2008, New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus from India, with the description of one new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae), pp. 53-58 in Zootaxa 1894 on pages 56-57, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.184396

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