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Atractides Koch 1837

Description

Genus Atractides Koch, 1837

Atractides omanensis Smit & Peši ć, 2010

Material. Iran, Kerman Province: Tiab near Manoojan city, stream, 30° 18' 4.6" N, 56° 26' 4.6" E, 462 m a.s.l. 0/1/ 0 (mounted); Aseminon near Manoojan city, pool of stream, 30° 34' 2" N, 53° 49' 01" E, 674 m a.s.l. 1/1/0; Roodan stream near Manoojan city, 30° 38' 5.7" N, 52° 49' 5.9" E, 341 m a.s.l. 18/9/0.

Remarks. This species was previously known only from Oman. The specimens from Iran fit well the description of Atractides omanensis from northern Oman (see: Smit & Pešiċ 2010).

Distribution. Oman. New for Iran.

Notes

Published as part of Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Asadi, Mahdieh & Etemadi, Isa, 2011, New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from southern Iran, with description of one new genus and three new species, pp. 21-34 in Zootaxa 2783 on page 25, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.204868

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Hygrobatidae
Genus
Atractides
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Trombidiformes
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Koch
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Atractides Koch, 1837 sec. Pešić, Smit, Asadi & Etemadi, 2011

References

  • Smit, H. & Pesic, V. (2010) New species of water mites from Oman, with some zoogeographical notes (Acari: Hydrachnidia). Acarologia, 50 (2), 151 - 195.