Water mites from West Africa (Acari: Hydrachnidia)
Author
Smit, Harry
text
Acarologia
2021
2021-09-27
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3
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https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=4466
journal article
10.24349/5d6U-DX5N
2107-7207
7159546
Encentridophorus
(
Encentridophorus
)
tumidus
Walter, 1937
New records.
Ghana
. 2/14/0, Amansuri Wetland,
5°00.398′ N
2°35.162′ W
,
12 m
a.s.l., 26
Feb. 2013; 0/6/0, shallow part Amansuri Wetland,
4°59.635′ N
2°35.417′ W
,
26 Feb. 2011
;
0/1/0, Inlet
Volta
River
at Kpong,
6°09.183′ N
0°03.709′ E
,
25 m
a.s.l.,
27 Feb. 2013
.
Remarks. The assignment of this species is uncertain. Cook (1966) tentatively assigned specimens from
Liberia
to this species, which was described by
Walter (1937)
based on the female only. The specimens from
Ghana
match the description of Cook (1966) well.
Distribution.
Angola
(
Walter 1937
),
Liberia
(Cook 1966),
Ghana
(this study).