The early derivative water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia, superfamilies Eylaoidea, Hydrachnoidea and Hydryphantoidea) of Madagascar Author Gerecke, Reinhard text Zootaxa 2020 2020-01-20 4727 1 1 77 journal article 24301 10.11646/zootaxa.4727.1.1 c36bd7d3-dbbf-4070-baaf-01783a413fa6 1175-5326 3613302 D8F65A52-614E-4888-8D93-6071DFBE710C Family Limnocharidae Grube, 1859 At the larval stage, limnocharids are known to parasitize aquatic bugs ( Böttger 1972 , B.P. Smith 1989a ), but also Odonata ( Petzold & Martin 2004 ) and aquatic beetles (B.P. Smith 1989b ), while adults feed on insect larvae ( Böttger 1970 ). Tuzovskij & Gerecke (2009) give a survey on the diversity of this fauna in Madagascar , reporting the presence of six species.