On the morphology and classification of larval water mites (Hydrachnidia, Acari) from springs in Luxembourg
Author
Martin, Peter
text
Zootaxa
2006
1138
1
44
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.172007
bd92c31d-534c-4bb2-a395-fb69e7ab01a9
11755326
172007
Hygrobates norvegicus
(Thor, 1897)
Records (
Table 2
): Benthos samples at four spring sites in Gutland and in Ösling, 12 individuals (
Gerecke
et al.
2005
).
E3
88
larvae,
E6 1
larva, parasitic on chironomids. Attribution by comparison with
Martin (2003)
.
Descriptions of larvae (
Fig. 41
):
Walter (1922b)
,
Viets (1923)
,
Ullrich (1976)
,
Martin (2003)
. Larvae of
Hygrobates norvegicus
(see
Fig. 41
) were found as chironomid parasites in the emergence traps.
Diagnostic characters of larvae: See characters of the genus.
Martin (2003)
pointed out that the characteristic distal notch on the Expp of
H. norvegicus
is absent in other described
Hygrobates
larvae.