On the taxonomy of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) described from the Palaearctic, part 1: Hydrachnidae, Limnocharidae and Eylaidae
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Davids, Kees
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Sabatino, Antonio Di
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Gerecke, Reinhard
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Gledhill, Terence
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Smit, Harry
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Zootaxa
2005
1061
36
64
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.170186
d91ae7dd-a600-4f24-a890-7201060d61b6
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170186
Hydrachna williamsoni
Soar, 1908
Species incerta
Material examined: Female,
NHML
, C.F.G. "Dr. C. F. George coll.
1925 VI 24
144". "Lincolnshire Dr.C.F.George Coll.
1925 VI 24.
144. Balsam, 1904". Location of
holotype
unclear.
Discussion: The only specimen known in European collections is obviously a juvenile. From many points of view it is similar to
H. processifera
(frontal area with poorly developed, roundish sclerite dots near postocularia, general shape of genital field, with L/ W 400/700, Cx4 with a hooklike extension directed laterally). The transverse position of the gnathosoma and its appendages does not allow for measurements. As proposed by
Gledhill & K.O. Viets (1976)
, this species should be considered a
species incerta
and not listed in faunistic inventories.