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
Thyas palustris
Koenike, 1912
Records (
Table 2
): Benthos samples at four springs in Gutland and in Ösling, 9 individuals (
Gerecke
et al.
2005
).
E1
17
larvae,
E3
67
larvae, parasitic on
Limoniidae
. Attribution by comparison with
Martin (2003)
.
Description of larvae (
Figs. 2, 3
):
Martin (2003)
.
Diagnostic characters of larvae: In contrast to the other
Hydryphantidae
reported here relatively small in dimensions (e.g. length of idiosoma, leg, chelicera).
Remarks: The taxonomic state of
T. rivalis
Koenike, 1912
, proposed as a synonym of
T. palustris
by
Lundblad (1962)
, is still an unsolved problem (Gerecke, pers. comm.). The larval description of
Biesiadka & Cichocka (1990)
for
T. rivalis
does not include details that enable a separation from
T. palustris
.