New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Malaysia, with descriptions of three new species
Author
Pesic, Vladimir
Author
Smit, Harry
text
Zootaxa
2010
2354
19
34
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.193547
ec1953bb-c48c-40f5-a804-1b95d75eafb1
1175-5326
193547
Neoatractides
(
Allotorrenticola
)
bahtilli
(
Wiles, 1991
)
Material.
Malaysia
, unnamed creek crossing Road 55 to Kuala Kubu Bharu, 3°
40.511N
101°
44.511 E
, alt.
823 m
,
8.ii.2009
, 1/0/0 (mounted).
Remarks.
The specimen reported here agrees well with the description given by
Wiles (1991)
for specimens from the Selangor,
Malaysia
. According to
Wiles (1997)
,
N. bahtilli
might be a male of
N. malayensis
with well developed palp projections, but no intermediate specimens have been found. No female has yet been described.
Distribution.
Malaysia
,
Thailand
.