Studies on water mites of the family Hygrobatidae (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from Iran, I. The water mite genus Atractides Koch, with the description of five new species Author Pesic, Vladimir Author Saboori, Alireza Author Asadi, Mahdieh Author Vafaei, Reza text Zootaxa 2004 495 1 40 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.157855 2fcc9637-0666-42af-a7ea-47adc189b600 1175­5326 157855 A2244F7C-7DB5-4461-AF1D-85CE04C5EA25 Atractides robustus ( Sokolow, 1940 ) ( Table 1 ) New records: IR2 Mazandaran Province, Elburs Mt., 75 km S Chalus, higher part of Chalus river, 11ºC, 17.07.2003 , leg. Pesic, Asadi, Saboori & Akrami (1/0/0); ibid., 18.08.2003 , leg. Pesic (1/0/0); IR6 Mazandaran Province, Elburs Mt., the hygropetric stream near Kandelous (on Kojor road 35°53'17 N 52°12' 21E), 1603 m asl., 14ºC, 2000 m a.s.l., 18.07.2003 , leg. Pesic, Asadi, Saboori & Akrami (0/1/0); IR10 Mazandaran Province, Ramsar, Javaher deh stream near Javaher deh village (36°57' N 49°49' E), ca. 500 m asl., 21ºC, 19.07.2003 , leg. Pesic, Asadi, Saboori & Akrami; IR46 Tehran Province, Charan stream in Charan village (35°54'34 N 51°7' 28E), 2107 m asl., 14.08.2003 , leg. Pesic & Saboori (7/3/0); IR25 Kerman Province, Vamegh Abad stream near Vamegh Abad village, 27.07.2003 , leg. Pesic (0/3/0); IR39 Yazd Province, Deh Bala, 60 km SW from Yazd, 0 5.08.2003, leg. Pesic (1/0/0); IR47 Tehran Province, Elburs Mt., Sijan stream in Sijan village (under Dareh Bridge, 35°55'17 N 51°8' 54E), 2080 m asl., 14.08.2003 , leg. Pesic & Saboori (3/6/0); IR48 Tehran Province, Elburs Mt., ca. 40 km N Karaj, Shahrestanak River, 18.08.2003 , leg. Pesic (3/8/0). Remarks : In Table 1 we give the measurements of the specimens from Charan stream. Distribution : Russia , Kaukasus, Central and S Europe, Iran .