Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae) in France
Author
Pešić, Vladimir
Author
Smit, Harry
Author
Gerecke, Reinhard
text
Zootaxa
2012
3221
60
68
journal article
45306
10.5281/zenodo.211101
e43a46f5-d607-4b0b-b4c2-b997fd8e38d5
1175-5326
211101
Atractides remotus
Szalay, 1948
Material examined.
Coll. Angelier, all labeled “
Megapus pyrenaicus
C. Ang.
” [nom. nud.]: Pyr.-Orient.: 5 33, one Ƥ, Tèt, Thues-les-bains,
12.09.1949
; one 3, one Ƥ, Carol, La Tour de Carol, 0 8.09.1949. Ariège: one 3, one Ƥ, L’Hospitalet, Cascade de Sirca, 0 7.09.1949.
Discussion.
The specimens on which C. Angelier obviously planned the description of a species new to science, are considerably damaged by desiccating of the mounting medium and squeezing of appandages such that not all characters diagnostic for the species can be verified from all specimens. However, in all males the highly characteristic fusion of the coxal plates is visible – in more juvenile specimens represented by localized merging points, in aged specimens visible as a large continuous coxal field.
Distribution.
Central, Western and Southeastern Europe,
Turkey
. The new record extends the known area considerably westwards.