Water mites from West Africa (Acari: Hydrachnidia)
Author
Smit, Harry
text
Acarologia
2021
2021-09-27
61
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https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=4466
journal article
10.24349/5d6U-DX5N
2107-7207
7159546
Piona angulata
K. Viets, 1921
(
Figure 15
)
New records.
The Gambia
. 1[mounted]/0/0, pond Chamois Bridge, Basse,
Upper River Division
,
11 Feb. 1998
.
Ghana
. 1/1/0, pool 2 Ankasa NP,
5°17.250′ N
2°38.092′ W
,
66 m
a.s.l.,
26 Feb. 2011
; 0/1/1, Second pond, Ankasa NP,
Ghana
,
5°17.424′ N
2°38.286′ W
,
58 m
a.s.l.,
14 Feb. 2013
.
Figure 16
Piona damasiella
Cook
, male. A – venter; B – palp. Scale bars: A = 100 µm, B = 50 µm.
Distribution. Widespread in Africa south of the Sahara.