A checklist of the water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) of India, with new records and description of one new species Author Pešić, Vladimir Author Chatterjee, Tapas Author Bordoloi, Sabitry text Zootaxa 2010 2617 1 54 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.197964 92b8222c-9e7a-4036-bbba-d741bf871912 1175-5326 197964 Hydrachna simulans Marshall , 1928 New records: India , Assam State, Kamrup district, SW of Guwahati city, Deeper Beel wetland, between the water hyacinth Eichhornia corniculata , 26.10903N 91.68359E , 37 m asl., 3. iii. 2010 , leg. Bordoloi, 10/0 (0/1/0 mounted); West Bengal, Malda district, Ravindrasarobar area, temporary pool, viii.2009 , leg. Chatterjee, 1/1/0. Records from the study area: Kerala—“ H. similis “ Cook (1967) ; Karnataka—“ H. mysorensis , H. kloomi “ Cook (1967) ; “ H. mysorensis , H. similis , H. kloomi “ Prasad (1974) ; West Bengal—Lundblad (1969). Remarks: Lundblad (1969) synonymized Hydrachna similis Cook, 1967 , H. mysorensis Cook, 1967 and H. kloomi Imamura, 1964 with H. simulans . Habitat. Ponds, lakes. Distribution: China , Thailand , India .