Kongsbergia robisoni, Radwell and Smith, 2011

Radwell, Andrea J. & Smith, Ian M., 2012, North American members of the reticulata-like species group of the water mite genus Kongsbergia (Acari: Hydrachnidiae: Aturidae), Zootaxa 3540, pp. 1-49 : 30

robisoni subgroup

Diagnosis of male. Character states of the reticulata -like species group. Dorsal shield with anterior edge nearly transverse or slightly convex and bearing a very prominent dome-shaped projection anteromedially; edge of shield linear or slightly convex in area between eyes and humeral region and not conspicuously indented posterior to humeral region, forming a modest humeral angle; bearing a large hump anteromedially forming apex of a welldeveloped arching, sinuous ridge extending posterior to hump, curving inward near midlength and then outward to meet lateral edges of shield posterolaterally to outline an elevated medial area extending posteriorly from anteromedial hump and surrounded by deeply depressed areas laterally and posteriorly; posterior edge convex and bearing three pairs of slender, short and straight setae. Ventral shield with posterior edge convex and bearing three pairs of slender, short and straight setae adjacent to genital field.

Species included. Kongsbergia robisoni Radwell and Smith, 2011 K. floridana sp. nov. and K. texana sp. nov.