OXIDAE Viets, 1926

Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Gerecke, Reinhard & Sabatino, Antonio Di, 2010, The water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) of the Balkan peninsula, a revised survey with new records and descriptions of five new taxa 2586, Zootaxa 2586 (1), pp. 1-100 : 29-30

Family OXIDAE Viets, 1926

Genus Oxus Kramer, 1877

Oxus (Oxus) angustipositus K. Viets, 1908

Records from the study area: Croatia: Pešić (2002f); Montenegro: Pešić (2002c), Baker et al. (2008); Macedonia: Pešić (2003j), Baker et al. (2008).

Habitat: Standing waters, e.g. lakes, ditches.

Distribution: Europe.

Oxus (Oxus) longisetus (Berlese, 1885)

New records: Greece: Makedonia: Xanthi, old river branch, Nestos Delta, 28.iv.1997 Smit (13/0); Aladjugala Lakes, Nestos Delta, 28.iv.1997 Smit (9/0); Thessalia, Larissa, small lake surrounded by carr near Stómio, Pinios Delta, 03.v.1997 Smit (4/0) .

Records from the study area: Montenegro: Pešić (2002c), Baker et al. (2008); Macedonia: Georgiev (1957), Pešić (2003j), Baker et al. (2008); Bulgaria: Scheffler (1974).

Remarks: New for Greece.

Habitat: Standing waters, e.g. lakes, ditches.

Distribution: Palaearctic.

Oxus (Oxus) ovalis (Müller, 1776)

New records: Montenegro: Danilovgrad , stream Rimanić near village Martinići, 53 m a.s.l., 42°31'33,10''N 19°11'34,85''E, 22.viii.2004 Pešić (0/1/0) .

Remarks: New for Montenegro.

Habitat: Low order streams.

Distribution: Western Palaearctic.

Oxus (Oxus) strigatus (Müller, 1776)

Records from the study area: Montenegro: Pešić (2002c), Baker et al. (2008); Macedonia: Đorđević (1906), Stanković (1931, 1960), Georgiev (1957), Pešić (2003j), Baker et al. (2008); Greece: “O. strigatus ?“ Stephanides (1971).

Habitat: Standing waters, e.g. lakes, ditches.

Distribution: Western Palaearctic.

Oxus (Gnaphiscus) setosus (Koenike, 1898)

New records: Bosnia and Hercegovina : River Neretva near Mostar, 43°21'N 17°49'E, 12.xi.2006 Pešić (0/ 1/0) .

Records from the study area: Croatia: Pešić (2002f).

Remarks: New for Bosnia and Hercegovina.

Habitat: Lowland rivers.

Distribution: Europe.