Koenikea Wolcott, 1900

GoldschmidtK, Tom, SchmidtK, Jessica C. & Boles, Ed, 2022, Hidden treasures - a first study on the unexplored diversity of water mites (Acari ; Hydrachnidia) from Belize, Acarologia 62 (3), pp. 694-720 : 707-710

Genus Koenikea Wolcott, 1900

The genus shows an interesting Australian-American disjunction, with 111 described Neotropical species. Habitat: running waters, standing waters, springs ( Figure 20A ).

site Be18-2a.

Figures

Figure 20 A – Koenikea sp., female, dorsal and ventral view, sample site Be18-8a; B –Recifella sp. 1, female, dorsal and ventral view, sample