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03D44226FF9D95734E89FEC86A78FDC2.text	03D44226FF9D95734E89FEC86A78FDC2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Feltria (Feltria) kyrgyzica Pešić & Smit 2025	<div><p>Feltria (Feltria) kyrgyzica sp. nov.</p><p>https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 18EA15D1-EA00-49B3-9D2F-F57A98709797</p><p>Figs. 1–2</p><p>Type material —  Holotype ♂, dissected and slide mounted (RMNH), Kyrgyzstan, Karakol region, upper part of stream next to the road to May Saz pass (Fig. 5A), 42º25.029’ N, 79º02.658’ E, 3346 m asl., 12.viii.2013, leg. Pešić &amp; Smit. Paratypes: 1/8/0 same data as the holotype,  1♀ dissected and slide mounted (RMNH); 1/1/0, stream next to the road to <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=78.968285&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=42.4167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 78.968285/lat 42.4167)">May Saz</a> pass, 42º25.002’ N, 78º58.097’ E, 2955 m asl., 12.viii.2013, leg. Pešić &amp; Smit.</p><p>Other material —   Kyrgyzstan: upper part of stream crossing the road to <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=75.42828&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.91365" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 75.42828/lat 41.91365)">Son-Kul Lake</a>, 41º 54.819’ N, 75º25.697’ E, 3412 m asl., 17.viii.2013, leg. Pešić &amp; Smit, 1♂, dissected and slide mounted (RMNH)  .</p><p>Diagnosis —Both sexes: Setae associated with Dgl-1 fine, Dgl-2 accompanied by strongly thickened setae. Coxal plates in four groups. Genital field with 70 to 90 pairs of Ac. Male: Dorsum with large anterior shield and a pair of transverse posterior plates. Genital plate transverse. Palp robust and stout. III-L-6 with a long and pointed ventrolateral projection in the distal third. Female: Dorsum with rhomboid shield surrounded by four rounded platelets. Excretory pore in posterodorsal position. Palp slenderer than in male.</p><p>Description — Male (holotype, juvenile specimen; in parentheses some measurements of a mature specimen from the upper part of the stream next to the road to Son-Kul Lake): Idiosoma 450 in length (paratype from stream next to the road to May Saz pass 391 in length and 288 in width). Dorsum with a large dorsal shield, 347 in length and 252 in width, generally including Dl-1-3 and Dgl-1-3 (Fig. 1C), but occasionally (in holotype, Fig. 1A) Dgl-1 on a separate paired plate; Dgl-4+Dl-4 on a pair of large, transverse platelets. Frontal area with pre-antenniform glandularia, pre-ocular setae and Lgl-1 fused to each other. Coxal plates in four groups, close to each other, occupying more than half of the idiosoma surface (Fig. 1B); anterior coxae with well-developed posterior apodemes; Cx-IV posterior margin perpendicularly to longitudinal axis.</p><p>Genital plate transverse, its anterior margin a straight line, separated from Cx-IV by a narrow strip of membrane bearing the Vgl and a pair of triangular lateral platelets; 118 (128) in length and 272 (300) in width, with 72–80 pairs acetabula; gonopore short, slit-shaped, in the center (Figs. 1B, D); excretory pore on a broad platelet, laying in the posterior indentation of the genital plate margin (Fig. 1B), in a mature specimen this platelet fused to genital field (Fig. 1D), directed posteroventrally.</p><p>Palp robust and stout, P-2 ventral margin convex, P-4 with a weakly-developed ventral groove flanked by two setae (Fig. 1E, 2A); dorsal length/height of palpal segments: P-1, 23/- (23/31); P-2, 72/67 (74/65); P-3, 39/45 (42/47); P-4, 90/38 (89/41); P-5, 53/24 (51/25); length P-2/P-4 ratio 0.8 (0.83). Gnathosoma ventral length 64 (91 with apodemes); chelicera length 116.</p><p>III-L-6 with a long and pointed ventrolateral projection in the distal third, bearing 4–5 long setae (Fig. 1F); dorsal lengths of III-L-2-6: 52 (52), 64 (66), 92 (91), 106 (100), 114 (121); dorsal lengths of IV-L-1-6: 84, 52 (56), 72 (82), 102 (116), 118 (123), 109 (131).</p><p>Female (from upper part of stream next to the road to May Saz pass; in parentheses some measurements of conserved specimens): Idiosoma length 490 (497–512, n=3) in length and (359–400, n=3) in width, length/width ratio 1.28–1.38 (n=3); dorsal shield, including Dgl- 2, 338 in length and 256 in width; Dgl-1 on platelets anterolateral to dorsal shield. Dl-2 elongated, Dl-3 and Dgl-3 separate from each other, Dgl-4+Dl-4 on a pair of large, transverse platelets (Fig. 2B); excretory pore platelet broad, directed posteroventrally. Coxal field 302 in length, Cx-III 316 in width. Genital plates subtriangular, 122–125 in length and 156 in width, with about 90 pairs of acetabula.</p><p>Chaetotaxy of palp as given in Fig. 2D; dorsal length/height of palpal segments: P-1, 23/28; P-2, 64/58; P-3, 39/39; P-4, 88/38; P-5, 55/20; length P-2/P-4 ratio 0.73. Gnathosoma ventral length 103; chelicera 122 in length. III-L-6 without ventrolateral projection. Dorsal lengths of I-L-2-6: 46, 52, 67, 80, 90; I-L-6 height 32, I-L-6 dorsal length/height ratio 2.8; dorsal lengths of IV-L-1-6: 86, 50, 78, 116, 125, 131.</p><p>Etymology —The new species is named after the country where it was collected. The name  kyrgyzica is an adjective, gender feminine.</p><p>Discussion —  Feltria kyrgyzica sp. nov. belongs to  F. minuta -complex, a group rather dishomogenous in male morphology (primarily defined by genital plate with straight anterior margin and gonopore in a central position) but in females well defined by the combination of postantenniformia included into, but Dgl-1 and Dl-2 and Dl-3 separate from, dorsal shield. The new species from Kyrgyzstan is most similar to  Feltria indica Pešić &amp; Panesar, 2008, known from the Indian Himalayas (Pešić &amp; Panesar 2008). The male of both species with III-L-6 bearing a long and pointed ventrolateral projection in the distal third and with a similar pattern of dorsal sclerites in both sexes. The latter species can clearly be separated by having thickened setae associated with glandularia Dgl-1 (fine in K.  kyrgyzica sp. nov.) in both sexes (see Figs. 1 and 7 in Pešić &amp; Panesar 2008).</p><p>Distribution — Kyrgyzstan; known from streams in the Tien Shan Mountains at an elevation of about 3000– 3400 meters.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D44226FF9D95734E89FEC86A78FDC2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry (2025): Two new species of the genus Feltria Koenike, 1892, with notes on the water mite fauna of Kyrgyzstan (Acari, Hydrachnidia). Zootaxa 5604 (1): 29-40, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5604.1.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5604.1.3
03D44226FF9895704E89FD296BBBFD56.text	03D44226FF9895704E89FD296BBBFD56.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Feltria (Feltria) tienshanensis Pešić & Smit 2025	<div><p>Feltria (Feltria) tienshanensis sp. nov.</p><p>https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: D7D4C3C9-B896-4AA7-A2F3-D3194D9CE537</p><p>Figs. 3–4</p><p>Type material —   Holotype ♂, dissected and slide mounted (RMNH), Kyrgyzstan, river next to the road to <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=75.5879&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.941467" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 75.5879/lat 41.941467)">Son-Kul Lake</a> (Fig. 5B), 41º56.488’ N, 75º35.274’ E, 2426 m asl., 15.viii.2013, leg. Pešić &amp; Smit.  Paratypes: 3/30/0, same data as the holotype, 1♀ dissected and slide mounted (RMNH) .</p><p>Other material —   Kyrgyzstan: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=75.33548&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.85915" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 75.33548/lat 41.85915)">Dzhaman-Echki</a> stream flowing into <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=75.33548&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.85915" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 75.33548/lat 41.85915)">Son-Kul Lake</a>, 41º55.482’ N, 75º11.861’ E, 3065 m asl., 16.viii.2013, leg. Smit 1/2/0 (RMNH);  Aktash river near Son-Kul lake, 41º51.549’ N, 75º20.129’ E, 3048 m asl., 16.viii.2013, leg. Pešić &amp; Smit 0/1/0 (RMNH).</p><p>Diagnosis —Both sexes: Coxal plates in four groups. Genital field with 40–55 pairs of Ac. Male: Frontal area with a pair of rod-shaped frontal plates including pre-antenniform glandularia, pre-ocular setae and Lgl-1+2; excretory pore plate and flanking glandularia fused to the posterior margin of the genital plate. III-L-6 with a rounded ventrolateral projection in the distal third, bearing 5–6 setae. Female: Frontal area with pre-antenniform glandularia, pre-ocular setae and Lgl-1 fused to each other; dorsum with a dorsal shield, much longer than wider, L/W ratio 1.3, surrounded by four rounded platelets. Excretory pore in posteroventral position. Palp slender than in male.</p><p>Description — Male (holotype): Idiosoma length 359 (paratypes [n=3] from river on the road to Son-Kul Lake 352–359 in lenght and 264–288 in width, length/width ratio 1.23–1.36). Dorsum with a large dorsal shield (including Dl-1-3 and Dgl-1-3), 291 in length and 241 width, Dgl-4+Dl-4 on a pair of large, transverse platelets (Fig. 3A). Coxal plates in four groups, close to each other, coxal field 269 in length, Cx-III 216 in width; Cx-IV posterior margin perpendicularly to longitudinal axis, (Fig. 3B).</p><p>Genital plate separated from Cx-IV by a narrow strip of membrane bearing the Vgl and a triangular lateral platelet, transverse, 100 in length and 270 in width, with 54–55 pairs of acetabula; gonopore short, length 14, in the center; platelet bearing the excretory pore broad, in the indentation of posterior margin of genital plate, fused to it (Fig. 3B).</p><p>Palp robust and stout, P-4 equally narrowed from base to tip (Fig. 3C); dorsal length/height of palpal segments: P-1, 23/31; P-2, 64/52; P-3, 33/41; P-4, 80/33; P-5, 42/20; length ratio P-2/P-4 0.8.</p><p>III-L-6 with a rounded ventrolateral projection in the distal third, bearing 5–6 setae (Figs. 3D–E); dorsal lengths of III-L-1-6: 28, 44, 54, 75, 88, 98; dorsal lengths of IV-L-1-6: 61, 45, 61, 92, 103, 113.</p><p>Female (from river next to the road to Son-Kul Lake; in parentheses some measurements of conserved specimens): Idiosoma 419 (422–466, n=5) in length and 359 (330–397, n=5) in width and 330–397 in width, length/ width ratio 1.17 (1.17–1.28, n=3); dorsal shield, including Dgl- 2, 313 in length and 238 in width; Dgl-1 on platelets anterolateral to dorsal shield margins. Dl-2 elongated, Dl-3 and Dgl-3 separate from each other, Dgl-4+Dl-4 on a pair of large, transverse platelets (Fig. 4A); excretory pore platelet broad, directed posteroventrally. Coxal field length 273, Cx-III width 256. Genital plates subtriangular, 116 in length and 123 in width, with about 40–52 pairs of acetabula.</p><p>Chaetotaxy of palp as given in Fig. 4C; dorsal length/height of palpal segments: P-1, 21/23; P-2, 59/47; P-3, 34/35; P-4, 81/28; P-5, 45/17; length ratio P-2/P-4 0.73. Gnathosoma ventral length 108. III-L-6 without ventrolateral projection. Dorsal lengths of I-L-1-6: 41, 39, 45, 61, 67, 83; I-L-6 height 29, I-L-6 dorsal length/height ratio 2.9; dorsal lengths of IV-L-1-6: 72, 45, 63, 86, 97, 116.</p><p>Etymology —The new species is named after the Tien Shan Mountain range from where the new species was collected. The name is an adjective derived from a geographical name.</p><p>Discussion —  Feltria kuluensis Tuzovskij, 1988, with a distribution from the Far East of Russia (Magadan region; Tuzovskij 1988) to South Korea (Pešić et al. 2015) is similar to the new species in the shape of the male III-L-5/6 and the arrangement of dorsal sclerites in both sexes. At present state of knowledge, males of the new species are separated by the rod-shaped frontal plates that include praeantenniform glandularia, praeocular setae and Lgl-1+2 (in  F. kuluensis frontal plates do not reach Lgl-2, see Tuzovskij 1988 fig. 7/1) and the excretory pore plate and the flanking glandularia fused to the posterior genital plate margin. The female of  F. kuluensis can be distinguished by the dorsal shield only slightly longer than wide (length/width ratio 1.14 in  F. kuluensis, data taken from Tuzovskij 1988; 1.3 in  F. tienshahensis sp. nov.) and the frontal area with praeantenniform glandularia, praeocular setae and Lgl-1 all lying on separate platelets (see Tuzovskij 1988 fig. 7/5) (in  F. tienshahensis sp. nov. pre-antenniform glandularia, pre-ocular setae and Lgl-1 fused to each other).</p><p>Feltria minuta Koenike, 1892, differs in P-4 with both ventral setae on slightly elevated, parallel longitudinal extensions, and male IV-L-6 relatively shorter with ventrolateral extension bearing one fine seta and two enlarged, transparent setae, adpressed to each other and directed ventrally (Gerecke et al. 2009).</p><p>Distribution — Kyrgyzstan; know from streams in the Tien Shan mountains at an elevation of about 2400–3100 meters.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D44226FF9895704E89FD296BBBFD56	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry (2025): Two new species of the genus Feltria Koenike, 1892, with notes on the water mite fauna of Kyrgyzstan (Acari, Hydrachnidia). Zootaxa 5604 (1): 29-40, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5604.1.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5604.1.3
03D44226FF9B95704E89FD5D68EEFB3A.text	03D44226FF9B95704E89FD5D68EEFB3A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Feltria (Feltriella) rubra Piersig 1898	<div><p>Feltria (Feltriella) rubra Piersig, 1898</p><p>Material examined —   Kyrgyzstan: Ala Archa NP, tributary of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=74.47227&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=42.603382" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 74.47227/lat 42.603382)">Archa River</a>, 42º36.203’ N, 74º28.336’ E, 1877 m asl., 9.viii.2013, leg. Pešić &amp; Smit, 1/1/0; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=79.0443&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=42.41715" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 79.0443/lat 42.41715)">Karakol region</a>, upper part of the stream next to the road to May Saz pass, 42º25.029’ N, 79º02.658’ E, 3346 m asl., 12.viii.2013, leg. Pešić &amp; Smit, 0/1/0;   stream next to the road to <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=78.968285&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=42.4167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 78.968285/lat 42.4167)">May Saz</a> pass, 42º25.002’ N, 78º58.097’ E, 2955 m asl., 12.viii.2013, leg. Pešić &amp; Smit, 1/0/0.</p><p>Remarks —This species is most frequently recorded from many parts of Europe, but also from China (Li et al. 2022) and Indian Himalayas (Pešić &amp; Panesar 2008). While males are clearly defined by the absence of a sexual dimorphism in the male III-L- 6 in combination with stout palps and a large dorsal shield excluding only Dgl-4+Dl-4, the identification of the female can be difficult (Gerecke 2012). However, the presence of a tiny, rounded Dl-1 lying in the membrane facing the anterolateral edges of the dorsal shield, a character not found in any other species of the genus, allows easy identification of females of this species (Bader 1977; Gerecke 2012).</p><p>Remarks —Europe, Asia Minor, India, China. New for Kyrgyzstan.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D44226FF9B95704E89FD5D68EEFB3A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry (2025): Two new species of the genus Feltria Koenike, 1892, with notes on the water mite fauna of Kyrgyzstan (Acari, Hydrachnidia). Zootaxa 5604 (1): 29-40, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5604.1.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5604.1.3
