Kongsbergia laurentiana, Radwell & Smith, 2012

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 : 18

laurentiana subgroup

Diagnosis of male. Character states of the reticulata -like species group. Dorsal shield with anterior edge nearly transverse or slightly convex and lacking a prominent nipple- or dome-shaped projection anteromedially; edge of shield linear, slightly convex or concave in area between eyes and humeral region and conspicuously indented posterior to humeral region, forming a strong humeral angle; bearing a pronounced hump anteromedially forming apex of a prominent arching crest that curves posterolaterally from hump and meets edges of dorsal shield posterior to its midlength to enclose a deeply depressed area posteromedially extending to posterior edge of shield; posterior edge acuminate and bearing three pairs of thick, long and curved setae. Ventral shield with posterior edge acuminate and bearing three pairs of slender, short and straight setae adjacent to genital field.

Species included. Kongsbergia laurentiana sp. nov. and K. crista sp. nov.