Atractides (s. str.) robustus ( Sokolow, 1940 )

Gerecke, Reinhard, 2021, The water mites of the family Hygrobatidae (Acari, Hydrachnidia) in Italy, Zootaxa 5009 (1), pp. 1-85 : 42

Atractides (s. str.) robustus ( Sokolow, 1940)

(Figs 29 G-I; 32 X)

Material examined: Basilicata: I 442, 0/1/0 slide; Calabria: I 103, 2/0/0; I 104, 0/1/0 slide; I 105, 1/0/0 slide; I 106, 1/0/1; I 412, 4/4/0 (1/1/0 slide); I 414, 1/5/0 (0/1/0 slide); I 419, 1/3/2; I 435, 0/3/0; I sa 10, 1/0/0; Friuli-Venezia Giulia: I Dor 2 riffle 27.09.2016, 0/1/0; I Dor 4 riffle 27.06.2016, 0/2/0; I Dor 6 riffle 16.05.2017, 0/1/0; I Dor 2 pool 27.09.2016, 1/0/0; Dor 4 pool 27.09.2016, 0/3/0; Dor 6 pool 16.05.2017, 1/0/0; Sicilia: Etna, Iblei, Nebrodi, Peloritani (here most frequent); I 1, 15/7/9 (2/4/0 slide); I 39, 32/27/2; I 48, 1/0/0; I 56, 3/1/0; I 61, 47/96/28; I 134, 0/1/0 slide; I 646, 1/0/0 slide; I 662, 0/3/0; I 1068, 3/1/0 (1/1/0 slide); I 1074 c, 0/1/0; I 1076 c, 1/2/1; I 1076 e, 0/1/2; I 1076 f, 3/1/0; I 1076 g, 1/0/0; I 1077 b, 7/7/0; I 1077 c, 0/11/0; I 1077 d, 9/5/0; I 1077 e, 3/19/0; I 1077 f, 0/1/0; I 1077 i, 0/1/0; I 1078 a, 3/4/0; I 1078 b, 3/2/0; I 1078 e, 1/6/0; I 1078 f, 0/4/0; I 1078 i, 0/1/0; I dp 03, 0/1/0; I dp 04, 0/1/0; I dp 07, 0/1/0; I dp 12, 0/0/1 slide; I dp 14, 0/1/0 slide; I dp 22, 2/1/0 slide; I dp 37, 0/1/0; I dp 49, 1/2/0 slide; I dp 62, 1/1/0; I dp 65, 0/1/0; I dp 66, 1/0/0 slide; I dp 68, 0/5/0 slide; I dp 83, 1/1/0 slide; I dp 85, 1/4/1; I dp 96, 1/0/0 slide; I dp 99, 0/1/0 slide; I dp 111, 6/1/0; I dp 128, 0/1/0 slide; I dp 136, 1/4/0 slide; I sa 15, 0/1/0. 49 sites, 467 specimens.

Previously published records from Italy: Emilia-Romagna ( Gerecke & Di Sabatino 2013); Sardegna ( Gerecke 2014b).

Habitat. Rhithrobiont. Middle order streams, two uncertain single records from springs, 20-1600 m, most records from middle elevations.

Remarks: For attribution of females, see above under A. nodipalpis .

Distribution: Central and Southern Europe, Middle East.