Atractides (s. str.) inflatus ( Walter, 1925 )

Gerecke, Reinhard, 2021, The water mites of the family Hygrobatidae (Acari, Hydrachnidia) in Italy, Zootaxa 5009 (1), pp. 1-85 : 29

Atractides (s. str.) inflatus ( Walter, 1925)

(Figs 28 P, 31 S)

Material examined: Lazio: I 1287, 1/0/0; I 1289, 4/9/0 (1/0/0 slide); I 1291, 1/1/0; Sicilia: All parts. I 33, 3/3/3 slide; I 36, 1/1/29 (0/0/2 slide); I 46, 0/4/0, slide; I 48, 0/0/1; I 49, 11/20/2 (0/7/0 slide); I 56, 3/4/6; I 74, 1/0/0; I 134, 3/3/15 (1/0/1 slide); I 145, 0/1/0 slide; I 168, 1/3/0; I 184, 0/0/1 slide; I 187, 0/2/0 slide; I 188, 0/1/1 slide; I 203, 0/1/0 slide; I 224, 0/0/2; I 270, 3/0/0; I 274, 4/6/4; I 282, 4/1/0; I 289, 18/14/0; I 290, 0/1/0; I 291, 9/20/0; I 293, 0/2/0 (0/1/0 slide); I 297, 14/14/1; I 298, 12/16/0 (0/1/0 slide); I 299, 4/29/0; I 300, 1/0/0; I 301, 0/2/0; I 302, 4/3/0 slide; I 307, 29/74/1; I 308, 2/8/2; I 313, 1/1/0; I 321, 0/15/7 slide; I 323, 1/0/0 slide; I 465, 0/1/0; I 470 Int, 0/0/22 slide; I 493 Int, 0/0/2; I 510 Int 1, 0/0/1; I 510 Int 2, 0/0/13; I 1072 b, 1/1/0; I 1072 c, 9/10/0; I 1072 d, 3/4/0; I 1072 e, 2/2/0; I 1072 g, 2/0/0; I 1073 b, 1/1/0; I 1073 c, 13/15/0; I 1073 d, 0/3/0; I 1073 f, 2/3/0; I 1073 g, 5/16/0; I 1073 i, 1/1/0; I 1074 c, 4/15/0; I 1074 g, 0/4/0; I 1075 b, 0/3/0; I 1075 c, 0/3/0; I 1075 d, 1/4/0; I 1075 e, 2/2/0; I 1075 f, 0/4/0; I 1075 i, 1/0/0; I 1076 c, 0/3/0; I 1076 d, 2/2/0; I 1076 e, 0/4/0; I 1076 f, 0/4/0; I 1076 i, 0/1/0; I 1077 i, 1/0/0; I 1077 j, 0/1/0; I 1081 b, 0/1/0; I dp 06, 3/4/0; I dp 10, 5/17/1; I dp 38, 0/1/0; I dp 53, 26/35/4; I dp 56, 3/2/2; I dp 69, 1/0/0 slide; I dp 72, 0/1/0; I dp 74, 1/3/0; I dp 75, 0/9/0; I dp 89, 0/3/1; I dp 90, 1/5/0; I dp 91, 0/1/0; I dp 97, 1/2/0; I dp 100, 1/0/0; I dp 106, 0/2/0; I dp 109, 9/4/0; I dp 111, 0/4/0; I dp 115, 0/1/0; I dp 117, 0/1/0, I dp 118, 0/2/0; I dp 120, 0/1/0; I dp 121, 0/3/0; I dp 129, 4/1/0; I dp 130, 0/1/0. 70 sites, 831 specimens (♀♀: 74 % of all adults).

Previously published records from Italy: Sardegna ( Gerecke 2014b); Sicilia (Gerecke 1991, 2003, Ferrito 1994).

Habitat: Middle and higher order streams at low and middle altitude, 10-850 (mean 330) m. In surface benthos; frequently in streams with seasonal drought, under the condition that subsurface flow is maintained (Gerecke 1991 - at sites I 470 Int, I 493 Int, I 510 Int, deutonymphs in the interstitial indicate hyporheic persistence during surface drought at this development stage).

Distribution: Mediterranean.