Hydrodroma rheophila Cook, 1967

Smit, Harry & Pešić, Vladimir, 2014, Water mites from Mount Kinabalu and the Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia (Acari: Hydrachnidia), with the description of 34 new species, Zootaxa 3876 (1), pp. 1-71 : 7

Hydrodroma rheophila Cook, 1967

Material examined. 1/0/0, Little Lumotok stream, Sayap, Borneo, Malaysia, 6º 0 9.497 N, 116º 34.027 E, alt. 1069 m asl., 17.ix.2012; 0/1(juvenile)/0, Kibamabangan River at waterfall, Inobong, Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia, 5º 51.280 N 116º 0 8.417 E, alt. 433 m asl, 18-ix-2013.

Remarks. Pešić et al. (2010) noted that the variability of populations from different regions in the whole distribution area needs to be examined by using a molecular approach to clarify taxonomy of this widely distributed species.

Distribution. India, Indonesia, Oman, Iran, Taiwan.