Lebertia (Lebertia) liberiensis Cook, 1966

Smit, Harry, 2021, Water mites from West Africa (Acari: Hydrachnidia), Acarologia 61 (3), pp. 700-746 : 704

Lebertia (Lebertia) liberiensis Cook, 1966

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New record. Ghana. 4/2/3, Supon stream near Asiakwa, Atewa Hills, 6°15.530′ N 0°30.642′ W, 250 m a.s.l., 7 Mar. 2011.

Remarks. Cook (1966) illustrated the female only, but the male is more characteristic with the long setae on the posterior part of the genital flaps ( Figure 1 ). This species has many swimming setae, also on II-leg-5 (one). III-leg-5 has up to seven swimming setae. The integument is lineated.

Distribution. Liberia (Cook 1966), Ghana (this study).

Figures

Figure 1 Lebertia(Lebertia) liberiensisCook, venter male. Scale bar: 100 µm.