Soldanellonyx monardi Walter, 1919

Chatterjee, Tapas & Durucan, Furkan, 2021, A checklist of halacarid mites (Acari, Halacaridae) found from more than 900 m a. s. l. altitudes, Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (1), pp. 29-40 : 34-35

Soldanellonyx monardi Walter, 1919

Syn.: Soldanellonyx lacustris Lundblad, 1920

Soldanellonyx plumifer Romijn, 1920

Soldanellonyx parenzani Lombardini, 1952

Record from more than 900 m a.s.l. altitudes: Brazil — São Paulo, Campos do Jordão, above 1500* m a.s.l. (Pepato and Conceicao 2020). France — Estibere Lake, 2286* m a.s.l. ( Angelier 1965). Kenya — Close to Elgon, 3500 m a.s.l. and Kinangop, 2600 m a.s.l. ( Walter and Bader 1952). Madagascar — Central Madagascar, Antananarivo, Anjazorobe, River Ranonisoanavola (larger stream E from main mountain chain), 1200 m a.s.l. ( Bartsch 2018); Central Madagascar, Antananarivo, Ankaratra, Reserve Manjakatompo, left affluent of River Mahiavona, EM Mantsina, 1750 m ( Bartsch 2018); South-eastern Madagascar, Fianarantsoa, Andrambovato, stream 3 km E from the village, upstream from the cascade, 900 m a.s.l. ( Bartsch 2018). Switzerland — Lake Davos, 1562 m a.s.l. ( Walter 1919b). USA — Arizona, Cochise County, Chiricahua Mountains, east of Sunizona, East Turkey Creek, more than 1000/2000* m a.s.l. ( Bartsch 2011a). Vietnam — Ha Giang, Dong Van, San Tung, Dragon Cave, 1047–1407 m a.s.l., Ha Giang, Dong Van, Valle Ta Lu Sorgente 2a

Nord-Ouest valle, 1177 m a.s.l. ; Ha Giang, Quan Ba, Tam Son, Grotta passante 980 m a.s.l. ( Bartsch 2014) .

Remarks: This species was recorded in surface and subsurface habitats, in coastal brackish water as well as in humic bogs, lentic and lotic water bodies, in lowlands and on mountains up to 3500 m a.s.l.; the species is also known to live in slightly saline (0.5–5 ‰) coastal surface sediments ( Bartsch 2006a, 2014).