UNIONICOLIDAE Oudemans, 1909

Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Gerecke, Reinhard & Sabatino, Antonio Di, 2010, The water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) of the Balkan peninsula, a revised survey with new records and descriptions of five new taxa 2586, Zootaxa 2586 (1), pp. 1-100 : 60-62

Family UNIONICOLIDAE Oudemans, 1909

Subfamily Pionatacinae K. Viets, 1916

Genus Neumania Lebert, 1879

Neumania (Neumania) deltoides (Piersig, 1894)

New records: Greece: Makedonia: Xanthi , Aladjugala Lakes , Nestos Delta, 28.iv.1997 (0/4/0); Serres, Lake Kerkinitis, 02.v.1997 Smit (3/4/0) .

Records from the study area: Bosnia and Hercegovina: Pešić (2003h), Pešić et al. (2007b); Montenegro: K. Viets (1936), “ N. agilis , N. deltoides “ Pešić (2002c) , Pešić et al. (2007b), Baker et al. (2008); Serbia: “ N. triangularis “ Đorđević (1903) , Pešić (2003e), Pešić et al. (2007b); Macedonia: K. Viets (1936), Georgiev (1957), Stanković (1960), “ N. agilis “ Pešić (2003j) , Pešić et al. (2007b), Baker et al. (2008); Bulgaria: Petrova (1971), Scheffler (1974); Greece: Stephanides (1971), K. Viets (1950), Pešić et al. (2007b).

Habitat: Lenitobiont; mostly restricted to larger pools and lakes.

Distribution: Palaearctic.

Neumania (Neumania) imitata Koenike, 1908

Records from the study area: Montenegro: Pešić (2003g).

Habitat: Slowly flowing waters.

Distribution: France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Balkan.

Neumania (Neumania) limosa (Koch, 1836)

Records from the study area: Montenegro: “partly as N. agilis “ Pešić (2002c, 2003f ), Pešić (2004a, b), Pešić et al. (2007b), Baker et al. (2008); Serbia: Pešić (2003e); Macedonia: Stanković (1931, 1960), Georgiev (1957), Schwoerbel (1963), “partly as N. agilis “ Pešić (2003j) , Pešić et al. (2007b), Baker et al. (2008); Bulgaria: K. Viets (1926), Petrova (1971), Scheffler (1974).

Habitat: Eutrophic to dystrophic standing waters, rare in pools of slowly flowing waters and limnocrenes.

Distribution: Palaearctic.

Neumania (Neumania) phreaticola Motaş & Tanasachi, 1948

New records: Bulgaria: Sofia region, Cherni Iskar River , interstitial, 1012 m a.s.l., 42 о 17'123''N 23 о 31'997''E, 16.viii.2004 Kenderov (2/0) .

Records from the study area: Bosnia and Hercegovina: Motaş et al. (1948), Pešić et al. (2007b); Bulgaria: Cvetkov & Petrova (1965), Petrova (1965, 1968b, 1971).

Habitat: Hyporheobiont.

Distribution: Southern Europe, Iran.

Neumania (Neumania) spinipes (Müller, 1776)

Records from the study area: Serbia: Đorđević (1903), Pešić (2003e), Pešić et al. (2007b).

Habitat: Eutrophic to dystrophic standing waters.

Distribution: Holarctic.

Neumania (Neumania) uncinata Walter, 1927

New records: Bulgaria: Eastern Rhodopes, Reserve “Vlchi Dol“ near Krumovgrad , spring, 26.iv.2006 Pešić (0/1/0); Greece: GR11p Evia Island , the region of Ochi, Vathyrema stream between Gialpides and Schizali village, 30.vi.2007 Pešić (0/1/0); Crete, stream Geropotamos at Timbaki, 07.v.1987 Smit (0/1/0); Lesbos: stream Malionta, between Messotopos and Eressos, 30.iv.2000 Smit (0/1/0); small stream E of Trigonas, 04.v.2000 Smit (1/0/0); small stream E of Skoutaros, 01.v.2000 Smit (0/1/0) .

Records from the study area: Bosnia and Hercegovina: Pešić et al. (2007b); Montenegro: Pešić et al. (2007b); Greece: Pešić et al. (2007b).

Remarks: New for Bulgaria.

Habitat: Running waters; preferably pool areas with sand or gravel substrata in rivers and streams in lowland or at middle elevations.

Distribution: Mediterranean.

Neumania (Neumania) vernalis (Müller, 1776)

Records from the study area: Montenegro: Musselius (1912), Pešić (2002c), Baker et al. (2008); Serbia: Đorđević (1903), Ratajac & Rajaković (1992), Pešić (2003e), Pešić et al. (2007b); Macedonia: K. Viets (1936), Georgiev (1957), Besseling (1957), Stanković (1960), Pešić (2003j), Pešić et al. (2007b), Baker et al. (2008); Bulgaria: Petrova (1971).

Habitat: Eutrophic to dystrophic standing waters.

Distribution: Palaearctic.

Neumania (Neumania) verrucosa (Koenike, 1895)

Records from the study area: Serbia: Đorđević (1903), Pešić (2003e), Pešić et al. (2007b).

Habitat: Stagnant waters, possibly with a preference for groundwater-influenced habitats.

Distribution: SE and Central Europe.

Neumania (Soarella) papillosa (Soar, 1902)

Records from the study area: Montenegro: Pešić (2002c), Pešić et al. (2007b), Baker et al. (2008). Habitat: Stagnant waters.

Distribution: Europe.

Subfamily Unionicolinae Oudemans, 1909

Genus Unionicola Haldeman, 1842

Records of undetermined species from the study area: Macedonia: “ Atax sp. ” Đorđević (1906); Greece: Stephanides (1971).

Unionicola (Pentatax) aculeata (Koenike)

Records from the study area: Montenegro: Pešić (2002c), Baker et al. (2008); Macedonia: “ Atax aculeatus “ Stanković (1931, 1960 ), Georgiev (1957), Pešić (2003j), Baker et al. (2008).

Habitat: Lakes, also in canals.

Distribution: Holarctic.

Unionicola (Unionicola) crassipes (Müller, 1776)

New records: Greece: Makedonia: Xanthi, old river branch, Nestos Delta, 28.iv.1997 Smit (0/1/0) .

Records from the study area: Montenegro: “ Atax crassipes ” Musselius (1912) ,“ A. crassipes ” K. Viets (1936) , Pešić (2002c), Baker et al. (2008); Serbia: “ A. crassipes ” Đorđević (1903) , Pešić (2003e); Macedonia: “ A. crassipes ” K. Viets (1936) , Georgiev (1957), Stanković (1960), Pešić (2003j), Baker et al. (2008); Bulgaria: K. Viets (1926), Petrova (1971).

Habitat: All kinds of standing waters, with preference for larger water bodies, like lakes and canals.

Remarks: New for Greece.

Distribution: Palaearctic.

Unionicola (Unionicola) gracilipalpis (K.Viets, 1908)

Records from the study area: Macedonia: “ Atax gracilipalpis ” K. Viets (1936) .

Rejected records: Montenegro: Pešić (2002c).

Habitat: Lakes.

Distribution: Holarctic.

Unionicola (Unionicola) minor (Soar, 1900)

Records from the study area: Croatia: Pešić (2002f); Montenegro: Pešić (2002c), Baker et al. (2008); Albania: Pešić (2003i); Macedonia: Pešić (2003j), Baker et al. (2008); Bulgaria: “ Atax crassipes minor “ K. Viets (1933) , Petrova (1971).

Habitat: All kinds of standing waters, also in canals.

Distribution: Europe except Scandinavia.

Unionicola (Unionicola) parvipora Lundblad, 1920

Records from the study area: Montenegro: “ U. gracilipalpis “ (err.) Pešić (2002c), Pešić (2003j), Baker et al. (2008); Macedonia: Pešić (2003j).

Habitat: Lakes, also in canals.

Distribution: Europe.