Arrenurus (Arrenurus) bruzelii Koenike, 1885

Jovanović, Milica, Manović, Ana & Pešić, Vladimir, 2024, An updated checklist of water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) of Serbia with new records revealed by DNA barcodes, Ecologica Montenegrina 74, pp. 9-20 : 14-20

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New records — Serbia, Vlasina, village Milovanci, pond, 42.6786° N, 22.3602° E, 27 Jun. 2022, leg. Pešić, Jovanović & Manović 1♂ (sequenced; Table 1) GoogleMaps .

Remarks — The sequenced specimen from Serbia cluster within ACS0212. The latter BIN, in addition to specimen from Serbia, grouped a sequences retrived from the specimens from the Neherlands, Türkiye and Norway. New for Serbia.

Published records from Balkan countries — Macedonia: Đorđević (1906), Stanković (1931), Georgiev (1957), Smit & Pešić (2004); Bulgaria: “ A. sp. ? bruzelii “ K. Viets (1940), “ A. sp. ?bruzelii “ Valkanov (1957), Petrova (1971); Greece: Smit et al. (2000).

Distribution — Palaearctic.

Discussion

Our study provides an updated checklist of Serbian water mites. The checklist includes 104 species in 18 families and 32 genera. The most species rich family was Hygrobatidae with 14 species (13.5%), followed by Arrenuridae with 13 species (12.5%), Pionidae with 11 species (10.6%), Torrenticolidae with 9 species (8.7%), and Aturidae and Hydryphantidae with 8 species (7.7%) each. Some families were rare, such as Acherontacaridae , Limnocharidae and Frontipodopsidae , represented by a single species each.

Our study revealed that only 22.1% (23 species with 28 BINs) of the Serbian water mites having sequences collected in Serbia were represented in BOLD. Three of the species from the checklist were represented by multiple BINs: Monatractides madritensis (AED3803, AEF2866), Mideopsis roztoczensis (AEA2936, ACI1492, AEN6785), and Lebertia porosa (ACQ9049, ACS0974, ACP5319). The latter species represents a species complex. Recently, Lebertia porosa was redefined by Tyuokosova et al. (2022) based on specimens from the type locality that were shown to belong molecularly to ACQ9049. Specimens of Lebertia porosa collected in the River Nišava at the mouth of Gabrovački stream (see Table 1) cluster within ACS0974, which includes porosa -like specimens from different parts of Europe, except Fennoscandia (available in BOLD). Pešić et al. (in prep.) pointed that the taxonomic status of L. porosa -like species of ACS0974 needs to be clarified by resolving the taxonomic status of numerous species listed as synonyms in Gerecke (2009). We detected two additional BIN’s within Serbian Lebertia porosa -like specimens. One specimen (SEPTA049-21; Pešić et al. 2021) from Western Serbia (Zlatibor, Crni Rzav) clusters within ACQ9049, while one specimen from the Katušnica river (SEPTA057-21; Pešić et al. 2021) clusters within ACP5319, which includes porosa - like specimens from Germany and Norway provisionally assigned by Tyukosova et al. (2022) to L. porosa aggr. sp. A. As emphasized by Gerecke et al. (2022), a more extensive study of L. porosa complex is needed to establish a stable taxonomy for this group.

In Mideopsis roztoczensis there were three BINs, ACI1492 shared with Norway, Montenegro, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Russia, AEN6785 shared with Norway and Turkey, and AEA2936 shared with Germany and Belgium, two of these BIN’s (ACI1492 and AEN6785) were found at the same site at Katušnica river river in Western Serbia (see Pešić et al. 2023 for a discussion). Two BINs were detected within Monatractides madritensis : AED3803 shared with Montenegro, Italy and Portugal and AEF2866 shared with Romania. The p-distance between these two BINs was estimated at 3.85%.

The number of water mite species known for Serbia is significantly lower compared to other Balkan countries. For example, 219 species are known for Bulgaria, 167 for the Republic of North Macedonia while Montenegro hosted 193 water mite species ( Pešić et al. 2018). Therefore, the current number of water mites is far below the number expected and further faunistic studies should be intensified in order to obtain a realistic assessment of the diversity of this group in Serbia.

Table 2. Lebertiidae Thor, 1900 28. Lebertia glabra Thor, 1897 This study ACS0595 29. Lebertia insignis Neuman, 1880 Ratajac & Rajković 1992 ; Pešić 2003b. 30. Lebertia porosa Thor, 1900 agg. K. Viets 1936; ‘ L. rivalis ‘ Ratajac & Rajković ACQ 9049

1992; Pešić 2003b; Pešić et al. 2021. ACS0974

ACP5319

31. Lebertia stigmatifera Thor, 1900 K. Viets 1936 ; Pešić 2003b; this study. ACS0579 32. Lebertia maculosa Koenike, 1902 Gerecke 2009 ; Pešić et al. 2021. AED9197 Torrenticolidae Piersig, 1902 33. Monatractides madritensis (K. Viets, Pešić et al. 2021. AED3803 1930) AEF2866

34. Torrenticola amplexa (Koenike, 1908) Živić et al. 2002 ; Pešić 2003b. 35 Torrenticola anomala (Koch, 1837) Pešić 2003b ; Živić et al. 2005; Pešić et a l. ACI0434

2021.

36. Torrenticola barsica (Szalay, 1933) Pešić 2003a ; Pešić et al. 2021; this study. AEF1219 37. Torrenticola brevirostris (Halbert, 1911) Pešić 2003b ; this study. AED9586 38 Torrenticola laskai Di Sabatino, 2009 Pešić et al. 2020a ; this study. AED2306 39. Torrenticola meridionalis Di Sabatino & Pešić 2003a . Cicolani, 1990

40. * Torrenticola dudichi (Szalay, 1933) Pešić et al. 2021 . AEI3403 41 Torrenticola ungeri (Szalay, 1927) ‘ Atractides ungeri ’ K. Viets 1936 ; Pešić et al. AED2307

2010, 2021.

Limnesiidae Thor, 1900 42. Limnesia fulgida Koch, 1836 ‘ L. histronica ’ Đorđević 1903 ; Pešić 2003b;

Pešić et al. 2010.

43. Limnesia koenikei Piersig, 1894 Đorđević 1903 ; Pešić 2003b. 44. Limnesia maculata (Müller, 1776) Đorđević 1903 ; Pešić 2003b. 45. Limnesia undulata (Müller, 1776) Đorđević 1903 ; Pešić 2003b. 46. Limnesia walteri Migot, 1926 Pešić 2003b . Hygrobatidae Koch, 1842 47. Atractides fluviatilis (Szalay, 1929) Pesic et al. 2004 . 48. Atractides gibberipalpis Piersig, 1898 Pešić et al. 2010 . 49. Atractides glandulosus (Walter, 1918) This study AEX4044 50. Atractides nodipalpis Thor, 1899 Pešić 2003a ; Pešić et al. 2021; this study. ACR0209 51. Atractides ovalis Koenike, 1883 Ratajac & Rajković 1992 ; Pešić 2003b. 52. Atractides pennatus (K. Viets, 1920) Pešić et al. 2010 . 53. Atractides protendens K.O.Viets, 1955 Pešić et al. 2010 . 54. Atractides spinipes Koch, 1837 Pešić 2003b . 55. Atractides acutirostris (Motaş & C. Živić et al. 2002; Pešić 2003b. Angelier, 1927)

56. Hygrobates balcanicus Pešić, 2020 This study AEG3198 57. Hygrobates calliger Piersig, 1896 (laps.: Hydrobates ) Živić et al. 2002; Pešić AEF4261

2003a, b; Pešić et al. 2010, 2022.

58. Hygrobates fluviatilis (Ström, 1768) “ Hygrobates fluviatilis (naicus) ’ Ratajac & ACB4846

Rajković 1992; Pešić 2003b; Pešić et al.

2021.

59. Hygrobates longipalpis (Hermann, K. Viets 1936; Ratajac & Rajković 1992; 1804) Pešić 2003b.

60. Hygrobates longiporus Thor, 1898 Pešić 2003b ; Pešić et al. 2021. AEM7299

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Table 2. Unionicolidae Oudemans, 1909 61. Neumania deltoides (Piersig, 1894) ‘ N. triangularis ’ Đorđević 1903 ; Pešić 2003b;

Pešić et al. 2007b. 62. Neumania limosa (Koch, 1836) Pešić 2003b . 63. Neumania spinipes (Müller, 1776) Đorđević 1903 ; Pešić 2003b; Pešić et al.

2007b. 64. Neumania vernalis (Müller, 1776) Đorđević 1903 ; Ratajac & Rajković 1992;

Pešić 2003b; Pešić et al. 2007b. 65. Neumania verrucosa (Koenike, 1895) Đorđević 1903 ; Pešić 2003b; Pešić et al.

2003b. 77. Pionopsis lutescens (Hermann, 1804) (partly ‘ P. subruber Đorđević, 1903 ’

Đorđević 1903; Pešić et al. 2010. Feltriidae K.Viets, 1926 78. Feltria armata Koenike, 1902 Pešić 2003b ; Pešić et al. 2010. 79. Feltria drilonensis K. Viets, 1936 K. Viets 1936 . 80. Feltria zschokkei Koenike, 1896 Pešić 2003a . Aturidae Thor, 1900 81. Aturus crinitus Thor, 1902 Pešić 2003b ; Pešić & Panesar 2009. 82. Aturus intermedius Protz, 1900 Pešić 2003b . 83. Aturus karamani K. Viets, 1936 Pešić 2003b . 84. Aturus scaber Kramer, 1875 Živić et al. 2002 ; Pešić 2003b. 85. Albaxona lundbladi Motaş & Tanasachi, Pešić & Gerecke 2003 .

1947 86. Brachypodopsis gracilis (Piersig, 1903) Pešić 2003b . 87. Ljania macilenta Koenike, 1908 Pešić 2003b . 88. Woolastookia rotundifrons (K.Viets, Pešić 2003b.

1922) Frontipodopsidae (K.Viets, 1931) 89. Frontipodopsis reticulatifrons Szalay, Pešić 2003b .

1945 Mideopsidae Koenike, 1910 90. Mideopsis orbicularis (Müller, 1776) Đorđević 1903 ; Smit et al. 2000; Pešić

2003b. 91. Mideopsis roztoczensis Biesiadka & Pešić et al. 2021 . AEA2936

Kowalik, 1979 ACI1492

AEN6785

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Table 2.

Arrenuridae Thor, 1900

92. Arrenurus abbreviator Berlese, 1888 ‘ A. acuminipetiolatus , A. abbreviator ’

Đorđević 1903; Smit et al. 2000; Pešić

2003b.

93. Arrenurus albator (Müller, 1776) Đorđević 1903 ; Smit et al. 2000.

94. Arrenurus bruzelli Koenike, 1885 This study. ACS0212 95. Arrenurus cuspidator (Müller, 1776) Ratajac & Rajković 1992 ; Pešić 2003b.

96. Arrenurus cuspidifer Piersig, 1894 Đorđević 1903 ; Smit et al. 2000; Pešić

2003b.

97. Arrenurus maculator (Müller, 1776) Đorđević 1903 ; Smit et al. 2000; Pešić

2003b.

98. Arrenurus neumani Piersig, 1895 Đorđević 1903 ; Smit et al. 2000; Pešić

2003b.

99. Arrenurus radiatus Piersig, 1894 Đorđević 1903 ; Smit et al. 2000; Pešić

2003b.

100. Arrenurus tricuspidator (Müller, 1776) Đorđević 1903 ; Smit et al. 2000; Pešić

2003b.

101. Arrenurus cylindratus cylindratus Đorđević 1903 ; Smit et al. 2000; Pešić

Piersig, 1896 2003b.

102 Arrenurus sinuator (Müller, 1776) Đorđević 1903 ; Smit et al. 2000; Pešić

2003b.

103. Arrenurus virens Neuman, 1880 This study. ACS0772 104. Arrenurus truncatellus (Müller, 1776) Smit & Pešić 2004 .

* This species was by mistakenly reported in Pešić et al. (2021) as T. oraviensis (Láska, 1953) .

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to acknowledge to Đurađ Milošević and Ana Savić for the great company during fieldwork. We thank Harry Smit (Alkmaar) whose constructive comments greatly improved this work.

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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Arachnida
Order	Trombidiformes
Family	Arrenuridae
Genus	Arrenurus

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