Hygrobates soari K. Viets, 1911

Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry & Mary, Nathalie, 2015, Fourth contribution to the knowledge of water mites from the Comoros, with the description of two new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia), Zootaxa 4052 (5), pp. 589-594 : 590

Hygrobates soari K. Viets, 1911

Material examined. Comoros, Mayotte: River Chirini, upstream, 12°46'29,2"S, 45°06'57,8"E, alt. 102m asl., 24-vii- 2014, 1/0/0; River Goméni, upstream, 12º 48'46,5“S 45º 07'50,2“E, alt. 68m asl, 24-vii-2014, 1/5/0; River Koualé, 12º 48' 46,5 S 45º 09'40.9“ E, alt. 192m asl., 26-vii-2014, 0/1/0; River Hajangoua, upstream, 12º 52'1,0“S 45º 10'25,7“E, alt. 265m asl., 28-vii-2014, 1/1/1; River Dapani, upstream, 12º 57'42,4“S 45º 09'22,7“E, alt. 37m asl., 30-vii-2014, 1/0/0; River Poroani, upstream, 12º 53'18,7“S 45º 08'46,5“E, alt. 70m asl., 31-vii-2014, 0/1/0; River Boungoumouhé, upstream, 12º 44'57,4“S 45º 05'36,6“E, alt. 78m asl., 4-viii-2014, 1/0/0; River Mouhogoni, upstream, 12º 43'48,4“S 45º 06'28,6“E, alt. 77m asl., 5-viii-2014, 3/1/0; River Longoni, upstream, 12º 44'39,5“S 45º 10'3,7“E, alt. 83m asl., 6-viii-2014, 0/1/0.

Distribution. Widespread in the Afrotropical region and the Arabian Peninsula; Comoros ( Mayotte).