Protzia invalvaris Piersig, 1898

Pešić, Vladimir, Bańkowska, Aleksandra, Goldschmidt, Tom, Grabowski, Michał, Michoński, Grzegorz & Zawal, Andrzej, 2018, Supplement to the Checklist of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from the Balkan peninsula, Zootaxa 4394 (2), pp. 151-184 : 154

Protzia invalvaris Piersig, 1898

New records: Montenegro: Kolašin, Tara River near „Raj” restaurant, stones, 42°41'07.3"N 19°31'28.1"E, 16.vi.2017 Pešić, Zawal, Pietrzak (4/2/0); Kolašin, stream near Opasanica, stones, 0.2 m depth, 42°40'55.8"N 19°33'03.5"E, 16.vi.2017 Pešić, Zawal, Pietrzak (1/0/0); Bar, Skadar Lake area, Krnjice, stream, stones, moss, 42°12'45.7"N 19°10'45.5"E, 05.v.2014 Zawal, Bańkowska (1/0/0).

Published records: Montenegro: Dovgal & Pešić (2012).

Remarks: Re-examination of the specimen published by Bańkowska et al. (2016) under name of Protzia pachygnatha showed that this identification was erroneous, and the specimen examined belongs to P. invalvaris .

Distribution: Palaearctic.