Atractides Koch

Pesic, Vladimir & Saboori, Alireza, 2007, A checklist of the water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) of Iran, Zootaxa 1473, pp. 45-68 : 56-58

Genus Atractides Koch

Atractides (Atractides) balneatoris nomen novum

Syn .: Atractides baderi Schwoerbel & Sepasgozarian 1976: 12; Pesic et al. 2004b: 32 nec. Atractides baderi K. Viets 1956 .

Loc. Typ.: River near Delijan (Esfahan Province, Iran).

Iranian records: Esfahan and Tehran Province – Schwoerbel & Sepasgozarian (1976).

Etymology: balneator (lat.) = ‘Bader’.

Remarks: Schwoerbel & Sepasgozarian (1976) described Atractides (Iranomegapus) baderi . However, this name is preoccupied by Atractides baderi K. Viets, 1956 . For this reason, we propose a new name, Atractides balneatoris nomen novum.

Distribution: Iran.

Atractides (Atractides) cf. denticulatus (Walter)

Iranian records: Kerman Province – Pesic et al. (2005b). Distribution: Central and South-east Europe, England, Iran.

Atractides (Atractides) gereckei Pesic

Iranian records: Kerman Province – Pesic et al. (2004b). Distribution: Iran.

Atractides (Atractides) fluviatilis (Szalay)

Iranian records: Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari Province – Pesic et al. (2004). Distribution: The Balkans, Central Europe, Iberian peninsula, Turkey, Iran.

Atractides (Atractides) gibberipalpis Piersig Iranian records: Yazd Province – Pesic et al. (2004b). Distribution: Palaearctic.

Atractides (Atractides) inflatus (Walter)

Iranian records: Esfahan Province – Pesic et al. (2004a); Markazi Province – Pesic et al. (2005b); Khorasan Province – Pesic et al. (2006a).

Distribution: Mediterranean, Iran.

Atractides (Atractides) iranicus Pesic & Asadi

Iranian records: Kerman Province – Pesic & Asadi (2002); Kerman Province – Pesic et al. (2004a). Distribution: Iran.

Atractides (Atractides) markaziensis Pesic

Iranian records: Markazi, Esfahan Province – Pesic et al. (2004b). Distribution: Iran.

Atractides (Atractides) mossahebii Pesic

Iranian records: Kerman Province – “ Atractides cf. arcuatus “ (nec. A. arcuatus Thor ) Asadi et al. (2003b); Yazd, Fars, Kerman Province – Pesic et al. (2004b).

Distribution: Iran.

Atractides (Atractides) mirkopesici Pesic

Iranian records: Kerman, Yazd Province – Pesic et al. (2004a), Pesic et al. (2005b); Khorasan Province – Pesic et al. (2006a).

Distribution: Iran.

Atractides (Atractides) nahavandii Schwoerbel & Sepasgozarian Iranian records: Khorasan Province – Schwoerbel & Sepasgozarian (1976); Pesic et al. (2004b). Distribution: Iran.

Atractides (Atractides) nikooae Pesic

Iranian records: Markazi Province – Pesic et al. (2004b). Distribution: Iran.

Atractides (Atractides) nodipalpis (Thor)

Iranian records: Kerman Province – Asadi et al. (2003a); Mazandaran, Fars Province – Pesic et al. (2004b).

Distribution: Palaearctic.

Atractides (Atractides) kermanensis Pesic

Iranian records: Kerman Province – Pesic et al. (2005c); Khorasan Province – Pesic et al. (2006a). Distribution: Iran.

Atractides (Atractides) cf. lunipes Lundblad

New records: Lorestan Province, stream in Dorood city, 49º05´E 33º27´N, ca. 2200 m asl., 24.06.2005, leg. Pesic, 1 male, 2 females.

Iranian records: Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari Province – Pesic et al. (2004).

Distribution: French Pyrenees, Macedonia, Tukey, Iran.

Atractides (Atractides) robustus (Sokolow)

Iranian records: Mazandaran, Tehran, Kerman, Yazd Province – Pesic et al. (2004a); Khorasan Province – Pesic et al. (2006a).

Distribution: Russia, Caucasus, Central and Southern Europe, Iran.

Atractides (Tympanomegapus) acutirostris (Motaş & C. Angelier)

Iranian records: Mazandaran, Kerman, Esfahan, Fars Province – Pesic et al. (2004b). Distribution: Central and Southern Europe, British Islands, Greece, Israel, Iran.

Atractides (Polymegapus) cf. polyporus (K.Viets)

Iranian records: Khorasan Province – Pesic et al. (2006a). Distribution: Central and Southern Europe, North Africa, Iran.