Hygrobates (Hygrobates) prosiliensis Koenike, 1915

Tuzovskij, Petr V., 2020, Larval morphology of the water mite Hygrobates prosiliensis Koenike, 1915 (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae), Zootaxa 4758 (3), pp. 581-588 : 582

Hygrobates (Hygrobates) prosiliensis Koenike, 1915

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Material examined. Larvae (n=9) reared from a single female, Europe, Russia, Samara Province, Stavropol District, National natural Park “Samarskaya Luka”, small lake near village Koltsovo, June 1992; 24 larvae reared from three females, Yaroslavl Province, Nekouz District, Rybinsk reservoir near village Pogorelka, June–August 2000, 2001, 2003 ; 10 larvae reared from one female, Yaroslavl Province, Nekouz District, Ild stream near village Mar’ino, May 2003 . The duration of the embryonic period was 11–15 days.

Figures

FIGURES 1–2. Hygrobates prosiliensis, larva: 1, dorsal view; 2, ventral view. Scale bar: 1–2=50μm.

FIGURES 3–7. Hygrobates prosiliensis, larva: 3, genital field; 4, capitulum, ventral view; 5, chelicera, dorsal view; 6—chela, lateral view; 7, pedipalp. Scale bars: 4–5=50μm, 3, 6–7=20μm.

FIGURES 8–12. Hygrobates prosiliensis, larva: 8, Leg I; 9, Leg II; 10, Leg III; 11, claws of Leg I; 12, claws of Leg III. Scale bars: 7–9=50μm, 10–11=20μm.

FIGURES 13–23. Hygobates prosiliensis, adults: 13, seta Fch; 14, I-Leg-5–6; 15-18, genital field; 19-22, IV-Leg-6 23, ejaculatory complex; 13–15,17–18, 21–22, female; 16, 21–23, male. Scale bars: 13, 14, 23=50μm, 15–18, 19–22=100μm.