Hygrobates soari Viets, 1911

Smit, Harry, Pesic, Vladimir & Mary-Sasal, Nathalie, 2009, New species of water mites from the Comoros (Acari: Hydrachnidia), Zootaxa 2213, pp. 47-56 : 52-53

Hygrobates soari Viets, 1911

Material examined. Mayotte, Comoros : 2/3/1, Mro oua Longoni (Longoni River), 12°44'21,12" S 45°9'54,97" E, 14 May 2006; 3/1/0, Mro oua Bouyouni (Bouyouni River), downstream, 12°44'7,51" S 45°8'24,25" E, 15 May 2006; 1/3/0, Mro oua Dembeni (Dembeni River), downstream, 12°50'33,97" S 45°10'20,68" E, 17 May 2006; 2/1/0, Mro oua Gouloué (Gouloué River), 12°47'47,94" S 45°12'2,66" E, 17 May 2006; 2/2/0, Koualé River, 12°47'57,62" S 45°11'22,99" E, 17 May 2006; 0/1/0, Mro oua Soulou (Soulou River), 12°46'40,26" S 45°6'15,16" E, 16 May 2006; 1/0/0, affluent of Bouyouni River, 12°45'24,52" S 45°8'51,11" E, 15 May 2006.

Remarks. Reported previously from Anjouan ( Comoros ) by K.O. Viets (1980). Hygrobates soari is widespread in Africa, and has also been reported from Oman ( Gerecke 2004).