Protzia eximia ( Protz, 1896 )

Martin, Peter, 2006, On the morphology and classification of larval water mites (Hydrachnidia, Acari) from springs in Luxembourg, Zootaxa 1138, pp. 1-44 : 9

Protzia eximia ( Protz, 1896)

Records ( Table 2): Benthos samples at one site in Gutland, 2 individuals ( Gerecke et al. 2005). No larvae found in traps.

Descriptions of larvae ( Figs. 11, 12 ): Jones (1967), Böttger (1972), Ullrich (1976), Martin (2000).

Diagnostic characters of larvae: Expp in the very most cases not visible by light microscopy, distance C1­C2 short.

Remarks: All Protzia larvae probably bear a dorsal plate, which is often barely visible ( Figs. 11, 12 , see discussion in Martin 2003).

Figures

FIGURES 8 – 14. Fig. 8: Partnunia steinmanni, dorsal idiosoma, Fig. 9: Partnunia steinmanni, ventral idiosoma, Fig. 10: Partnunia steinmanni, I­L, Fig. 11: Protzia distincta, dorsal idiosoma (Figs. 8 – 11 from Martin 2003), Fig. 12: P. eximia, ventral idiosoma (from Martin 2000), Fig. 13: Tartarothyas romanica, ventral idiosoma, Fig. 14: T. romanica, II­L (Figs. 13 – 14 from Martin 2003).