Ljania bipapillata Thor, 1898

Martin, Peter, 2006, On the morphology and classification of larval water mites (Hydrachnidia, Acari) from springs in Luxembourg, Zootaxa 1138, pp. 1-44 : 34

Ljania bipapillata Thor, 1898

Records ( Table 2): Benthos samples at 12 spring sites in Gutland and in Ösling, 39 individuals ( Gerecke et al. 2005). E1 151 larvae, E3 8 larvae, E5 353 larvae, E7 14 larvae, parasitic on chironomids. Attribution by comparison with Martin (2000). Descriptions of larvae ( Fig. 52 ): Thor (1905), Smith (1984) (as Ljania sp. nr. bipapillata ), Martin (2000).

Diagnostic characters of larvae: Expp large and obcordate in shape. Remarks: Probably, descriptions given by Smith (1984) and Martin (2000) refer both to the same species (see discussion in Martin 2000).

Figures

FIGURES 50 – 54. Fig. 50: Pseudofeltria scourfieldi, ventral idiosoma (from Martin 2000), Fig. 51: Tiphys sp., ventral idiosoma (redrawn and modified after Smith et al. 2001), Fig. 52: Ljania bipapillata, ventral idiosoma (from Martin 2000), Fig. 53: Aturus fontinalis, dorsal idiosoma, Fig. 54: A. fontinalis, ventral idiosoma (Figs. 53 – 54 from Martin 2000).