Atractides robustus ( Sokolow, 1940 )

Pesic, Vladimir, Saboori, Alireza, Asadi, Mahdieh & Vafaei, Reza, 2004, Studies on water mites of the family Hygrobatidae (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from Iran, I. The water mite genus Atractides Koch, with the description of five new species, Zootaxa 495, pp. 1-40 : 32

Atractides robustus ( Sokolow, 1940)

( Table 1 )

New records: IR2 Mazandaran Province, Elburs Mt., 75 km S Chalus, higher part of Chalus river, 11ºC, 17.07.2003, leg. Pesic, Asadi, Saboori & Akrami (1/0/0); ibid., 18.08.2003, leg. Pesic (1/0/0); IR6 Mazandaran Province, Elburs Mt., the hygropetric stream near Kandelous (on Kojor road 35°53'17 N 52°12' 21E), 1603 m asl., 14ºC, 2000 m a.s.l., 18.07.2003, leg. Pesic, Asadi, Saboori & Akrami (0/1/0); IR10 Mazandaran Province, Ramsar, Javaher deh stream near Javaher deh village (36°57' N 49°49' E), ca. 500 m asl., 21ºC, 19.07.2003, leg. Pesic, Asadi, Saboori & Akrami; IR46 Tehran Province, Charan stream in Charan village (35°54'34 N 51°7' 28E), 2107 m asl., 14.08.2003, leg. Pesic & Saboori (7/3/0); IR25 Kerman Province, Vamegh Abad stream near Vamegh Abad village, 27.07.2003, leg. Pesic (0/3/0); IR39 Yazd Province, Deh Bala, 60 km SW from Yazd, 0 5.08.2003, leg. Pesic (1/0/0); IR47 Tehran Province, Elburs Mt., Sijan stream in Sijan village (under Dareh Bridge, 35°55'17 N 51°8' 54E), 2080 m asl., 14.08.2003, leg. Pesic & Saboori (3/6/0); IR48 Tehran Province, Elburs Mt., ca. 40 km N Karaj, Shahrestanak River, 18.08.2003, leg. Pesic (3/8/0).

Remarks: In Table 1 we give the measurements of the specimens from Charan stream. Distribution: Russia, Kaukasus, Central and S Europe, Iran.