Hygrobates (Hygrobates) laceratus Lundblad, 1927

Smit, Harry, 2021, Water mites from West Africa (Acari: Hydrachnidia), Acarologia 61 (3), pp. 700-746 : 713

Hygrobates (Hygrobates) laceratus Lundblad, 1927

New records. Ghana.2/1/0, Kintampo Falls, 8°05.413′ N 1°41.881′ W, 235 m a.s.l., 3 Mar. 2011 ;

3/4/0, Fuller Falls, 8°04.975′ N 1°47.842′ W, 189 m a.s.l., 6 Mar. 2011 ; 6/10/0, small rainforest stream upstream Sagyimase, Atewa Hills, 6°13.964′ N 0°33.116′ W, 654 m a.s.l., 8 Mar. 2011 ; 13/16/0, Akaa Falls, 6°10.516′ N 0°11.723′ W, 180 m a.s.l., 9 Mar. 2011 ; 0/4/0, Namini stream, Kakum National Park, 5°23.396′ N 1°23.294´W, 185 m a.s.l., 12 Feb. 2013 ; 1/0/0, Ankasa Exploration Base stream, Ankasa NP, 5°16.413′ N 2°38.810′ W, 81 m a.s.l., 14 Feb. 2013 ;

13/10/0, plunge pool Kulugu River, 6°51.365′ N 0°25.101′ E, 388 m a.s.l., 19 Feb. 2013 ;

2/5/0, Kulugu River, 6°51.365′ N 0°25.101′ E, 388 m a.s.l., 19 Feb. 2013 ; 0/1/0, Kulugu River, upstream, hyporheic, N of Biakpa, 6°51.223′ N 0°25.141′ E, 410 m a.s.l., 20 Feb. 2013 ; 5/5/0, Amedzofe Falls, 6°50.656′ N 0°26.868′ E, 599 m a.s.l., 20 Feb. 2013 ; 8/14/0, Kulugu River, upstream, N of Biakpa, 6°51.223′ N 0°25.141′ E, 410 m a.s.l., 20 Feb. 2013 ; 1/0/0, Apkonu stream, downstream of falls, at Logba Tota, 6°53.054′ N 0°28.024′ E, 362 m a.s.l., 21 Feb. 2013 ; 5/2/0, plunge pool Tsatsudo Falls, 7°07.390′ N 0°23.365′ E, 179 m a.s.l., 22 Feb. 2013 ; 6/1/2, Tagbo River downstream of falls, 7°00.708′ N 0°34.326′ E, 394 m a.s.l., 23 Feb. 2013 ; 11/4/1, Laboun River downstream of falls, Kyabobo NP, 8°19.836′ N 0°35.487′ E, 342 m a.s.l., 24

Feb. 2013; 3/4/0, Kue River, Kyabobo NP, 8°31.087′ N 0°36.049′ E, 208 m a.s.l., 25 Feb. 2013 ; 41/27/0, unnamed stream between Apepem and Koju Amu, Atewa Hills, 6°10.252′ N 0°36.520′ W, 424 m a.s.l., 27 Feb. 2013 ; 7/2/0, unnamed stream upstream Sagyimase, Atewa Hills, 6°13.966′ N 0°33.114′ W, 671 m a.s.l., 28 Feb. 2013.

Distribution. Widespread in Africa south of the Sahara.