TORRENTICOLIDAE Piersig, 1902

Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Gerecke, Reinhard & Sabatino, Antonio Di, 2010, The water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) of the Balkan peninsula, a revised survey with new records and descriptions of five new taxa 2586, Zootaxa 2586 (1), pp. 1-100 : 30-35

Family TORRENTICOLIDAE Piersig, 1902

Subfamily Torrenticolinae Piersig, 1902

Genus Monatractides K. Viets, 1926

Monatractides (Monatractides) aberratus (Lundblad, 1941)

New records: Greece: GR6p Evia Island, the region of Ochi, Agios Dimitrios Gorge, Porfyras Ravine stream, 30.vi.2007 Pešić (3/0/0).

Records from the study area: Greece: Di Sabatino et al. (2003).

Habitat: Middle- and high-order streams.

Distribution: Mediterranean, Turkey, Iran.

Monatractides (Monatractides) fridericianus Di Sabatino & Gerecke, 2003

Records from the study area: Greece: Di Sabatino et al. (2003).

Habitat: Middle-order streams.

Distribution: Balkan; known only from the type locality ( Makedonia: Xanthi, stream NE road Xanthi- Stavroipoli).

Monatractides (Monatractides) latissimus (K. Viets, 1936)

New records: Croatia: Plitvice lakes area, Novakovića Brod, 503 m a.s.l., 23.ii.2007 Mičetić (0/1/0).

Records from the study area: Croatia: “ Atractides latissimus ” K. Viets (1936) , Pešić (2002f); Bosnia and Hercegovina: “ A. latissimus ” Motaş et al. (1948) ; Bulgaria: “ Torrenticola latissima ” Petrova (1976a) .

Habitat: Middle-order streams.

Distribution: Central and south-eastern Europe.

Monatractides (Monatractides) lusitanicus (Lundblad, 1941)

Records from the study area: Bulgaria: Pešić (2006).

Habitat: Middle-order streams.

Distribution: Mediterranean, Iran.

Monatractides (Monatractides) madritensis (K.Viets, 1930)

New records: Montenegro: Danilovgrad , stream Rimanić near village Martinići, 53m a.s.l., 42°31'33,10''N 19°11'34,85''E, 22.viii.2004 Pešić (1/0/0) .

Records from the study area: Bosnia and Hercegovina: Di Sabatino et al. (2003); Montenegro: “ Torrenticola madritensis ” Pešić (1999) , Di Sabatino et al. (2003); Macedonia: “ Torrenticola madritensis ” Schwoerbel (1963) ; Pešić (2005); Bulgaria: “ T. madritensis ” Petrova (1976a) .

Habitat: Low- and middle-order streams.

Distribution: Central and southern Europe, British Isles.

Monatractides (Monatractides) stadleri (Walter, 1921)

New records: Montenegro: Bar, stream above Stari Bar, 42 о 05'59''N 19 о 08'30''E, 19.v.2004 Pešić (1/1/0); Greece: Evia Island : GR2p the region of Ochi , Lala stream near Kalyivia village , 29.vi.2007 Pešić (6/5/0); GR17p the region of Ochi , Aetos stream near Aetos village (near Karystos town ), 01.vii.2007 Pešić (3/3/0); Sparta : GR24p stream Kelafina , a tributary of Evrotas river , 03.vii.2007 Pešić (6/2/0); GR26p River Evrotas near Vivari spring, 04.vii.2007 Pešić (1/1/0) .

Records from the study area: Bosnia and Hercegovina: Di Sabatino et al. (2003); Montenegro: “ Torrenticola stadleri ” Pešić (1999) , Di Sabatino et al. (2003); Macedonia: “ Torrenticola stadleri ” Schwoerbel (1963) ; Bulgaria: Pešić (2006); Greece: “ Torrenticola sp. ? stadleri ” Stephanides (1971); Di Sabatino et al. (2003).

Habitat: Low-, middle- and summer-warm high-order streams.

Distribution: Central, western and southern Europe, Asia Minor.

Monatractides (Pinquicola) adoratus Di Sabatino & Gerecke, 1996

Records from the study area: Greece: Di Sabatino et al. (2003).

Habitat: Spring.

Distribution: Central and eastern Mediterranean.

Genus Pseudotorrenticola Walter, 1906

Pseudotorrenticola rhynchota Walter, 1906

Records from the study area: Croatia: K. Viets (1936), Pešić (2002f); Bosnia and Hercegovina: Motaş et al. (1948), Di Sabatino et al. (2003), Pešić (2003h); Montenegro: Di Sabatino et al. (2003); Macedonia: Pešić (2005).

Habitat: Surface and interstitial waters of low- to middle-order streams.

Distribution: Western Palaearctic.

Genus Torrenticola Piersig, 1896

Records not classified to species level from the study area: Bosnia and Hercegovina: Di Sabatino et al. (2003); Macedonia: Di Sabatino et al. (2003).

Torrenticola (Torrenticola) amplexa (Koenike, 1908)

New records: Croatia: Plitvice lakes area, Novakovića Brod, 503 m a.s.l., 28.viii.2007 Mičetić (1/0/0); ibid., 23.ii.2007 Mičetić (0/1/0); Montenegro: Podgorica, River Zeta near Vranjske Njive, 35 m a.s.l., 42°28'06.96"N 19°15'28.10"E, 03.x.2004 Pešić (0/1/0); small stream, a tributary of Mrtvica River near village Mrtvo Duboko (the upper part of Morača River ), 600 m a.s.l., 42°43'N 19°21'E, 17.v.2003 Pešić (1/1/0); Greece: GR27p Region of Githio city, River Vasilopotamus near Skala town, 04.vii.2007 Pešić (1/3/0) .

Records from the study area: Montenegro: Pešić (1999), Di Sabatino et al. (2003); Serbia: Živić et al. (2002), Pešić (2003e); Bulgaria: Petrova (1968b, 1971), “ T. connexa “ Petrova (1976a) ; Greece: Di Sabatino et al. (2003).

Remarks: New for Croatia.

Habitat: Middle- and high-order streams.

Distribution: Palaearctic.

Torrenticola (Torrenticola) anomala (Koch, 1837)

New records: Greece: GR26p Sparta, River Evrotas near Vivari spring, 04.vii.2007 Pešić (1/1/0).

Records from the study area: Croatia: Schwoerbel (1963), Pešić (2002f); Bosnia and Hercegovina: Pešić (2003h); Montenegro: Pešić (1999), Di Sabatino et al. (2003); Serbia: Pešić (2003e), Živić et al. (2005); Macedonia: Schwoerbel (1963); Pešić (2005); Bulgaria: Petrova (1976a), “ T. longirostris “ Petrova (1976a) , Pešić (2006); Greece: Di Sabatino et al. (2003).

Habitat: Middle-order streams.

Distribution: Holarctic.

Torrenticola (Torrenticola) barsica (Szalay, 1933)

New records: Greece: GR7p Evia Island, the region of Ochi, stream Gefira Dimosaris, downstream between Kalergo and Kallianos villages, 30.vi.2007 Pešić (3/1/0); GR23p Sparta, River Evrotas near Sparta city, 03.vii.2007 Pešić (1/2/0).

Records from the study area: Bosnia and Hercegovina: Di Sabatino et al. (2003); Montenegro: Pešić (1999), Di Sabatino et al. (2003); Serbia: Pešić (2003d); Macedonia: “ Atractides dudichi cognata ” K. Viets (1936) , Schwoerbel (1963), Di Sabatino et al. (2003); Bulgaria: Petrova (1976a); Greece: Di Sabatino et al. (2003).

Remark: Populations differing in proportions from typical T. barsica , but so far not described as a separate taxon were recorded as " Torrenticola (Torrenticola) cf. barsica " by Di Sabatino et al. (2003) from Bulgaria and Greece.

Habitat: Low- and middle-order streams, both in riffles and pools.

Distribution: Southern Europe, Asia Minor, Iran.

Torrenticola (Torrenticola) brevirostris (Halbert, 1911)

New records: Greece: Evia Island: GR6p the region of Ochi, Agios Dimitrios Gorge, Porfyras Ravine stream, 30.vi.2007 Pešić (1/2/0); GR14p, the region of Ochi, stream Platanystos, upper part, 01.vii.2007 Pešić (2/0/0).

Records from the study area: Bosnia and Hercegovina: Di Sabatino et al. (2003); Montenegro: Pešić (1999), Di Sabatino et al. (2003); Živić et al. (2002), Serbia: Pešić (2003e); Macedonia: Schwoerbel (1963), Di Sabatino et al. (2003); Bulgaria: Petrova (1976a); Greece: Di Sabatino et al. (2003).

Habitat: Higher order streams.

Distribution: Palaearctic.

Torrenticola (Torrenticola) dudichi (Szalay, 1933)

New records: Bosnia and Hercegovina: River Neretva near Mostar, 43°21'N 17°49'E, 12.xi.2006 Pešić (1/ 0/0); Bulgaria: Sofia region, River Beli Iskar , interstitial, 1020 m a.s.l., 42 о 17'168"N 23 о 32'086"E, 02.v.2004 Kenderov (0/1/0); ibid., 16.viii.2004 Kenderov (9/2); ibid., 16.vii.2005 Kenderov (1/1/0); ibid., 26.xi.2005 Kenderov (0/3/0); Sofia region, Cherni Iskar River , interstitial, 1012 m a.s.l., 42 о 17'123"N 23 о 31'997"E, 16.viii.2004 Kenderov (1/0); River Iskar above Samokov town , interstitial, 1005 m a.s.l., 42 о 17'468"N 23 о 22'221"E, 16.viii.2004 Kenderov (3/0/0); Samokov , Iskar river below Vedena river , interstitial, 638 m a.s.l., 42 о 33'616"N 23 о 25'395"E, 15.i.2005 Kenderov (0/1/0) .

Records from the study area: Montenegro: Di Sabatino et al. (2003); Macedonia: Schwoerbel (1963); Bulgaria: Petrova (1976a).

Remarks: New for Bosnia and Hercegovina.

Habitat: Low-order streams, occasionally also in the hyporheic.

Distribution: South-eastern Europe.

Torrenticola (Torrenticola) elliptica (Maglio, 1909)

New records: Montenegro: Plav , village Murino, Murinska River, 42°36'38,13''N 19°55'14,27'' E, 940 m a.s.l., 03.x.2009 Pešić (1/0/0) .

Records from the study area: Bosnia and Hercegovina: “ Atractides ellipticus ” Motaş et al. (1948) ; Montenegro: Pešić (1999), Di Sabatino et al. (2003); Macedonia: Schwoerbel (1963); Bulgaria: “ Atractides ellipticus ” K. Viets (1926) , “ A. ellipticus ” Arndt (1943) , Petrova (1971), Di Sabatino et al. (2003).

Habitat: Low-order streams (preferably in riffle areas) of higher mountain ranges.

Distribution: Central Europe, Mediterranean.

Torrenticola (Torrenticola) graecula Di Sabatino & Gerecke, 2003

Records from the study area: Greece: Di Sabatino et al. (2003).

Habitat: Weakly flowing springs.

Distribution: Balkan; only known from the type localities in northern Peloponnes.

Torrenticola (Torrenticola) jeanneli (Motaş et Tanasachi, 1947)

Records from the study area: Bosnia and Hercegovina: ” Atractides jeanneli ” Motaş et al. (1948) ; Bulgaria: Petrova (1968b, 1971).

Habitat: Only known from the hyporheic of low- and middle-order streams.

Distribution: Central and south-eastern Europe.

Torrenticola (Torrenticola) laskai Di Sabatino, 2009

New records: Greece: Sparta: GR23p River Evrotas near Sparta city, 03.vii.2007 Pešić (3/3/0); GR24p stream Kelafina, a tributary of Evrotas river, 03.vii.2007 Pešić (6/5/0); GR29p stream Magolitsa near village Tribi, 05.vii.2007 Pešić (1/0/0).

Records from the study area: Bosnia and Hercegovina: “ Torrenticola lativalvata sensu Angelier “ Di Sabatino et al. (2003), “ T. lativalvata sensu Angelier “ Pešić (2003h); Montenegro: “ T. lativalvata ” Pešić (1999) , “ T. lativalvata sensu Angelier “ Di Sabatino et al. (2003); Bulgaria: “ T. lativalvata “ Petrova (1976a) ; Greece: “ T. lativalvata sensu Angelier “ Di Sabatino et al. (2003).

Habitat: Low- and middle-order streams.

Distribution: South and south-eastern Europe.

Torrenticola (Torrenticola) lesbica Di Sabatino & Gerecke, 2003

New records: Greece: Sparta: GR23p River Evrotas near Sparta city, 03.vii.2007 Pešić (1/3/0); GR24p stream Kelafina, a tributary of Evrotas river, 03.vii.2007 Pešić (1/1/0); GR26p River Evrotas near Vivari spring, 04.vii.2007 Pešić (0/1/0).

Records from the study area: Macedonia: Pešić et al. (2007a); Greece: Di Sabatino et al. (2003).

Habitat: Middle-order streams.

Distribution: Balkan, Asia Minor.

Torrenticola (Torrenticola) lundbladi (K.Viets, 1930)

Records from the study area: Montenegro: Pešić (2004c).

Habitat: Middle-order streams.

Distribution: Iberian peninsula, Balkan.

Torrenticola (Torrenticola) meridionalis Di Sabatino & Cicolani, 1990

Records from the study area: Bosnia and Hercegovina: Di Sabatino et al. (2003), Pešić (2003h); Montenegro: Di Sabatino et al. (2003), Pešić (2004a); Serbia: Pešić (2003d); Macedonia: Di Sabatino et al. (2003); Bulgaria: Pešić (2006); Greece: Di Sabatino et al. (2003).

Habitat: Higher order streams.

Distribution: Balkan, South Italy, Asia Minor.

Torrenticola (Torrenticola) oraviensis (Láska, 1953)

Records from the study area: Serbia: Pešić (2003d); Macedonia, Greece: Di Sabatino et al. (2003). Habitat: Low- and middle-order streams.

Distribution: South and south-eastern Europe, Asia Minor.

Torrenticola (Torrenticola) similis (K.Viets, 1939)

New records: Bulgaria: Sofia region, Beli Iskar River, interstitial, 1020 m a.s.l., 42 о 17'168"N 23 о 32'086"E, 02.v.2004 Kenderov (0/1/0); River Iskar above Samokov town, interstitial, 1005 m a.s.l., 42 о 17'468''N 23 о 22'221''E, 16.viii.2004 Kenderov (1/0/0); ibid., 16.viii.2005 Kenderov (0/1/0).

Records from the study area: Bosnia and Hercegovina: Di Sabatino et al. (2003); Montenegro: Di Sabatino et al. (2003), Pešić (1999, 2004a); Greece: Di Sabatino et al. (2003).

Remarks: New for Bulgaria.

Habitat: Low-order streams.

Distribution: Central-southern Europe.

Torrenticola (Torrenticola) ungeri (Szalay, 1927)

New records: Serbia: S Serbia, River Pčinja near Trgovište, 42°22'N 22°03'E, 30.iv.2006 Pešić (0/1/0) .

Records from the study area: Montenegro: Pešić (1999), Di Sabatino et al. (2003); Serbia: ” Atractides ungeri ” K. Viets (1936) ; Greece: Di Sabatino et al. (2003), Pešić et al. (2007).

Habitat: Surface and interstitial waters.

Distribution: Southern Europe, Asia Minor, Iran.

Torrenticola (Megapalpis) remyi E.Angelier, 1954

Records from the study area: Bosnia and Hercegovina: Di Sabatino et al. (2003).

Habitat: Streams.

Distribution: Mediterranean.

Torrenticola (Megapalpis) tenuirostris K. Viets, 1936

New records: Montenegro: Komovi Mt. , River Opasanica near village Opasanica, 1139 m a.s.l., 42°40'36,07''N 19°32'52,38''E, 09.ix.1998 Pešić (1/0/0) .

Records from the study area: Bosnia and Hercegovina: Pešić (2003h); Montenegro: “ Atractides tenuirostris “ K. Viets (1936) , Di Sabatino et al. (2003).

Habitat: Middle-order streams.

Distribution: Balkan.

Torrenticola (Megapalpis) thori (Halbert, 1944)

New records: Croatia: Plitvice lakes area, Novakovića Brod, 503 m a.s.l., 28.viii.2007 Mičetić (2/1/0); Greece: GR7p Evia Island, the region of Ochi, stream Gefira Dimosaris, downstream between Kalergo and Kallianos villages, 30.vi.2007 Pešić (1/0/0).

Remarks: New for Croatia and Greece.

Habitat: Low- and middle-order streams.

Distribution: Western, southern and central Europe, Asia Minor, Iran.