Oxus lineatus Walter, 1912

Sabatino, Antonio Di, Gerecke, Reinhard, Gledhill, Terence & Smit, Harry, 2009, On the taxonomy of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) described from the Palaearctic, part 2: Hydryphantoidea and Lebertioidea, Zootaxa 2266, pp. 1-34 : 20

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.190843
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6217566
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B687A9-737B-AB3E-FF0E-FD17D6509206
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scientific name	Oxus lineatus Walter, 1912
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Species incerta

Material examined: NHMB, Holotype Ƥ, gnathosoma/idiosoma on two slides (II/80 -81), Austria, Lunz 1911 Walter.

Discussion: Walter (1912b) described this species from Austria without giving illustrations, and now it is only known from the holotype female. According to the original description, the palp should be slender, but examination revealed that in fact it is very stocky – possibly as a mounting artifact. As other characters given in the original description do not allow a separation from other species, O. lineatus is best considered a species incerta .