ACHERONTACARIDAE Cook, 1967

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 : 5-6

Family ACHERONTACARIDAE Cook, 1967

Genus Acherontacarus K.Viets, 1932

Acherontacarus fonticolus K.Viets, 1934 Records from the study area: Montenegro: K. Viets (1934b, 1935a), Gerecke & Benfatti (2005). Habitat: Rheocrenic spring.

Distribution: Balkan, only known from the type locality (Berane).

Acherontacarus halacaroides K.Viets, 1932

Records from the study area: Macedonia: K. Viets (1932c, 1935a), Gerecke & Benfatti (2005).

Habitat: Subterranean waters (10–12 m deep well).

Distribution: Balkan, only known from the type locality (Skoplje).

Acherontacarus raphani Gerecke & Benfatti, 2005

Records from the study area: Greece: Gerecke & Benfatti (2005).

Habitat: Sandy riparian springs of a mountain stream.

Distribution: Balkan, only known from the type localities in the Peloponnese (Achaia, Ipiros).

Acherontacarus halacaroides / fonticolus ?

Records from the study area: Serbia: “ Acherontacarus sp. “ K. Viets (1934b, 1935a), Gerecke & Benfatti (2005); Macedonia: “ A. fonticolus “ Schwoerbel (1963) , Gerecke & Benfatti (2005).