EYLAIDAE Leach, 1815

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 : 7-8

Family EYLAIDAE Leach, 1815

Genus Eylais Latreille, 1796

Eylais bisinuosa Piersig, 1899

Records from the study area: Serbia: Đorđević (1903).

Habitat: Ponds.

Distribution: Palaearctic.

Eylais bulgarensis K. Viets, 1926

Records from the study area: Bulgaria: “ E. mrazeki bulgarensis “ K. Viets (1926) ; “ E. mrazeki bulgarensis “ Arndt (1943) , “ E. mrazeki bulgarensis “ Petrova (1971) .

Habitat: Ponds.

Distribution: Balkan; only known from the type locality in S Bulgaria (River Marica).

Eylais degenerata Koenike, 1897

Records from the study area: Montenegro: “ E. mrazeki “ Thon (1903) , Pešić (2002c); Serbia: Pešić (2003e); Macedonia: “ E. degenerata galeata “ K. Viets (1936) , Pešić (2003j).

Habitat: Small ponds and pools of lowland streams, often in temporary waters.

Distribution: Southern Europe, South Africa, Asia Minor, India and China.

Eylais extendens (Müller, 1776) New records: Greece: Makedonia, Rodhopi, Mitrikou Lake, 30.iv.1997 Smit (0/1/0). Records from the study area: Macedonia: “ E. soari “ K. Viets (1936) , Schwoerbel (1963), Pešić (2003j);

Bulgaria: K. Viets (1926, 1935b), Arndt (1943), Petrova (1971), Scheffler (1974); Greece: Davids (1977). Habitat: Standing and slowly flowing waters. Distribution: Western Palaearctic.

Eylais hamata Koenike, 1897

New records: Serbia: Sremska Mitrovica, Zasavica, 44°57'N 19°32'E, locality Noćaj, 15.iv.2007 Stanković (6/0); Bulgaria: Eastern Rhodopes , Madjarovo , spring near village Senoklas , 25.vi.2006 Pešić (0/3/1); Greece: Makedonia: Xanthi , small temporary pond near Aladjugala Lakes , Nestos Delta , 28.iv.1997 Smit (12/ 0); Lesbos : pool W of Madamados, along road Madamados-Napi , 29.iv.2000 Smit (6/0); pools 4 km E of Skalachori, along road Skalachori-Skoutaros , 08.v.2000 Smit (2/0) .

Records from the study area: Albania: Szalay (1940); Serbia: Đorđević (1903), Pešić (2003e); Macedonia: Đorđević (1906), Schwoerbel (1963), Pešić (2003j), Baker et al. (2008); Greece: Stephanides (1971), Davids (1977).

Habitat: All types of small standing waters.

Distribution: Palaearctic.

Eylais infundibulifera Koenike, 1897

Records from the study area: Bulgaria: Valkanov (1957), Petrova (1971); Greece: Davids (1977).

Habitat: Eutrophic ponds.

Distribution: Holarctic.

Eylais mutila Koenike, 1897

New records: Greece: GR25p Sparta, Sentenikos spring (close to Zoros spring), 04.vii.2007 Pešić (1/2/1). Records from the study area: Serbia: Pešić (2003e) .

Remarks: New for Greece.

Habitat: Standing and slowly flowing waters.

Distribution: Palaearctic

Eylais planipons Walter, 1924

Records from the study area: Serbia: Walter (1924); Greece: Davids et al. (2005).

Habitat: Small ponds and ditches.

Distribution: Mediterranean, Iran.

Eylais rimosa Piersig, 1899

Records from the study area: Bulgaria: K. Viets (1926), Arndt (1943), Valkanov (1957).

Habitat: Small standing waters.

Distribution: Palaearctic.

Eylais setosa Koenike, 1897

New records: Greece, Makedonia, Florina, Lake Himaditis, 03.v.1997 Smit (0/4/0) .

Records from the study area: Bulgaria: Petrova (1971).

Habitat: Littoral of lakes and pools.

Remarks: New for Greece.

Distribution: Palaearctic.

Eylais tantilla Koenike, 1897

Records from the study area: Serbia: Pešić (2003e); Bulgaria: K. Viets (1935b), Petrova (1971); Greece: Davids (1977).

Habitat: Temporary and permanent standing waters.

Distribution: Palaearctic.

Eylais triarcuata Piersig, 1899

Records from the study area: Bulgaria: K. Viets (1926), Arndt (1943), Petrova (1971).

Habitat: Ponds, lakes.

Distribution: Western Palaearctic.