Atractides ruffoi Gerecke & Di Sabatino, 2013

Gerecke, Reinhard, 2014, The water mites of the genus Atractides Koch, 1837 (Acari, Hydrachnidia: Hygrobatidae) in Corsica and Sardinia, Zoosystema 36 (4), pp. 735-759 : 755

Atractides ruffoi Gerecke & Di Sabatino, 2013

Atractides nodipalpis sensu Angelier, 1955 (partim): 64 ff. MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Corsica. Ang 1, 1 ♀; Ang 15, 1 ♀ ; Ang 20, 1 ♀ (all sub nom. A. nodipalpis ) ; F 41d, 2 ♀♀; F 111, 2 ♀♀ ( MNHN) .

PUBLISHED RECORDS. — Corsica. benf 79, 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀ ; benf 88, 1 ♂ ( Gerecke & Di Sabatino 2013, MCSNV); (under the name “ A. nodipalpis ”) : Ang 1, 1 ♀ ; Ang 15, 1 ♀ ; Ang 20, 1 ♀ ( Angelier 1954b, MNHN) .

DISTRIBUTION. — Corsica, endemic.

HABITAT. — Rhithrobiont. Medium order streams at low elevations, from sea level to 300 m.

REMARKS

This species, recently discovered in material from the heritage Benfatti (Verona), is similar to A. nodipalpis , but distinct in the presence of a sclerotized anal pore ( Gerecke & Di Sabatino, 2013).