WATER MITES OF THE GENUS FORELIA HALLER, 1882 (ACARI, HYDRACHNIDIA, PIONIDAE) IN RUSSIA

About author:

Petr V. Tuzovsky,

Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia
e-mail: tuz@ibiw.yaroslavl.ru

Annotation:

This study presents a detailed taxonomic review of water mites of the genus Forelia Haller, 1882 (Pionidae, Foreliinae) found in Russia. The review includes illustrations, descriptions and redescriptions of eight Forelia species found in this country: F. brevipes (Neuman, 1880), F. diaphana (Croneberg, 1899), F. liliacea (Müller, 1776), F. markovensis sp.n., F. mutata (Piersig, 1901), F. mutatella sp.n., F. spatulifera (Marucci, 1907) and F. variegator (Koch, 1837).

DOI: 10.21684/0132-8077-2019-27-1-65-83

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