Tuzovsky P.V. 2014. Description of two new water mite species of the genus Atractides Koch (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatide) from Krasnodarsky Kray, Russia // Acarina. Vol.22. No.1: 29–35 [in English].

Institute for Biology of Inland waters of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Yaroslavl Province, 152742 Russia; e-mail: tuz@ibiw.yaroslavl.ru

ABSTRACT: An illustrated description of two new water mite species, Atractides shapovalovi (male, female) and A. saprykini (male) from the running waters of the Krasnodarsky Kray is presented.

KEY WORDS: water mites, Hygrobatidae, Atractides, new species, morphology, running waters, Krasnodarsky Kray, Russia.

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