Water mites of the genus Unionicola Haldeman, 1842 (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Unionicolidae) in Russia

PETR V. TUZOVSKIJ; KSENIA A. SEMENCHENKO

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3919.3.1

Issue: Vol. 3919 No. 3: 18 Feb. 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-02-18

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3919.3.1

Page range: 401–456

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**Water mites of the genus Unionicola Haldeman, 1842 (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Unionicolidae) in Russia**

PETR V. TUZOVSKIJ⁺⁻
KSENIA A. SEMENCHENKO⁺⁻

Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Nekouzkii District, Yaroslavl Province, 152742 Russia.

Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690022 Russia.

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Abstract

This study presents a detailed taxonomic review of water mites of the genus Unionicola Haldeman, 1842 (Hygrobatoidea: Unionicolidae) found in the fauna of Russia during the long-term survey period of 1969–2013. The review includes (re)descriptions and illustrations of 21 Unionicola species found in this country: Unionicola intermedia (Koenike, 1882), U. crassipes (O.F. Müller, 1776), U. rossica sp.n., U. figuralis (Koch, 1836), U. gracilipalpis (Viets, 1908), U. markovensis Tuzovskij, 1990, U. minor (Soar, 1900), U. hankoi Szalay, 1927, U. aculeata (Koenike, 1890), U. aculeatella sp.n., U. bonzi (Claparède, 1869), U. inusitata Koenike, 1914, U. rezvoi Sokolow, 1931, U. samaraensis sp.n., U. setipella sp.n., U. setipes Sokolow, 1931, U. tricuspis (Koenike, 1895), U. japonensis Viets, 1933, U. primoryensis sp.n., U. ypsilophora (Bonz, 1783), U. arcuata (Wolcott, 1898). A key is presented for the Unionicola species of Russia based on males and females.