24. Vejdovskyella comata (Vejdovsky, 1884)

Bohemilla comata Vejdovský, 1884

Geographic distribution.

Holarctic species. In the Russian tundra: Murmansk Region (Finogenova 1975; Veselov 1977; Timm and Popchenko 1978), the Vashutkiny lakes system (Finogenova 1966), Lake Ambarty and some other lakes in the Korotaikha River basin (Popchenko 1978), lakes in the Kara River and the More-yu River basins, and Lake Bolshoy Ngosovey (Baturina and Loskutova 2010).

Location.

Lake Bolshoy Kharbey (67°34'42.3"N, 62°52'57.1"E; 67°32'48.3"N, 62°53'49.7"E; 67°32'49.9"N, 62°53'40.1"E); Lake L (67°35'41.5"N, 62°49'34.7"E); Lake K2 (67°32'55.7"N, 62°51'39.7"E; 67°32'44.5"N, 62°51'38.2"E); Lake K1 (67°36'22.1"N, 62°52'20.3"E); Lake Golovka (67°35'50"N, 62°55'25.3"E; 67°36'17.3"N, 62°56'13.1"E).

Ecology.

Within the area of study, V. comata was recorded infrequently, living on sand, silt, and clay (depths 4.5-6.5 m, rarer up to 9.8 m).