Protzia cf. rotunda sensu Gerecke, 1996

Pesic, Vladimir M., 2003, Three water mite species of the genus Protzia Piersig (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from the Balkan, with the description of one new species, Zootaxa 216, pp. 1-7 : 5-6

Protzia cf. rotunda sensu Gerecke, 1996

( Figs. 12­16 , Table 1 )

Material examined: Bulgaria: BG8 Southern Pirin, the higher part of Kalimanska river near village Vodenica, 600 m asl., 16.08.2002, leg. Pesic (1/0/0).

Characters P. durmitoris nov.sp P. halberti P. cf. rotunda

Paratyp, male Paratyp, female male male Remarks: Generally, e.g. with regard to the variability of idiosoma, ejaculatory complex, ratio CAc L/W, and ratio stalk L/ L of CAc, populations of Protzia cf. rotunda s ensu Gerecke, agree well with the «typical» populations of P. ro t u n d a. The specimen from Bulgaria is assigned to P. cf. rotunda and differs from typical of the P. rotunda due to the higher number of medial clawlets, 7­8 (5­6 in P. ro t u n d a; in specimens of P. cf. rotunda from Southern Italy, 7­13, in most cases 9­10 [from Gerecke, 1996b]).

Figures

FIGURES 12 ­ 16. Protzia cf. rotunda sensu Gerecke, 1996, male: 12 = coxal field; 13 = genital field; 14 = palp; 15 = chelicera; 16 = leg claws. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.