Hygrobates (Hygrobates) elgonensis capensis K. Viets, 1956

Smit, Harry, 2005, Water mites of the family Hygrobatidae Koch from southern Africa (Acari: Hydrachnidia), Journal of Natural History 39 (38), pp. 3369-3405 : 3377

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930500256284
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scientific name	Hygrobates (Hygrobates) elgonensis capensis K. Viets, 1956
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Material examined

South Africa, Western Cape Province: holotype male, Great Berg River, Western Cape Province, 23 March 1953, leg. Harrison (slide 7812, SMF). Other material: one female, Great berg River, 23 March 1953 (same slide as holotype); one male, one female, Great Berg River, 13 February 1952, leg. Harrison (slide 7775, SMF); one male, one female, Great Berg River , leg. Harrison, 24 May 1953 (slide 7785, SMF) . South Africa, Kwazulu- Natal Province: two females, Mahai River, Drakensbergen, Royal Natal National Park , alt. 1423 m a.s.l., 28 ° 41.479 9 S, 28 ° 56.711 9 E, 20 November 2004 .

Remarks

Hygrobates elgonensis and its subspecies have characteristically sculptured coxal plates. The two subspecies, H. e. kilimandjaricus Lundblad and H. e. capensis have P-II with a ventral extension. Moreover, females of the two subspecies have a more elongated genital field, while the genital field of the nominate form is more triangular.