LIMNESIIDAE Thor, 1900

Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Gerecke, Reinhard & Sabatino, Antonio Di, 2010, The water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) of the Balkan peninsula, a revised survey with new records and descriptions of five new taxa 2586, Zootaxa 2586 (1), pp. 1-100 : 35-36

Family LIMNESIIDAE Thor, 1900

Subfamily Kawamuracarinae K. Viets, 1943

Genus Kawamuracarus Uchida, 1937

Kawamuracarus vardaricolus K.Viets, 1942

Records from the study area: Macedonia: K. Viets (1943); Bulgaria: Petrova (1965, 1971).

Habitat: Hyporheobiont.

Distribution: Balkan, Italy.

Subfamily Limnesiinae Thor, 1900

Genus Limnesia Koch, 1836

Limnesia fulgida Koch, 1836

New records: Serbia: Sremska Mitrovica, Zasavica, 44°57'N 19°32'E, locality Banovo Brdo , 25.iv.2006 Stanković (1/1/0); ibid., loc. Lađine , 18.x.2006 Stanković (1/0/0); Greece: Makedonia: Florina , pond between Lake Mikra Prespa and Lake Megali Prespa, 04.v.1997 Smit (1/1/0); Xanthi , Aladjugala Lakes , Nestos Delta , 28.iv.1997 Smit (1/9/0) .

Records from the study area: Serbia: “ L. histronica “ Đorđević (1903) , Pešić (2003e); Macedonia: K. Viets (1936), Georgiev (1957); Bulgaria: Petrova (1971), Scheffler (1974); Greece: Stephanides (1971).

Habitat; Ponds, lakes.

Distribution: Holarctic.

Limnesia koenikei Piersig, 1894

New records: Montenegro: Durmitor Mt. , Branovo, swamps near Vražje Jezero, 1400 m a.s.l. Gerecke (1/ 0/0) .

Records from the study area: Serbia: Đorđević (1903), Pešić (2003e); Montenegro: Pešić (1999, 2004a, b); Macedonia: Đorđević (1906), Stanković (1931, 1960), Georgiev (1957), Schwoerbel (1963), Pešić (2003j), Baker et al. (2008); Bulgaria: K. Viets (1940), Valkanov (1957), Petrova (1971), Scheffler (1974).

Habitat: Lakes, ponds, canalized lowland streams and springs.

Distribution: Holarctic.

Limnesia maculata (Müller, 1776)

New records: Greece: Makedonia: Xanthi, old river branch, Nestos Delta, 28.iv.1997 Smit (1/0/0) .

Records from the study area: Montenegro: Musselius (1912), Pešić (2002c), Baker et al. (2008); Serbia: Đorđević (1903), Pešić (2003e); Macedonia: K. Viets (1936), Georgiev (1957), Pešić (2003j), Baker et al. (2008); Bulgaria: K. Viets (1933, 1935b), Petrova (1971), Scheffler (1974).

Remarks: New for Greece.

Habitat: Lakes, ponds.

Distribution: Holarctic.

Limnesia undulata (Müller, 1776)

New records: Greece: Makedonia: Xanthi , old river branch, Nestos Delta, 28.iv.1997 Smit (0/2/0); Florina, Lake Megali Prespa, 04.v.1997 Smit (0/1/0) .

Records from the study area: Montenegro: Thon (1903), Pešić (2002c, 2004a, b), Baker et al. (2008); Albania: Pešić (2003i); Serbia: Đorđević (1903), Pešić (2003e); Macedonia: Đorđević (1906), Stanković (1931), K. Viets (1936), Georgiev (1957), Besseling (1957), Pešić (2003j), Baker et al. (2008); Bulgaria: K. Viets (1926, 1933, 1935b), Valkanov (1957), Petrova (1971), Scheffler (1974); Greece: K. Viets (1950).

Remarks: As Limnesia undulata has often been confused with L. undulatoides (see Davids 1997), many records are questionable and need new confirmation.

Habitat: Lakes, ponds.

Distribution: Holarctic.

Limnesia undulatoides Davids, 1997

Records from the study area: Macedonia: Pešić (2003j), Baker et al. (2008).

Habitat: Lakes.

Distribution: Probably West Palaearctic; possibly often confused with L. undulata .

Limnesia walteri Migot, 1926

New records: Bosnia and Hercegovina: Trebinje , River Trebišnica , 28.vii.1956, in coll. Georgiev & Petkovski (1/0/0); Greece: Evia Island : GR11p the region of Ochi, Vathyrema stream between Gialpides and Schizali villages, 30.vi.2007 Pešić (0/1/0); GR13p the region of Ochi, Komito stream near Komito village , 30.vi.2007 Pešić (3/2/0); GR17p the region of Ochi, Aetos stream near Aetos village (near Karystos town ), 01.vii.2007 Pešić (1/0/0); Thessalia, River Xerias , 2 km downstream of Damasi, NW of Larissa, 07.v.1997 (1/ 9/0); Lesbos: stream Evergetoulas, 04.v.2000 Smit (0/1/0); ibid., 02.v.2000 Smit (0/1/0); stream Krioneri, 11.v.2000 Smit (1/1/1); Potamia River , upper east branch, 01.v.2000 Smit (0/1/0); stream Mylopotamos, 06.v.2000 Smit (15/11/2) .

Records from the study area: Serbia: Pešić (2003e); Macedonia: Pešić (2003j), Baker et al. (2008); Greece: K. Viets (1950).

Remarks: New for Bosnia and Hercegovina.

Habitat: Pools of streams, littoral of lakes.

Distribution: Western Palaearctic.