Arrenurus Dugès, 1834

GoldschmidtK, Tom, SchmidtK, Jessica C. & Boles, Ed, 2022, Hidden treasures - a first study on the unexplored diversity of water mites (Acari ; Hydrachnidia) from Belize, Acarologia 62 (3), pp. 694-720 : 711

Genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834

This genus is the most diverse and wide-spread water mite genus with almost 1000 described species worldwide ( Smit 2020), and 212 Neotropical species. Habitat: temporary and permanent standing waters (lakes, pools, ponds, ditches, marshes), slow flowing streams, springs.

In the present study represented by at least two different species ( Figure 22A, B, C ).

Figures

Figure 22 A – Arrenurus sp. 1, male, dorsal and ventral view, sample site Be18-1b; B –Arrenurus sp. 1, female, dorsal and ventral view, sample site Be18-1b; C – Arrenurus sp. 2, female, dorsal and ventral view, sample site Be18-8c.