Corticacarus Lundblad, 1936

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 : 707

Genus Corticacarus Lundblad, 1936

A very widespread and diverse neotropical genus reaching north into southern states of the US, with 64 described species from Central and South America. Habitat: streams, springs ( Figure 18C ).

Figures

Figure 18 A – Atractidella sp., female, dorsal and ventro-lateral view, sample site Be18-5c; B –Atractides sp., female, dorsal and ventral view, sample site Be18-5b; C – Corticacarus sp., female, dorsal and ventral view, sample site Be18-3.