Atractides (Atractides) substriatus Lundblad, 1969

Pesic, Vladimir & Smit, Harry, 2009, New records of water mites of the genus Atractides Koch, 1837 (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae) from Thailand, Malaysia and Sulawesi (Indonesia), with the description of four new species, Zootaxa 2240, pp. 1-30 : 8

Atractides (Atractides) substriatus Lundblad, 1969 nov. stat.

Atractides incertus substriatus Lundblad, 1969

Remarks. Lundblad (1969) described A. substriatus based on a single male specimen from the locus typicus of A. incertus . It was published as a ‘forma’ of the nominate taxon after the publication of the new edition of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature in 1961. As compared with A. incertus, Lundblad (1969) , in his original description considered the presence of a lineated (”deutlich liniiert”) integument in A. substriatus as diagnostic feature. There is no reason to support the assignment of this taxon as subspecies of A. incertus . The variability of further specimens needs to be examined to clarify the taxonomy of this species.

Distribution. Burma ( Lundblad, 1969).