The water mite family Aturidae Thor (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Ghana, with the description of twelve new species
Author
Smit, Harry
text
Zootaxa
2016
4158
4
523
543
journal article
38288
10.11646/zootaxa.4158.4.5
560e4a43-69cb-46b4-99f7-40d583fe455e
1175-5326
257473
C904ADAE-1B46-4E42-8E43-186DE2A078BF
Genus
Subaturus
Viets, 1916
Members of the genus
Subaturus
are known from Cameroon and Liberia. Females cannot be identified (
Cook 1966
). As the genus has not been reported from Ghana, I give here the locations where specimens were found.
Material examined.
Ghana
. 0/1/0, Stream Asukuma,
Kakum NP
, 5º
26.995 N
1º
25.071 W
, alt.
131 m
a.s.l.
,
12-ii-2013
; 0/2/0, Afiaso stream, Kakum NP, 5º 30.087 N 1º 26.373 W, alt.
114 m
a.s.l.,
12-ii-2013
;
0/2/0,
Ankasa River
,
Ankasa NP
, 5º
13.011 N
2º
39.126 W
, alt.
60 m
a.s.l.
,
13-ii-2013
;
0/1/0,
Kulugu River
, upstream, hyporheic,
Ghana
, 6º
51.223 N
0º
25.141 E
, alt.
410 m
a.s.l.
,
20-ii-2013
;
0/2/0,
Tagbo River
downstream of falls, 7º
0 0.708 N
0º
34.326 E
, alt.
394 m
a.s.l.
,
23-ii-2013
;
0/2/0,
Laboun River
, downstream,
Kyabobo NP
, 8º
19.931 N
0º
34.476 E
, alt.
303 m
a.s.l.
,
24-ii-2013
.