Atractides (Atractides) gibberipalpis Piersig, 1898

Smit, H. & Gerecke, R., 2010, A CHECKLIST OF THE WATER MITES OF FRANCE (ACARI: HYDRACHNIDIA) Harry S and Reinhard G, Acarologia 50 (1), pp. 21-91 : 52-53

Atractides (Atractides) gibberipalpis Piersig, 1898

Atractides gibberipalpis Piersig, 1898 : Vandel 1920: 56; K. Viets 1939a: 3; C. Angelier 1950d: 353, 1951b: 74, Lundblad 1956a: 2; Schwoerbel 1959a: 16; Santucci 1971: 83; M.-L. Angelier 1980: 14; E. Angelier et al. 1985: 31; Vinçon 1987: 240.

Megapus gibberipalpis (Piersig, 1898) : Hubault 1927: 101; Mota¸s 1926b: 411, 1927a: 341, 1928f: 174, 1928g: 30.

New records. ArdŁche : 2/8/4, l’ArdŁche RiviŁre at Balazuc, 44°30.692 N 4°22.869 E, 29 April 2003, leg. H. Smit ; 1/1/8, La Borne Ruisseau , W of Col de la Croix de Bauzon, 44°37.770 N 4°09.610 E, 30 April 2003, leg. H. Smit. Cantal : 2/5/2, La CŁre at St. Jacques-des-Blats, 45°03.159 N 2°42.777 E, alt. 967 m a.s.l., 16 May 2005, leg. H. Smit ; 0/1/2, Ruisseau de Delbarat , St. Jacques-des-Blats, 45°03.968 N 2°44.641 E, alt. 1350 m a.s.l., 17 May 2005, leg. H. Smit ; 1/6/17, Le Mars RiviŁre , upstream of Le Falgoux, 45°07.616 N 2°38.623 E, alt. 1115 m a.s.l., 18 May 2005, leg. H. Smit ; 1/0/0, Petit Rhue RiviŁre near Cascade du Sartre, N of Le Claux, 45°11.392 N 2°42.353 E, alt. 938 m a.s.l., 18 May 2005, leg. H. Smit ; 1/0/0, Source du Goul (helocrenes), E of ThiØzac, 45°00.739 N 2°43.351 E, alt. 1465 m a.s.l., 19 May 2005, leg. H. Smit. Puy-de- Dôme : 1/1/0, Ruisseau de Chareire, upstream of Chareire, 45°29.069 N 2°46.947 S, alt. 1263 m a.s.l., 20 May 2005, leg. H. Smit ; 2/4/0, La Planchette at Jassat, S of Murol, 45°33.716 N 2°56.339 E, alt. 894 m a.s.l., 20 May 2005, leg. H. Smit ; 0/2/0, R’au de Neuffonds , near road D149, 45°29.985 N 2°49.960 E, alt. 1322 m a.s.l., 20 May 2005, leg. H. Smit.

Distribution in France: ArdŁche, Cantal, Corsica, Doubs, IsŁre, Haut-Rhin, Puy-de- Dôme, PyrØnØes (PyrØnØes-Atlantiques, PyrØnØes- Orientales, Hautes-PyrØnØes), Savoie, Vosges.