Soldanellonyx chappuisi Walter, 1917

Chatterjee, Tapas & Durucan, Furkan, 2021, A checklist of halacarid mites (Acari, Halacaridae) found from more than 900 m a. s. l. altitudes, Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (1), pp. 29-40 : 34

Soldanellonyx chappuisi Walter, 1917

Syn.: Soldanellonyx chappuisi hercynia Viets, 1922

Soldanellonyx chappuisi tracicus Petrova, 1975

Porohalacarus spinosus Motas & Soarec, 1939

Record from more than 900 m a.s.l. altitudes: France — Lake of Artouste, 1864 m a.s.l. ( Viets 1939a; Angelier 1952, 1965). Greece — Serekas Mountain, Megalo Spilio, altitude 1000 m a.s.l.; Peloponnesos; north slope of Taygetos Mountain, Varvara Spilia, altitude 1490 m a.s.l.; Killini Mountains, Ziria Mountain, Hermou (Hermes) Spilaio, altitude 1685 m a.s.l. ( Bartsch 2011b). Italy — Ossola valley (Central Alps) lake Paionc, 2147 m and 2269 m a.s.l. ( Di Sabatino et al. 2004). Montenegro — Durmitor Mt., Mlinski potok stream, interstitial dig, 2450 m a.s.l. ( Pešić 2004).

Remarks: Soldanellonyx chappuisi was one of the halacarid most commonly found in the studied springs ( Gerecke 2011). This species was recorded from ground water, larger depth of lakes and streams, in lowlands as well as upper altitude areas ( Bartsch 2006a).