NEW RECORDS OF WATER MITES (ACARI: Hydrachnidia) from Baishih River drainage of north Taiwan, are presented. Twelve species are recorded, of which ten are new for Taiwan; two of them, Torrenticola projectura and Hygrobates taiwanicus are described as new for science.
NEW RECORDS OF WATER MITES (ACARI: Hydrachnidia) from Baishih River drainage of north Taiwan, are presented. Twelve species are recorded, of which ten are new for Taiwan; two of them, Torrenticola projectura and Hygrobates taiwanicus are described as new for science.
Entities:
Keywords:
Acari; Baishih River drainage; Taiwan; new species; running waters; water mites
Taiwan is a large island (35, 881 km2) located in the Asian Pacific region. As the Tropic of Cancer bisects the Island, the climate changes from subtropical to tropical from the northern to southern parts of the island. The climate of Taiwan is PageBreakheavily influenced by monsoons and typhoons which bring an annual rainfall of ~ 2150 mm, with 80% of precipitation concentrated in the summer (or wet season), i.e. May–October. As there is a central mountain range extending from the north to the south of the island with surrounding plateau and hills, two third of the island is covered by mountainous area with an elevation 100–>3000 m. All rivers in Taiwan are characterized by short length and steep gradient with rapid flows and small drainage basins associated with the steep terrain. Such diverse patterns of geographical typology and hydrology result in the high levels of habitat heterogeneity and aquatic biodiversity of the Taiwan rivers (Shih et al. 2007).Water mites are one of the most ubiquitous components of the lotic communities. However, detailed investigation on their taxonomy, distribution and ecology is generally lacking in the Asian Pacific region. Furthermore, the water mite fauna of Taiwan is very incompletely known. Recently, we published the results of the first collection of water mites from Taiwan, listing three species of the family Torrenticolidae, two of them were new to science (Pešić et al. 2011). During 2009–2010, in our study of the ecological responses of aquatic macrozoobenthos to land-use and environmental disturbances in Baishih River from the northern Taiwan (Fig. 1), we conducted a bi-monthly biodiversity survey at the six study sites located in this drainage network. The present samples of water mites were collected in this survey.
Figure 1.
Map of study area showing location of the six sampling sites.
Map of study area showing location of the six sampling sites.Baishih River system is located in the northern Taiwan. It is one of the major upstream feeder tributary of the urbanised Xindian River which runs into Danshui River in the New Taipei City. Baishih River originates from both Mount Sanfonsun and Mount Yingtzuling, and drains southwestward into Feitsui Reservoir which provides water supply for the population of the Taipei metropolitan area. Baishih River is ~50 km long and the catchment area is about 310 km2. The present study focused on two major tributaries Chinkualiao Stream and Diyu Stream of Baishih River drainage. All study sites are relatively undisturbed by human activities as both Chinkualiao Stream and Diyu Stream are located within the protected area. The riparian area is dominated by natural forest with discontinuous distribution of cultivated land owned by local villagers.The paper aims to describe the diversity and distribution pattern of water mites from the northern Taiwan. In the present study, twelve species are identified, two of them are new to science. Descriptions of these species are given in this paper.
Material and methods
In this study, water mites were collected at six sampling sites (Table 1; Figs 1, 2A–F) using standard Surber sampling method with WaterMark® Surber Type Stream Bottom Sampler (500 μm mesh). Water mites were sorted in the laboratory with the aid of a stereo microscope and preserved in 90% ethanol. All the material has been collected by Rita Yam and this is not repeated in the text. Holotypes and paratypes of the new species are deposited in the National Museum of Natural Science (NMNS), Taichung, Taiwan. Other materPageBreakials are kept in the collections of the Ecology and Conservation Laboratory, Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University (ECL).
Table 1.
List of the sampling sites in the present study.
Site code
Latitude
Longitude
Catchment
Subcatchment
Altitude (m asl)
BA-1
121.656242°E, 24.882695°N
Baishih River
Chinkualiao Stream
365
BA-2
121.656328°E, 24.883970°N
Baishih River
Chinkualiao Stream
343
BA-3
121.674029°E, 24.924912°N
Baishih River
Chinkualiao Stream
250
BA-4
121.701640°E, 24.908065°N
Baishih River
Diyu Stream
232
BA-5
121.697561°E, 24.915911°N
Baishih River
Diyu Stream
210
BA-6
121.696603°E, 24.933962°N
Baishih River
Diyu Stream
190
Figure 2.
Photographs of the six study sampling sites in the present study. A = BA-1 B = BA-2 C = BA-3 D = BA-4 E = BA-5 F = BA-6.
List of the sampling sites in the present study.Photographs of the six study sampling sites in the present study. A = BA-1 B = BA-2 C = BA-3 D = BA-4 E = BA-5 F = BA-6.In the section ‘Material examined’, the sampling site codes were derived from the geographical database Rita Yam (see Table 1). The composition of the material is given as: males/females/deutonymphs or adults/deutonymphs. All measurements are given in µm. The following abbreviations are used: asl = above sea level, Cx-I = first coxae, Cxgl-4 = coxoglandularia of fourth coxae, dL = dorsal length, H = height, L = length, W = width, I-L-6 = Leg 1, sixth segment (tarsus), mL = medial length, n = number of specimens examined, P-1 = palp, first segment, Vgl-2 = ventroglandulare 2.
A
Cook, 1967, female: palp. B–C
Lundblad, 1969, female: B = palp C = capitulum and chelicera D
Lundblad, 1941, female: palp E–G
Lundblad, 1941 (F–G = female, E = male) E–F = palp G = capitulum. Scale bars = 100 µm.
Material examined.
ECL-BA-1: 01.vii.2010 0/1/0 (mounted).
Remarks.
Due to the presence of a single, short swimming hair on segments four and five of the third and fourth legs and the shape of palp (Fig. 3A), the singlePageBreakPageBreak specimen from the Chinkualiao stream shows general conformity with . As Pešić et al. (2010) noted the variability of additional populations tentatively assigned to (e.g. from Greece and Oman, see Pešić et al. 2010 and Smit and Pešić 2010, respectively) from different regions of the whole distribution area needs to be examined to clarify the taxonomy. This probably will require the use of molecular approach to examine the degree of genetic differentiation among the geographical populations.A
Cook, 1967, female: palp. B–C
Lundblad, 1969, female: B = palp C = capitulum and chelicera D
Lundblad, 1941, female: palp E–G
Lundblad, 1941 (F–G = female, E = male) E–F = palp G = capitulum. Scale bars = 100 µm.
Distribution.
India, Indonesia, Iran, Oman, Balkan. New for Taiwan.
Family Sperchontidae Thor. Genus Kramer, 1877
Lundblad, 1969http://species-id.net/wiki/Sperchon_rostratusFigs 3B–CECL-BA-3: iii.2010 0/1/0 (mounted). ECL-BA-5: iii.2010 0/1/0.The two females examined in the present study fit well the description of Lundblad, 1969. Figures 3B–C show some morphological details of the specimen from Chinkualiao stream.Burma, China (Guizhou Province), Turkey, Iran. New forTaiwan.Lundblad, 1941http://species-id.net/wiki/Sperchon_gracilipalpisFig. 3DECL-BA-2: iii.2010 1/1/0. ECL-BA-3: vi.2010 0/1/0 (mounted). ECL-BA-4: iii.2010 5/0 1/0/0 (mounted); iv.2010 0/1/0; 27.vii.2010 1/1/0. ECL-BA-5: iii.2010 1/1/0; iv.2010 0/1/0. ECL-BA-6: iv.2010 0/2/0.The specimens from Baishih River drainage are provisionally assigned to the Oriental species Lundblad, 1941. However, they resemble both and the Palaearctic Koenike, 1895 (common character state: dorsum of both sexes with seven paired and one unpaired (occasionally paired) muscle attachment plates; III/IV-L-3-5 with numerous pinnate dorsal setae; similar shape of palp (Fig. 3D) and male ejaculatory complex). The diagnostic differences separating these two species have never been discussed. More material of from the type area should be investigated in order to get an insight on further diagnostic differences.SE Asia, China (Guizhou Province). New forTaiwan.Lundblad, 1941http://species-id.net/wiki/Sperchon_cornutoidesFigs 3E–GECL-BA-1: 10.viii.2009 0/1/0; iii.2010 0/1/0; 01.vii.2010 0/1/0 (mounted); 02.vii.2010 0/2/0; 30.x.2010 1/0/0. ECL-BA-2: 27.vii.2010 2/0/0 (1/0/0 mounted). ECL-BA-3: 23.ix.2009 0/1/0; iii.2010 0/1/0. ECL-BA-4: iii.2010 0/1/0; 27.vii.2010 1/2/0 (1/1/0 mounted). ECL-BA-5: iv.2010 0/1/0. ECL-BA-6: iii.2010 0/1/0.The specimens examined from Baishih River drainage agrees with the description of Lundblad, 1941, a species known only from Java (Lundblad 1936, 1971). This species closely resembles to K. Viets, 1935, which can be easily distinguished by the claws bearing two clawlets instead of a claw with one clawlet in . Zhang & Jin, 2012, a species recently described from mainland China (Guizhou Province, Zhang et al. 2012) resemble the both aforementioned species due to shape of palp and capitulum. According to the original description (Zhang et al. 2012) this species differs from in the absence of muscle attachment plates, shorter peg-like seta on P-2 ventral projection and the presence of peg-like setae on P-2 and P-3 (as shown by figure of Zhang et al. 2012, Fig. 18). It is possible, especially in the case of weakly sclerotized specimens or due the clearing treatment with lactic acid, that muscle attachment plates could easily have been unobserved. The taxonomic state and relationships of this species should be investigated with further specimens from the type area.Indonesia. New for Taiwan.
Family Torrenticolidae Piersig. Genus K. Viets, 1926
(Halík, 1930)http://species-id.net/wiki/Monatractides_circuloidesECL-BA-1: 07.vii.2009 1/1/0; 23.ix.2009 2/0; iv.2010 13/0; 01.vi.2010 1/0; vii.2010 29/0; 27.vii.2010 2/1/0. ECL-BA-2: 02.ix.2009 11/2(1juvenile)/0; ii.2010 57/0; iii.2010 3/1/1; iv.2010 0/2/0; vi.2010 2/2/0; 27.vii.2010 17/0; 29.ix.2010 5/0; 30.x.2010 1/0. ECL-BA-3: 01.vii.2009 1/0/0; 23.vii.2009 1/0/0; ii.2010 4/11/0; ii.2010 10/0; iv.2010 0/1/0; 27.vii.2010 1/0/0. ECL-BA-4: 02.vii.2009 1/0/0; ii.2010 2/1/0; iii.2010 6/4/0; iv.2010 0/1/0; vi.2010 1/0/0; vii.2010 19/0; 27.vii.2010 5/0/0; 30.x.2010 1/0. ECL-BA-5: iii.2010 1/1/0; 01.vi.2010 4/0/0; vii.2010 11/0; 07.vii.2010 1/0/0; 30.x.2010 1/0/0. ECL-BA-6:PageBreak 17.vi.2009 3/0; iii.2010 2/9/0; vi.2010 0/1/0; 01.vii.2010 1/0/0; 27.vii.2010 1/0/0; 29.ix.2010 1/0.It is the most abundant species in our material. For an analysis of diagnostic characters of populations from Taiwan tentatively assigned to see: Pešić et al. (2011).Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan.
Genus Persig, 1896
Pešić, Semenchenko, Chatterjee, Yam & Chan, 2011http://species-id.net/wiki/Torrenticola_taiwanicusECL-BA-1: 07.vii.2009 1/0/0. ECL-BA-3: 27.vii.2010 1/4/0. ECL-BA-4: 02.vii.2009 0/2/0; ii.2010 0/1/0; iii. 2010 0/4/0; iv.2010 0/1/0 (mounted); vi.2010 1/1/0; 27.vii.2010 0/1/0; ECL-BA-5: 21.vii.2009 1/0/0; iii.2010 0/2/0; 01.vi.2010 1/1/0; 07.vii.2010 0/1/0. ECL-BA-6: ii.2010 1/0/0; iii. 2010 0/6/0; 27.vii.2010 0/1/0; 29.ix.2010 3/0.The studied material was collected from February to September. For an analysis of diagnostic characters of see: Pešić et al. (2011).Taiwan.
sp. n., male: A = dorsal shield B = idiosoma, ventral view C = palp, medial view D = palp (P-1 missing), medial view E = capitulum. Scale bars = 100 µm.
Type series.
Holotype male (NMNS-6894-002), dissected and slide mounted, Taiwan, BA-1, Baishih River drainage, Chinkualiao Stream, 27.vii.2010. Paratype: one male, same data as holotype; one male, dissected and slide mounted, BA-2, Chinkualiao Stream, 02.ix.2009.
Diagnosis.
Male (female unknown). Cx-IV extending posterior to genital field; excretory pore posterior to line of primary sclerotization, Vgl-2 slightly posterior to excretory pore; capitulum with a short rostrum; medial suture line of Cx-II+III short; P-2 ventrodistal projection cone-shaped, pointed towards distal, P-3 ventrodistal projection larger than projection of P-2, P-3 with a long tapering ventral protrusion which curves distally.
Description.
Male (holotype, in parentheses measurements of paratype, n = 1) — Idiosoma (ventral view: Fig. 4B) L 788 (738), W 675 (625); dorsal shield (Fig. 4A) L 709 (658), W 544 (525), L/W ratio 1.3 (1.25); dorsal plate 663 (614); shoulder plate L 197-200 (189), W 78-82 (71-75), L/W ratio 2.4-2.6 (2.5-2.7); frontal plate L 163 (154-158), W 71-76 (70-72), L/W ratio 2.1-2.3 (2.1-2.3); shoulder/frontal plate L PageBreakratio 1.2 (1.2). Capitular bay L 150 (153), Cx-I total L 270 (263), Cx-I mL 119 (109), Cx-II+III mL 80 (70); ratio Cx-I L/Cx-II+III mL 3.4 (3.8); Cx-I mL/Cx-II+III mL 1.5 (1.6). Genital field L/W 156 (159)/124 (128), L/W ratio 1.26 (1.24); ejaculatory complex normal in shape, L 239 (211); distance genital field-excretory pore 180 (150), genital field-caudal idiosoma margin 272 (234). Capitulum (Fig. 4E) ventral L 231 (225); chelicera total L 275 (269), claw L 65 (65), basal segment L 212 (214), L basalPageBreak segment/claw ratio 3.3 (3.3); palp (Figs 4C-D) total L 257 (256), dL: P-1, 35 (34); P-2, 72 (70); P-3, 52 (53); P-4, 72 (72); P-5, 26 (27); dL P-2/P-4 ratio 1.0 (0.97); P-2 ventrally slightly convex, dorsally convex in the proximal, straight in the distal part, ventrodistal projection cone-shaped, pointed towards distal, P-3 with a long tapering ventral protrusion which curves distally, P-4 distally slightly tapering, slightly curved, ventral setae (one long and three short) on flat hump.sp. n., male: A = dorsal shield B = idiosoma, ventral view C = palp, medial view D = palp (P-1 missing), medial view E = capitulum. Scale bars = 100 µm.
Etymology.
The species is named after the distinctive shape of ventrodistal projection of P-3; ‘projectura’ - Latinised form of ‘projection’.The shape of ventrodistal projection of P-3 of the new species is very distinctive and can separate it from all other species.Taiwan.
sp. n. (A–B, D–E = female; C = male): A = coxal and genital field B–C = genital field (paratypes) D = chelicera E = palp. Scale bars = 100 µm.
Figure 6.
sp. n., female: A = I-L-2-6 B = IV-L. Scale bar = 100 µm.
Holotype female (NMNS-6894-001), dissected and slide mounted, Taiwan, BA-3, Chinkualiao Stream, vi.2010. Paratypes: 0/1/0, same data as holotype; 1/1/0 (mounted), BA-1, Chinkualiao Stream, iii. 2010; 0/3/0, BA-4, Diyu Stream, iii.2010; 0/1/0, BA-5, Diyu Stream, iv.2010.Idiosoma L > 750; acetabula arranged in an obtuse angle; female pregenital sclerite with four setae, its anterior margin extending beyond anterior margin of genital plates; female genital plates longer than gonopore; posterior end of female genital plates posterior to postgenital sclerite; P-2 ventrodostal projection elongate, cone-shaped; proximoventral seta on P-4 longer and thicker than distoventral seta.Female (holotype, in parentheses paratype). Idiosoma L 775 (778), W 613 (706); integument soft, with very fine striation. Capitulum broadly fused with Cx-I. Coxae (Fig. 5A): coxal field L 322 (359), Cx-III W 472 (500), posterior end of anterior coxal group rounded-truncate, Cx-I+II L/W 238 (259)/319 (344), posterolateral apodemes extending slightly beyond sclerotization. Suture line of Cx-III and Cx-IV nearly straight, incomplete, extending to near Cxgl-IV; medial margin of Cx-IV rounded-triangular. Genital field (Fig. 5A-B): L/W 181 (213)/173 (203), acetabular plates with smooth border, L 143-147 (175); acetabula arranged in an obtuse triangle, L Ac-1-3: 55-56 (66), 55-58 (72), 44 (66-68); pregenital sclerite with four setae, its anterior margin extending beyond anterior margin of genital plates. Excretory pore smooth. Palp (Fig. 5E): total L 358 (423), dL: P-1, 26 (34); P-2, 98 (111); P-3, 70 (85); P-4, 121 (136); P-5, 43 (57); dL P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.81 (0.82); chelicera (Fig. FD) total L 250 (319), basal segment L 157 (200), claw L 100 (125), L ratio basal segment/claw 1.6 (1.6). Legs: PageBreakPageBreakdL of I-L-2-6 (Fig. 6A): 69 (89), 90 (109), 131 (156), 134 (159), 138 (161); dL of IV-L (Fig. 6B): 108 (128), 103 (128), 151 (184), 213 (263), 225 (272), 193 (234).Males (n = 2): similar to female, except for genital field. Idiosoma L 775-794, W 625-656; coxal field L 338, Cx-III W 463, Cx-I+II L/W 231/334; genital field L/W 160-170/148-151, anterior margin convex, L Ac-1-3: 51-58, 63-66, 63-66; ejaculatory complex L 169. Palp (Fig. 5C): total L 365-373, dL: P-1, 28; P-2, 99-100; P-3, 71-75; P-4, 119-123; P-5, 48-47; dL P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.81-0.83; chelicera: basal segment L 194, claw L 103, L ratio basal segment/claw 1.9. Legs: dL of I-L-2-6: 74, 91-97, 138-141, 139-141, 142-144; dL of IV-L: 114, 106, 156, 228, 232, 203.sp. n. (A–B, D–E = female; C = male): A = coxal and genital field B–C = genital field (paratypes) D = chelicera E = palp. Scale bars = 100 µm.sp. n., female: A = I-L-2-6 B = IV-L. Scale bar = 100 µm.The species is named for its occurrence in Taiwan.The new species belong to the group of the species characterized byt the presence of two or three setae upon, and inside the margin of, the female pregenital sclerite and proximoventral seta on P-4 longer and thicker than distoventral seta. This group includes three species (Matsumoto et al. 2005), all known only from middle Honshu (Japan), i.e., two lacustrine species, Tuzovskij, 2003 and Tuzovskij, 2003, which are known only from Lake Biwa, and one fluvial species, Matsumoto Kajihara & Mawatari, 2005. Due to the elongate distoventral projPageBreakection of P-2, sp. n. is most similar to (in the following, in parentheses; data taken from Tuzovskij 2003) from which differs in the larger idiosoma dimensions (L 525-650 in both sexes), female genital plates longer (shorter) than gonopore, posterior end of female genital plates posterior (anterior) to postgenital sclerite and P-2 ventrodostal projection cone-shaped (more elongated and slender, finger-shaped).Distribution. Taiwan.Thor, 1898http://species-id.net/wiki/Hygrobates_longiporusFigs 7A–D
Figure 7.
Thor, 1898 (A-C = female, D = male): A = coxal field C = palp B, D = genital field. Scale bar = 100 µm.
ECL-BA-3: 23.ix.2009 4/0; ii.2010 0/3/0; vi.2010 2/0. ECL-BA-4: 17.vi.2009 1/0/0. ECL-BA-5: iv.2010 1/0/0; 07.vii.2010 5/0; 27.vii.2010 19/0; 30.x.2010 0/2/0. ECL-BA-6: 17.vi.2009 3/2/0; 17.vi.2009 7/0; vi.2010 0/3/0; 01.vii.2010 2/0/0; 27.vii.2010 12/0 (0/1/0 mounted); 29.ix.2010 0/1/0.The most abundant species from the Baishih River drainage resemble to the Palaeractic Thor. In shape of coxal (Fig. 7A) and genital field (Figs 7B, D) and palp (Fig. 7C), no differences can be found to differentiate the specimens from Taiwan. Two additional species closely related to are described from Oriental part of China (Jin 1997),
Jin 1997 (Guangxi, Guizhou) and
Jin 1997 (Yunnan). According to the original description (Jin 1997), differs from in Cx-IV medial margins more closely approached to each other, more elongated Ac-3 and the triangular genital sclerites; differs in having a fewer denticles on the ventral side of P-2 and P-3 and genital field with more extended border of secondary sclerotization. However, all these characters are probably individually variable, and should be investigated with further specimens from the type area. For the time being, the populations from Taiwan are provisionally assigned to . However, for a judgement on the taxonomic state, the diagnostic features and taxonomic relationship of the Asian species of ‘longiporus’ species group require further revision.Thor, 1898 (A-C = female, D = male): A = coxal field C = palp B, D = genital field. Scale bar = 100 µm.Palaearctic. New for Taiwan.K. Viets, 1935http://species-id.net/wiki/Hygrobates_hamatusFigs 8A–C
Figure 8.
K. Viets, 1935, female: A = coxal field B = genital field C = palp. Scale bars = 100 µm.
ECL-BA-3, vi.2010 0/1/0 (mounted). ECL-BA-5, 20.viii.2009 0/1/0.The specimens from Taiwan are in a good agreement with description of the Oriental . This species is very similar to K. Viets, 1911, a species widspread in the Afrotropical region, reaching in its distribution to northern Oman (Smit and Pešić 2010). As noted by Pešić et al. (2012) additional material should PageBreakbe studied in order to get an insight into on further diagnostic differences of these two species, what probably will require the application of molecular techniques.In addition, we gave some measurements of the specimen of from Baishih River drainage which represented the easternmost record finding of this species.Female. Idiosoma L/W 881/625. Coxae (Fig. 8A): coxal field L 353, Cx-III W 463, Cx-I+II L/W 260/337. Genital field (Fig. 8B): L/W 145/182, acetabular plates L 101-105; L Ac-1-3: 35-37, 38-39, 29-32. Palp (Fig. 8C): total L 442, dL: P-1, 26; P-2, 118; P-3, 101; P-4, 163; P-5, 34; dL P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.72.K. Viets, 1935, female: A = coxal field B = genital field C = palp. Scale bars = 100 µm.SE Asia, India, New Guinea, Australia, Iran. New for Taiwan.PageBreak
Genus Koch, 1837
(K. Viets, 1935)http://species-id.net/wiki/Atractides_spatiosusFigs 9A
, 10B
Figure 9.
A
(K. Viets, 1935), female: A = palp, medial view (P-1 missing) B–D (K. Viets, 1935), female: B = palp, medial view C = genital field D = excretory pore. Scale bars = 100 µm.
Figure 10.
A
(K. Viets, 1935), female: A = I-L-5 and -6 B
(K. Viets, 1935), female: B = I-L-5 and -6. Scale bar = 100 µm.
ECL-BA-1: 01.vi.2009 0/1/0; 02.vii.2010 0/1/0. ECL-BA-2: iv.2010 0/2/0; vi.2010 0/1/0. ECL-BA-3: 03.ix.2009 0/3/0. ECL-BA-4: iii.2010 0/4/0 (0/1/0 mounted); iii.2010 0/1/0. ECL-BA-5: iv.2010 0/1/0; 07.vii.2010 0/4/0. ECL-BA-6: iii.2010 0/1/0; iv.2010 0/2/0; vi.2010 0/1/0; ix.2010 0/1/0.The examined female specimens from Baishih River system resemble Oriental (K. Viets, 1935). A problem exists regarding the similarity between and (K. Viets, 1935), a further taxon originally introduced as a subspecies and later elevated to species rank by Pešić and Smit (2009). However, the populations attributed by Pešić and Smit (2009) to differ from the original description of the later (see: K. Viets 1935) in the shape of excretory pore (surrounded by narrow sclerotized ring in original description of ), and probably represented an undescribed species. For the time being, the sclerotization of the excretory pore (smooth in vs. sclerotized in , as shown in Fig. 9D), more elongated P-3 (compare Figs 9A and –B) and the shape of I-L-5 and -6 (compare Figs 10A and –B) appear to be the characteristics most important for distinPageBreakguishing populations attributed to and , respectively. However, our assignments to and are difficult due to the lacking of males, and furthermore is based mainly on non-identity with alternative species.A
(K. Viets, 1935), female: A = palp, medial view (P-1 missing) B–D (K. Viets, 1935), female: B = palp, medial view C = genital field D = excretory pore. Scale bars = 100 µm.A
(K. Viets, 1935), female: A = I-L-5 and -6 B
(K. Viets, 1935), female: B = I-L-5 and -6. Scale bar = 100 µm.SE Asia. New for Taiwan.(K. Viets, 1935)http://species-id.net/wiki/Atractides_cognatusFigs 9B–D
, 10AECL-BA-1: 23.ix.2009 0/1/0. ECL-BA-4: 20.viii.2009 0/1/0; 27.vii.2010 0/2/0. ECL-BA-5: 27.vii.2010 0/3/0; x.2010 0/1/0. ECL-BA-6: 01.vii.2010 0/1/0; 27.vii.2010 0/1/0; 30.x.2010 0/1/0 (mounted).See discussion under .SE Asia. New for Taiwan.PageBreakPageBreak