Limnesiidae Thor 1900
Creators: name: Pešić, Vladimir
name: Smit, Harry
name: Gerecke, Reinhard
name: Sabatino, Antonio Di
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Limnesiidae

description: Family LIMNESIIDAE Thor, 1900  Subfamily Kawamuracarinae K. Viets, 1943  
 Genus Kawamuracarus Uchida, 1937   
 Kawamuracarus vardaricolus K.Viets, 1942   
Records from the study area: Macedonia: K. Viets (1943); Bulgaria: Petrova (1965, 1971).  
Habitat: Hyporheobiont.  
Distribution: Balkan, Italy.  
Subfamily Limnesiinae Thor, 1900  
 Genus Limnesia Koch, 1836   
 Limnesia fulgida Koch, 1836   
New records: Serbia: Sremska Mitrovica, Zasavica, 44°57'N 19°32'E, locality Banovo Brdo, 25.iv.2006 Stanković (1/1/0); ibid., loc. Lađine, 18.x.2006 Stanković (1/0/0); Greece: Makedonia: Florina, pond between Lake Mikra Prespa and Lake Megali Prespa, 04.v.1997 Smit (1/1/0); Xanthi, Aladjugala Lakes, Nestos Delta, 28.iv.1997 Smit (1/9/0).  
 Records from the study area: Serbia: “ L. histronica “ Đorđević (1903), Pešić (2003e); Macedonia: K. Viets (1936), Georgiev (1957); Bulgaria: Petrova (1971), Scheffler (1974); Greece: Stephanides (1971).   
Habitat; Ponds, lakes.  
Distribution: Holarctic.  
 Limnesia koenikei Piersig, 1894   
New records: Montenegro: Durmitor Mt., Branovo, swamps near Vražje Jezero, 1400 m a.s.l. Gerecke (1/ 0/0).  
 Records from the study area: Serbia: Đorđević (1903), Pešić (2003e); Montenegro: Pešić (1999, 2004a, b); Macedonia: Đorđević (1906), Stanković (1931, 1960), Georgiev (1957), Schwoerbel (1963), Pešić (2003j), Baker et al. (2008); Bulgaria: K. Viets (1940), Valkanov (1957), Petrova (1971), Scheffler (1974).   
Habitat: Lakes, ponds, canalized lowland streams and springs.  
Distribution: Holarctic.  
 Limnesia maculata (Müller, 1776)   
New records: Greece: Makedonia: Xanthi, old river branch, Nestos Delta, 28.iv.1997 Smit (1/0/0).  
 Records from the study area: Montenegro: Musselius (1912), Pešić (2002c), Baker et al. (2008); Serbia: Đorđević (1903), Pešić (2003e); Macedonia: K. Viets (1936), Georgiev (1957), Pešić (2003j), Baker et al. (2008); Bulgaria: K. Viets (1933, 1935b), Petrova (1971), Scheffler (1974).   
Remarks: New for Greece.  
Habitat: Lakes, ponds.  
Distribution: Holarctic.  
 Limnesia undulata (Müller, 1776)   
New records: Greece: Makedonia: Xanthi, old river branch, Nestos Delta, 28.iv.1997 Smit (0/2/0); Florina, Lake Megali Prespa, 04.v.1997 Smit (0/1/0).  
 Records from the study area: Montenegro: Thon (1903), Pešić (2002c, 2004a, b), Baker et al. (2008); Albania: Pešić (2003i); Serbia: Đorđević (1903), Pešić (2003e); Macedonia: Đorđević (1906), Stanković (1931), K. Viets (1936), Georgiev (1957), Besseling (1957), Pešić (2003j), Baker et al. (2008); Bulgaria: K. Viets (1926, 1933, 1935b), Valkanov (1957), Petrova (1971), Scheffler (1974); Greece: K. Viets (1950).   
 Remarks: As Limnesia undulata has often been confused with L. undulatoides (see Davids 1997), many records are questionable and need new confirmation.   
Habitat: Lakes, ponds.  
Distribution: Holarctic.  
 Limnesia undulatoides Davids, 1997   
 Records from the study area: Macedonia: Pešić (2003j), Baker et al. (2008).   
Habitat: Lakes.  
 Distribution: Probably West Palaearctic; possibly often confused with L. undulata.   
 Limnesia walteri Migot, 1926   
New records: Bosnia and Hercegovina: Trebinje, River Trebišnica, 28.vii.1956, in coll. Georgiev & Petkovski (1/0/0); Greece: Evia Island: GR11p the region of Ochi, Vathyrema stream between Gialpides and Schizali villages, 30.vi.2007 Pešić (0/1/0); GR13p the region of Ochi, Komito stream near Komito village, 30.vi.2007 Pešić (3/2/0); GR17p the region of Ochi, Aetos stream near Aetos village (near Karystos town), 01.vii.2007 Pešić (1/0/0); Thessalia, River Xerias, 2 km downstream of Damasi, NW of Larissa, 07.v.1997 (1/ 9/0); Lesbos: stream Evergetoulas, 04.v.2000 Smit (0/1/0); ibid., 02.v.2000 Smit (0/1/0); stream Krioneri, 11.v.2000 Smit (1/1/1); Potamia River, upper east branch, 01.v.2000 Smit (0/1/0); stream Mylopotamos, 06.v.2000 Smit (15/11/2).  
 Records from the study area: Serbia: Pešić (2003e); Macedonia: Pešić (2003j), Baker et al. (2008); Greece: K. Viets (1950).   
Remarks: New for Bosnia and Hercegovina.  
Habitat: Pools of streams, littoral of lakes.  
Distribution: Western Palaearctic.
description: Published as part of Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Gerecke, Reinhard & Sabatino, Antonio Di, 2010, The water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) of the Balkan peninsula, a revised survey with new records and descriptions of five new taxa 2586, pp. 1-100 in Zootaxa 2586 (1) on pages 35-36, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2586.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10094440