A new species of Kongsbergia from the Western Himalaya with a key to the species of the genus of India (Acari: Hydrachnidia)

Abstract

A new species of water mite genus Kongsbergia (Acari, Aturidae) was described from a stream in Uttarakhand State, located in the western part of the Indian Himalayan range. The key for water mite species of the genus Kongsbergia from the Indian subcontinent is given.