no 



HYDRACARINA 



Unfortunately the male sex is not represented in the collection, so the determination is 

 not quite to be relied upon. The females, however, agree exactly with European females of 

 Acercxts ornatns. 



Localitx. Kashmir: Phashakuri, S. of Pampur (K35), altitude 1585 m., 10 May, 



1932. 



Distribution. Most European countries, Algeria. Kamschatka, Kashmir. 



COMl'AKATIVE NoTES ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE WaTERMITE FaUNA AT 



Higher Elevation 



The watcrmite fauna occurring at high altitudes is very little known, except in the Alps. 

 In spite of this it may be of some interest to compare here the faunae of certain elevated 

 districts. 



If we begin with the Alps and consider only the species living over a height of 1800 

 meters w'e can group them in the following way. The distributional data are taken from 

 Walter (1922 b). 



List of the IVatermites of the Alps {Above 1800 m.Y 



1800-2000 m. 



Protsia distincla 

 Partmiiiia angusta 

 Limnocliarcs holosericea 

 HydrypJumtes spinipes 

 Dartia borncri 

 Mega pus nod i pal pis 



" loricatus 

 Lebertia cognata 



" " sevocata 



" lineata 



" dubia 



Lebertia aspera 

 " extendens 

 " euneifera 

 " giardinai 

 Gnaphiscus setosus 

 Pionacercus leuckarti 

 Feltria zschokkci 

 Aturits clinitiis 

 Arrhenurus conicus 

 " inaeulator 



" neuniani 



2000-2200 m. 



Hydrovolzia placophora 



Protzia alpina 



Colony X rotund us 



Sperchon mtitilus 

 " squaiiiosus 

 " longirostris 



Panisus bazettae 



Panisopsis curvifrons 



Zschokkea oblonga 



Megapiis -i'aginalis 

 Lebertia subtilis 

 " robust a 

 Feltria inenzeli 



" setigera 



" rubra 

 Pion<i cornea 

 Brachypoda versicolor 



'Of course most of the species occur also beneath 1800 ni. For instance, the figures 1800-2000 mean that 

 the highest level at which the species licre enumerated are found lies s'lmewherc between 1800 and 2000 m. 



