| abstract | A list is given of the water mite material of the genus Atractides Koch, 1837 (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae) deposited in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris. Atractides allgaier Gerecke, 2003 and A. remotus Szalay, 1948 are recorded for the first time for France. From running waters in central-southern France, Atractides marsus n. sp. and A. angelieri n. sp. are described. |