The Freshwater Gastropods of the West-Palaearctis: Volume III Hydrobiidae - Identification Key, Anatomy, Ecology, Distribution

Description:

The Hydrobiidae is the most diverse family in the West Palaearctic. In this third volume, 148 genera and more than 740 species are depicted with nearly 2050 photos, many of which are displayed for the first time. Many species were described as new in the process of writing this book, therefore, new species have been considered up to the end of February 2021, knowing that there are some more new species under description.

As with Volume II, it has been predominantly worked with syn-, holo-, para- and topotypes if possible. Identifications with type materials are important because many species look similar at first glance but are distinct.

Treated genera: Heideella, Rifia, Bullaregia, Aghbalia, Atebbania, Navalis, Kaskakia, Syrofontana, Pseudamnicola, Corrosella, Didacus, Falniowskia, Pontohoratia, Motsametia, Sitnikovia, Schapsugia, Tachira Kartvelobia, Imeretiopsis, Caucasopsis, Caucasogeyeria, Hausdorfenia, Karucia, Gloeria, Dalmatinella, Prespiana, Narentiana, Zavalia, Pseudavenionia Myrtoessa, Sumia, Kirelia, Radomaniola, Grossuana, Antibaria, Belgrandia, Guadiella, Plesiella, Litthabitella, Terranigra, Vracenica, Malaprespia, Trichonia, Graecorientalia, Pseudorientalia, Pseudoislamia, Falsibelgrandiella, Daphniola, Prespolitorea, Ohridohoratia, Ohridohauffenia, Ohrigocea, Gocea, Dalmatella, Hauffenia, Agrafia, Hadziella, Tarraconia, Lyhnidia, Pseudohoratia, Strugia, Zaumia, Graecoanatolica, Anatolidamnicola, Sivasi, Turkorientalia, Belgrandiella, Tschernomorica, Balkanica, Kolevia, Graziana, Pontobelgrandiella, Cavernisa, Devetakiola, Stoyanovia, Sarajana, Anangelovia, Istriana, Arganiella, Docleiana, Aretiana, Heraultiella, Plagigeyeria, Travunijana, Lanzaia, Lanzaiopsis, Saxurinator, Cilgia, Meyrargueria, Palacanthilhiopsis, Microstygia, Iverakia, Zeteana, Devetakia, Phreatica, Kerkia, Horatia, Sardohoratia, Pezzolia, Sadleriana, Sheitanok, Tanousia, Graecoarganiella, Anagastina, Vinodolia, Deganta, Islamia, Tefennia, Ifrania, Fessia, Idrisiella, Pikasia, Salaeniella, Milesiana, Ismerope, Josefus, Pauluccinella, Spathogyna, Iberhoratia, Avenionia, Corbellaria, Fissuria, Boleana, Alzoniella, Boetersiella, Chondrobasis, Pyrgohydrobia, Pyrgula, Dianella, Chilopyrgula, Stankovicia, Neofossarulus, Trachyochridia, Ginaia, Ohridopyrgula, Xestopyrgula, Micropyrgula, Falsipyrgula, Clathrocaspia, Dabriana, Nicolaia, Torosia, Shadinia, Sarkhia