The water mite genus Procorticacarus K. O. Viets in Australasia (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae)
Author
Smit, Harry
text
Zootaxa
2015
3956
1
journal volume
10.11646/zootaxa.3956.1.3
e794d6d0-6283-4d6e-82f0-b38c9dbf2db1
1175-5326
241316
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Procorticacarus cramerae
(
Cook, 1986
)
Material examined. Queensland
. 0/1/0, Emmagen Creek, Daintree NP,
2-ix-2000
; 0/1/0, Babinda River, Wooroonooran NP, 17º
20.484 S
145º
52.113 E
,
16-x-2005
; 1/0/0, Behana Creek, S of Gordonvale, Wooroonooran NP, 17º
10.705 S
145º
49.750 E
,
16-x-2005
; 0/1/0, Davies Creek, at Upper Davies Creek camping area, Dinden NP, 17º
0 0.968 S
145º
35.147 E
, alt.
600 m
a.s.l.,
30-x-2014
; 1/0/0, Babinda Creek, Babinda, 17º
20.386 S
145º
52.102 E
, alt.
57 m
a.s.l.,
2-xi-2014
; 0/1/0, Kaarru Creek, Wooroonooran NP, 17º
38.750 S
145º
43.962 E
, alt.
453 m
a.s.l.,
5-xi-2014
; 2/0/0, Gooligan Creek at crossing with Palmerston Highway, Wooroonooran NP, 17º
36.267 S
145º
45.726 E
, alt.
370 m
a.s.l.,
7-xi-2014
; 0/1/0, Broadwater Creek, Broadwater State Forest, 18º
24.922 S
145º
56.639 E
, alt.
52 m
a.s.l.,
8-xi-2014
; 0/3/0, Birthday Creek upstream of falls, Paluma Range NP, 18º
58.559 S
146º
0 9.498 E
, alt.
786 m
a.s.l.,
9-xi-2014
; 2/5/0, Big Crystal Creek, downstream of rockpools, Paluma Range NP, 18º
59.013 S
146º
14.188 E
, alt.
88 m
a.s.l.,
9-xi-2014
.
Remarks
. Thus far only known from Queensland (
Cook 1986
). Some males have the first pair of glandularia platelets posterior to the large anteromedial plate not fused.