New records of hygrobatid water mites from SE Australia (Acari: Hydrachnidia Hygrobatidae) with the description of ten new species Author Smit, Harry Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P. O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands & Museums Victoria Research Institute, Museums Victoria, GPO Box 666, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia Author Pešić, Vladimir 0000-0002-9724-345X text Zootaxa 2025 2025-01-09 5566 3 481 521 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.3 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.3 1175-5326 5A41C10B-C902-4583-AB0F-0E843EB700E3 Kallimobates australicus K.O. Viets, 1978 Material examined. Tasmania . 1/3/0, Julius Rivulet , Julius River Forest Reserve , 41°09.296 S 145°01.707 E , 123 m asl , 21-iii-2008 ; 2/0/0, unnamed creek crossing road Kanunnan Bridge-Couta Rocks , 41°08.142 S 144°57.003 E , 50 m asl , 22-iii-2008 ; 1/1/0, Sumac Rivulet at crossing with South Arthur River Forest Drive , 41°09.934 S 145°04.152 E , 127 m asl , 22-iii-2008 ; 1/0/0, Blackwater Rivulet crossing road Kanunnan Bridge-Couta Rocks , 41°10.006 S 144°54.801 E , 132 m asl , 22-iii-2008 ; 1/1/0, Pearl Creek , 3 km N of Queenstown , 42°03.387 S 145°32.441 E , 255 m asl , 24-iii-2008 ; 1/0/0, Franklin River at crossing with road A10, Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers NP , 42°12.916 S 146°01.170 E , 421 m asl , 26-iii-2008 ; 1/12/0, Apsley River at waterhole, Douglas Apsley NP , 41°51.758 S 148°11.186 E , 71 m asl , 28-iii-2008 . Victoria . 0/3/0, Stringers Creek upstream of Walhalla , 37°56.006 S 146°26.926 E , 360 m asl , 9-iii-2008 ; 5/4/0, Ovens River , East Branch , Harrietville , 36°53.563 S 147°03.965 E , 516 m asl , 10-iii- 2008 ; 1/0/0, Buckland River at Twelve Mile , 36°51.199 S 146°51.621 E , 381 m asl , 12-iii-2008 ; 0/1/0, Stony Creek downstream of Turret Falls , Grampians NP , 37°09.662 S 142°29.789 E , 17-iii-2008 ; 0/8/0, Mt Williams Creek downstream of Kalymna Falls , Grampians NP , 37°19.034 S 142°36.212 E , 18-iii-2008 ; 1/0/0, Ferntree Gully , Mt Buangor State Park , 37°18.495 S 143°14.412 E , 18-iii-2008 ; 2/0/0, Erskine River downstream of falls, Great Otway Ranges NP , 38°30.426 S 143°54.823 E , 31-iii-2008 ; 1/1/0, Cambell River upstream of caravan park, Great Otway Ranges NP , 38°34.335 S 143°56.731 E , 31-iii-2008 ; 6/6/0, Aire River at crossing with Binns Road , Great Otway Ranges NP , 38°40.103 S 143°34.805 E , 240 m asl , 1-iv-2008 ; 0/5/0, Aire River at Aire Crossing , Great Otway Ranges NP , 38°42.190 S 143°28.536 E , 202 m asl , 1-iv-2008 ; 0/1/0, Moleside Creek , Lower Glenelg NP, 38°04.336 S 141°17.507 E , 25 m asl , 3-iv-2008 ; 2/2/0, Morses Creek along Morses Creek Road, S of Bright , 36°49.393 S 146°58.527 E , 429 m asl , 14-ii-2024 ; 2/0/0, Buckland River along Buckland Valley Road, Porepunkah , 36°49.005 S 146°51.258 E , 368 m asl , 14-ii-2024 ; 0/2/0, Macalistair River upstream Licola , 37°36.373 S 146°37.936 E , 216 m asl , 18-ii-2024 ; 5/10/0, Badger Creek at campground, Healesville , 37°41.004 S 145°32.823 E , 164 m asl , 20- ii-2024 ; 1/2/0, Staevenson River at Ackneamen Bridge , 37°27.914 S 145°44.160 E , 315 m asl , 22-ii-2024 . New South Wales . 1/3/0, Upper Minnamurra River , W of Robertson , 6-xi-2001 ; 0/1/0, Barrengarry Creek upstream of falls, Morton NP , 6-xi-2001 ; 1/0/0, Diehard Creek , Mann River Nature Reserve , 29°40.528 S 152°05.282 E , 585 m asl , 21-xi-2003 ; 1/1/0, Never Never Creek near Tallywood Point , 30°21.624 S 152°54.269 E , 45 m asl , 23-xi-2003 ; 1/0/0, unnamed creek near Carruthers Peak , Kosciuszko NP , 36°24.621 S 148°18.338 E , 1931 m asl , 6-xii-2003 ; 6/2/0, Sawpit Creek at crossing with Kosciuszko Road , Kosciuszko NP , 36°20.984 S 148°33.818 E , 1240 m asl , 6-xii-2003 ; 0/1/0, small unnamed creek below summit of Mt Kosciuszko , Kosciuszko NP , 36°27.322 S 148°15.929 E , 2178 m asl , 7-xii-2003 ; 1/1/0, Creek no. 1 at crossing with Alpine Way , Kosciuszko NP , 36°27.758 S 148°22.926 E , 1268 m asl , 8-xii-2003 ; 1/0/0, Yarrangobilly River near Thermal Pool , Kosciuszko NP , 35°43.899 S 148°29.091 E , 910 m asl , 9-xii-2003 ; 2/0/5, Swampy Plains River at crossing with Alpine Way , Kosciuszko NP , 36°23.121 S 148°10.837 E , 425 m asl , 9-xii-2003 ; 1/1/0, Wog Wog River at crossing with Wog Way , 37°04.986 S 149°29.027 E , 332 m asl , 10-xii-2003 ; 1/0/0, Six Mile Creek , SE Forests NP , 10-xii-2003 ; 0/1/0, Cabbage Tree Creek at crossing with Kings Highway , 35°34.367 S 150°02.537 E , 260 m asl , 16-xii-2003 ; 2/0/0, Polblue Creek , Barrington Tops NP , 31°55.553 S 151°23.273 E , 1233 m asl , 10-i-2024 ; 1/5/0, Deua River at Deua River campground, Deua NP , 35°44.951 S 149°54.928 E , 59 m asl , 31-i-2024 ; 8/4/1, Wadbilliga River , Wadbilliga NP , 36°15.076 S 149°39.946 E , 216 m asl , 1-ii-2024 ; 1/1/0, unnamed creek crossing Bourke’s Road , Wadbilliga NP , 36°16.178 S 149°41.746 E , 192 m asl , 2-ii-2024 ; 2/4/0, Snowy River at crossing with summit walk, Kosciuszko NP , 36°27.490 S 148°17.642 E , 1940 m asl , 8-ii-2024 ; 1/1/0, Snowy River at Foremans Crossing , Kosciuszko NP , 36°25.812 S 148°19.342 E , 1725 m asl , 9-ii-2024 ; 1/1/0, Leatherbarrel Creek , crossing Alpine Way , Kosciuszko NP , 36°31.523 S 148°11.626 E , 975 m asl , 10-ii-2024 ; 8/4/0, Swampy Plains River at Geehi Flats Picnic Area , Kosciuszko NP , 36°23.121 S 148°10.845 E , 435 m asl , 11-ii-2024 . Distribution. Tasmania , Victoria , New South Wales , Queensland .