New records of water mites of the family Limnesiidae Thor from Australia (Acari: Hydrachnidia), with the description of seven new species Author Smit, Harry Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P. O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands. text Acarologia 2022 2022-02-07 62 1 193 222 https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=4504 journal article 10.24349/yu9v-w0lf 2107-7207 Limnesia ( Limnesia ) solida Lundblad, 1947 New records — Tasmania . 17/22/0, Swamp 12 km S of Gladstone, along road B82, 20 Oct. 1997. South Australia . 12/7/0, pool in Weetootla Creek, Gammon Ranges NP, 24 Oct. 2001; 3/0/0, Stubbs Waterhole, Arkaroola, 30°18′S 139°24′ E , 25 Oct. 2001 ; 12/6/0, waterhole in Barramundie Creek, Arkaroola, 25 Oct. 2001 ; 17/14/0, Nooldoo Nooldoona Figure 7 Limnesia ( Limnesia ) scutata sp. nov . , A-D holotype male, E paratype female. A – dorsum; B – venter; C – palp; D – IV-leg-4-6; E – venter. Scale bars: A-B, E = 100 µm, C-D = 50 µm. Waterhole, Arkaroola, 25 Oct. 2001 ; 38/28/1, Bolla Bollana Spring, Arkaroola, 25 Oct. 2001 . New South Wales . 6/3/0, small ponds N of Lake Hiawatha, Yuragir NP, 29°47.315′ S 153°15.171′ E , 60 m a.s.l., 10 Nov. 2003 ; 0/1/0, Water Gardens, Batemans Bay, 35°42.733′ S 150°10.688′ E , 16 Dec. 2003 . Victoria . 5/7/0, pond Boar Gully Camping Area, Brisbane Ranges NP, 28 Sept. 1997 ; 4/13/0, swamp at junction of Victoria Valley Road and Bundol Road, SW of Grampians NP, 37°35′14.50” S 142°18′58.36” E , 30 Sept. 1997 ; 1/4/0, pond 3 km N of Chiltern, 9 Oct. 1997 ; 5/2/0, Pool Green’s Creek, Grampians NP, 37°18.321′ S 142°23.648′ E , 226 m a.s.l., 15 Mar. 2008 . Queensland . 5/1/1, Nankin Creek, Rockhampton, 21-iii-1983 , leg. A.P. Mackay; 3/9/1, Nankin Creek, Rockhampton, 10 Apr. 1983 , leg. A.P. Mackay; 0/3/0, Moore’s Creek, Rockhampton, 9 Apr. 1983 , leg. A.P. Mackay; 0/2/0, shallow pool along road to Hanush Waterhole, Lakefield NP, 4 Sept. 2000 ; 1/0/0, billabong W of Wenlock River, near crossing with road to Iron Range NP, 10 Sept. 2000 ; 1/0/0, Twin Falls, Cape York Peninsula, 11 Sept. 2000 ; 0/1/1, Gregory River at Gregory Downs, 18°38.811′ S 139°15.008′ E , 68 m a.s.l., 11 Oct. 2005 ; 2/1/0, small dam Mt Lewis, Mt Lewis Forest Reserve, 14 Oct. 2005 ; 3/0/0, Mt Carbine Dam, Mt Carbine, 16°32.019′ S 145°07.525′ E , 358 m a.s.l., 14 Oct. 2005 ; 1/0/0, Keatings Lagoon, Keatings Lagoon Conservation Park, 15°30.492′ S 145°13.342′ E , 13 m a.s.l., 17 Oct. 2014 ; 1/3/0, Marshy Creek crossing Bypass Road, N of Jardine River, 10°58.864′ S 142°22.129′ E , 22 m a.s.l., 20 Oct. 2014 ; 1/0/0, Alligator Creek, Bowling Green Bay NP, 19°26.192′ S 146°56.862′ E , 32 m a.s.l, 22 Oct. 2005 ; 1/8/0, Fletcher Creek, Dalrymple NP, 19°49.125′ S 146°03.771′ E , 260 m a.s.l., 22 Oct. 2005 ; 0/1/0, Porcupine Creek, Porcupine Gorge NP, 20°21.039′ S 144°27.852′ E , 23 Oct. 2005 ; 6/9/1, Pandanus Creek, Cathu State Forest, 20°47.904′ S 148°32.658′ E , 24 Oct. 2005 ; 17/7/0, South Mimosa Creek, Blackdown Tablelands NP, 23°47.714′ S 149°04.270′ E , 802 m a.s.l., 27 Oct. 2005 ; 1/0/0, Fern Tree Pool, Cania Gorge NP, 24°43.685′ S 150°58.330′ E , 31 Oct. 2005 ; 1/1/1, Spear Creek at crossing with Bypass Road, Cape York Peninsula, 12°03.206′ S 142°39.138′ E , 76 m a.s.l., 23 Oct. 2014 ; 1/0/0, Yabba Creek at Peach Trees Campground, Jimna, 26°38.251′ S 152°26.924′ E, 465 m a.s.l., 2 Nov. 2005 ; 0/1/0, Bushy Creek, Mt Lewis, 16°35.677′ S 145°16.771′ E , 985 m a.s.l., 29 Oct. 2014 ; 4/3/0, Alligator Creek, pool, upstream, Bowling Green Bay NP, 19°26.740′ S 146°58.471′ E , 79 m a.s.l., 11 Nov. 2014 ; 0/1/0, Takilberan Creek at crossing with Bruce Highway, N of Gin Gin, 24°49.680′ S 151°42.479′ E , 85 m a.s.l., 18 Nov. 2014 ; 0/1/0, Kolan River crossing Gin Gin-Kalpowar Road, 24°44.348′ S 151°28.339′ E , 149 m a.s.l., 29 Nov. 2014. Northern Territory . 0/5/0, Lake Jabiru, Jabiru, 12°40.264′ S 132°50.436′ E , 43 m a.s.l., 27 Sept. 2005 ; 0/1/0, Barramundie Creek downstream of plunge pool, Kakadu NP, 13°19.036′ S 132°26.279′ E , 28 Sept. 2005 ; 1/0/0, plunge pool Gunlom, Kakadu NP, 13°25.917′ S 132°24.989′ E , 30 Sept. 2005 . Western Australia . 1/1/0, pool Lennard River, Windjana Gorge NP, 9 Sept. 1998 ; 1/8/0, pool Lennard River, east side Windjana Gorge, Windjana Gorge NP, 10 Sept. 1998 ; 11/9/0, Bell Creek at crossing with Gibb River Road, the Kimberley, 17°09′1.11” S 125°28′9.73” E , 10 Sept. 1998 ; 0/0/1, pool Lennard Gorge, the Kimberley, 10 Sept. 1998; 4/5/0, pool Silent Grove Spring, the Kimberley, 11 Sept. 1998 ; 1/0/0, Bell Creek at campground, the Kimberley, 11 Sept. 1998 ; 3/0/0, pools upstream of Bell Gorge Falls, the Kimberley, 11 Sept. 1998 ; 1/0/0, pool downstream of Manning Gorge, at campground, the Kimberley, 12 Sept. 1998 ; 8/1/0, plunge pool Adcock Gorge, the Kimberley, 12 Sept. 1998 ; 2/1/0, pool near Adcock Gorge, the Kimberley, 12 Sept. 1998 ; 1/0/0, Russ Creek at crossing with Gibb River Road, the Kimberley, 14 Sept. 1998 ; 1/3/0, Jackeroo’s Waterhole, El Questro Station, the Kimberley, 15 Sept. 1998 ; 17/33/0, plunge pool Frog Hole Gorge, Purnululu NP, 23 Sept. 1998 ; 0/3/0, plunge pool Cathedral Gorge, Purnululu NP, 17°28′49.60” S 128°22′22.47” E, 24 Sept. 1998 ; 1/0/0, Spillway Creek near Lake Argyle, 20 Sept. 1998 ; 4/6/0, Palm Springs S of Halls Creek, 25 Sept. 1998 ; 1/1/0, pools in creek at Old Halls Creek, S of Halls Creek, 26 Sept. 1998 ; 2/8/0, Fitzroy River, S of Fitzroy Crossing, 18°12′39.07” S 125°34′40.91” E , 28 Sept. 1998; 2/0/0, Geikie Gorge, western side, Geikie Gorge NP, 18°07′23.92” S 125°39′42.47” E, 28 Sept. 1998 ; 3/0/0, pool W of Tunnel Creek, Tunnel Creek NP, 30 Sept. 1998 ; 0/2/0, unnamed creek at crossing with Windjana Gorge Road, 38 km N of Great Northern Highway, 30 Sept. 1998 ; 11/8/2, Joffre Creek, Karijini NP, 22°24.682′ S 118°15.538′ E , 694 m a.s.l., 27 Jan. 2019; 0/1/0, pool downstream of Circular Pool, Karijini NP, 22°28.646′ S 118°33.773′ E, 601 m a.s.l., 28 Jan. 2019 ; 9/19/11, Circular Pool, Karijini NP, 22°28.527′ S 118°33.728′ E, 711 m a.s.l., 28 Jan. 2019 ; 3/0/0, Fortescue River at crossing with NW Coastal Highway, 21°17.667′ S 116°08.680′ E , 40 m a.s.l, 31 Jan. 2019 . Distribution — Previously known from Victoria , Queensland , the Northern Territory and Western Australia , and reported here for the first time from Tasmania , New South Wales and South Australia . From this study it is clear that L. solida is one of the most widespread Limnesia species in Australia . However, relatively few records have been published thus far.