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
C092A5F7-48C0-45D4-8DDD-6DBB543DC5DF
Procorticacarus longipalpis
(
Cook, 1986
)
Material examined. Tasmania
. 2/0/0, Julius Rivulet, Julius River Forest Reserve, 41º
0 9.296 S
145º
0 1.707 E
, alt.
123 m
a.s.l.,
21-iii-2008
; 1/1/0, Unnamed creek crossing road to Kanunnan Bridge-Couta Rocks, 41º
0 8.142 S
144º
57.003 E
, alt.
50 m
a.s.l.,
22-iii-2008
; 5/2/0, Sumac Rivulet at crossing with road A10, 41º
0 9.934 S
145º
0 4.152 E
, alt.
127 m
a.s.l.,
22-iii-2008
; 1/0/0, Sterling River at crossing with road A10, 41º
46.162 S
145º
36.573 E
, alt.
222 m
,
23-iii-2008
; 1/0/0, Animal Creek, at crossing with road Queenstown-Burnie, 41º
38.004 S
145º
36.896 E
, alt.
400 m
a.s.l.,
23-iii-2008
; 3/1/0, Nelson Creek, Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers NP, 42º
0 6.152 S
145º
43.282 E
, alt.
311 m
,
24-iii-2008
; 1/1/0, Nelson River at crossing with road A10, Franklin Gordon Wild Rivers NP, 42º
0 6.247 S
145º
44.186 E
, alt.
318 m
a.s.l.,
24-iii-2008
; 1/0/0, New ton Creek at crossing with road B28, 41º
54.520 S
145º
34.199 E
, alt.
493 m
a.s.l.,
24-iii-2008
; 0/1/0, Pearl Creek,
3 km
N of Queenstown, 42º
0 3.387 S
145º
32.441 E
, alt.
255 m
,
24-iii-2008
; 8/2/0, Tyenna River at campground, Mt Field NP, 42º
41.071 S
146º
43.026 E
, alt.
350 m
a.s.l.,
26-iii-2008
; 2/1/0, Franklin River at crossing with A20, Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers NP, 42º
12.916 S
146º
0 1.170 E
, alt.
421 m
a.s.l.,
26-iii-2008
; 6/2/0, Apsley River at waterhole, Douglas Apsley NP, 41º
51.758 S
148º
11.186 E
, alt.
71 m
a.s.l.,
28-iii-2008
; 3/1/0, Douglas River, Douglas Apsley NP, 41º
46.886 S
148º
15.359 E
, alt. 0 m,
29-iii-2008
; 0/1/0, South Esk River upstream of Esk, 41º
25.182 S
147º
43.147 E
,
29-iii-2008
.
New South
Wales
. 0/1/0, Yarrangobilly River, near Thermal Pool, Mt
Kosciuszko
NP, 35º
43.899 S
148º
29.091 E
, alt.
910 m
a.s.l.,
9-xii-2003
.
Remarks
. Known from Tasmania and Victoria (
Cook 1986
,
Smit 2001
), and here reported for the first time from New South
Wales
.