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 ) lembangensis Piersig, 1906 New records — New South Wales . 2/1/0, Lake Hiawatha, Yuragir NP, 29°49.070′ S 153°15.558′ E , 25 m a.s.l., 10 Nov. 2003 . Queensland . 1/1/0, Fitzroy River, Rockhampton, 15 Mar. 1983 , leg. A.P. Mackay; 0/2/0, Fitzroy River, Rockhampton, 29 Mar. 1983 , leg. A.P. Mackay; 2/2/0, Fitzroy River, Rockhampton, 26 Apr. 1983 , leg. A.P. Mackay; 1/0/0, Lake Emma, Lakefield NP, 15°17′47.43” S 144°38′48.05” E , 3 Sept. 2000 ; 15/7/1, shallow pool along road to Hanush Waterhole, Lakefield NP, 4 Sept. 2000 ; 21/18/3, While Lily Lagoon, Lakefield NP, 4 Sept. 2000 ; 33/17/1, Freshwater Lake, Centenary Lakes, Cairns, 16°54.177′ S 145°44.965′ E , 17 Oct. 2005 ; 6/7/0, Fletcher Creek, Dalrymple NP, 19°49.125′ S 146°03.771′ E , 260 m a.s.l., 22 Oct. 2005 ; 8/29/1, rockpool Porcupine Creek, Porcupine Gorge NP, 20°21.039′ S 144°27.852′ E , 23 Oct. 2005 ; 6/3/0, small lake S of Biggenden, along road BiggendenMaryborough, 25°33.583′ S 152°07.345′ E , 1 Nov. 2005 ; 2/0/0, Yabba Creek at Peach Trees Campground, Jimna, 26°38.251′ S 152°26.924′ E , 465 m a.s.l., 2 Nov. 2005 ; 2/1/1, Emu Creek at Clancy’s Camping Area, Benarkin State Forest, 26°58.334′ S 152°09.916′ E , 162 m a.s.l., 3 Nov. 2005; 1/7/0, Double Creek West, S of Mt Elliot, 19°34.610′ S 147°01.977′ E , 41 m a.s.l., 10 Nov. 2014 ; 7/16/0, Ewen Maddock Dam, NE of Landsborough, 26°47.795′ S 152°59.416′ E, 29 m a.s.l., 1 Dec. 2014 . Northern Territory . 1/2/2, Lake Jabiru, Jabiru, 12°40.264′ S 132°50.436′ E , 43 m a.s.l., 27 Sept. 2005 . Western Australia . 6/5/0, pool Silent Grove (behind ranger station), the Kimberley, 11 Sept. 1998 ; 0/1/0, Lily Creek lagoon, Kununurra, 17 Sept. 1998 . Distribution — Widespread in Asia, New Caledonia . Within Australia , known from New South Wales , Queensland and the Northern Territory ( Harvey 1998 ), and reported here for the first time from Western Australia .