New Zealand species of Steneotarsonemus Beer (Acari: Tarsonemidae) Author Lin, Jian-Zhen Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350013, China Landcare Research, Private Bag 92170, Auckland, New Zealand ZhangZ @ Landcareresearch. co. nz Author Zhang, Zhi-Qiang text Zootaxa 2005 2005-08-02 1028 1 1 22 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1028.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.1028.1.1 1175­5334 5050127 Steneotarsonemus (Steneotarsonemus) spirifex (Marchal) Tarsonemus spirifex : Martin 1983: 17 . See Lin & Zhang (2002) for a full synonymy list. Material examined. New Zealand : WI: Palmerston North , 4 females , 21 May 1986 , C.F. Mercer , ex ryegrass/fescue hybrid. NN: The Glen, Dixons Farm, 1 female , 20. Nov. 1971 , host/habitat not recorded but presumably soil sample (site 2, sample 39) . Remarks . Martin (1983) recorded this species from soil samples collected from the Parks and Sons Farm in Wakefield, Nelson . He noted that the pasture consisted of mainly ryegrass ( Lolium spp. ) and clovers ( Trifolium dubium , T. repens and T. subterraneum ).