Water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from the hyporheic waters of the Selwyn River (New Zealand), with descriptions of nine new species
Author
Pesic, Vladimir
Author
Smit, Harry
Author
Datry, Thibault
text
Zootaxa
2010
2355
1
34
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.193562
67cd7b8b-327c-4a51-8c8e-38dec04bde4b
1175-5326
193562
Paratryssaturus cantermus
Cook, 1983
(
Fig. 2K
,
21
A–B)
Material examined
.
New Zealand
, South Island, Selwyn River near Coalgate,
10.v.2004
, 0/2/0 (0/1/0 mounted).
Remarks.
Due to the subterminal position of excretory pore (
Fig. 21
A) and pronounced projection on IV- L-2 (
Fig. 21
B), the specimens from Selwyn river show conformity with
Paratryssaturus cantermus
Cook, 1983
, a widespread species reported from North and South Island (
Cook 1983
). Differences are found in the dorsal shield ornamentation which consists of a reticulate pattern (
Fig. 2K
) but is lacking the papillae characteristic for
P. cantermus
(see
Cook 1983
, Fig. 590). The variability of further specimens needs to be examined to clarify the taxonomy.
Distribution
.
New Zealand
; previously reported from North and South Island (
Cook 1983
).