The water mite genus Gretacarus K. O. Viets, 1978 from Australia (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Mideopsidae: Gretacarinae), with the description of three new species
Author
Smit, Harry
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Zootaxa
2016
4121
2
159
166
journal article
38918
10.11646/zootaxa.4121.2.5
2023dee1-834d-476f-a863-2b2d8622e63e
1175-5326
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Gretacarus australicus
K.O. Viets, 1978
Material examined. Victoria
. 0/1/0, Ovens River at Porepunkah,
9-x-1997
; 0/2/0, Buckland River at crossing with Buckland Valley Road, W of Bright,
11-x-1997
; 1/1/0, Ovens River East Branch, Harrietville, 36º
53.563 S
147º
0 3.965 E
, alt.
516 m
asl,
10-iii-2008
; 2/0/0, Mt Williams Creek, downstream of Kalymna Falls, Grampians NP, 37º
19.034 S
142º
36.212 E
,
18-iii-2008
.
New South
Wales
. 1/1/0, Bugong Creek, near Morton NP,
5-xi-2001
; 0/1/0, School Creek near Morton NP,
5-xi-2001
; 0/1/0, Urumbilum River, Bindarri NP, 30º
15.966 S
152º
57.042 E
, alt.
137 m
asl,
7-xi-2003
; 0/1/0, Six Mile Creek, South East Forests NP,
10-xii-2003
; 0/4/0, Sugarloaf Creek at crossing with Misty Mountain Road, Monga NP,
35º 33’44.70” S
150º 0’48.61´E,
15-xii-2003
; 0/1/0, Carters Creek at crossing with Western Distributor Road, 35º
30.914 S
150º
0 3.546 E
, alt.
187 m
asl,
16-xii-2003
; 0/1/0, Cabbage Tree Creek at crossing with Kings Highway, 35º
34.367 S
150º
0 2.537 E
, alt.
260 m
asl,
16-xii-2003
; 0/1/ 0, Bunnai Creek at crossing with Pointer Dam Road, Morton NP, 35º
15.599 S
150º
20.849 E
, alt.
469 m
asl,
17-xii- 2003
; 0/1/0, Minnemurra River, Minnemurra Rainforest, 34º
38.183 S
150º
43.272 E
,
18-xii-2003
.
Queensland
. 1/ 1/0, West Canungra Creek at “Blue Pool”, Lamington NP,
28º 12’52.98” S
153º 8’28.43” E
,
15-xi-2003
; 0/1/0, Toolona Creek downstream of Toolona Falls, Lamington NP,
28º 14’50.63” S
153º 10’11.36” E
,
16-xi-2003
; 0/2/0, Carnarvon Creek upstream of confluence with Kongaboola Creek, Carnarvon NP, 25º
0 2.608 S
148º
11.750 E
,
29- x-2005
; 1/1/0, Booloumba Creek upstream of falls, Conondale NP, 26º
40.753 S
152º
37.162 E
, alt.
465 m
asl,
20- xi-2014
; 1/0/0, Dalrymple Creek at camping area, Main Range NP, 27º
58.793 S
152º
20.782 E
, alt.
708 m
asl,
21- xi-2014
.
Remarks
. Known from New South
Wales
and Victoria, and here reported for the first time from Queensland.