NOTES ON MITES PARASITIC OR PHORETIC ON AUSTRALIAN CENTIPEDES, SPIDERS AND SCORPION

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Abstract: A collection of mites (Acari) found on Australian centipedes and spiders and on a scorpion was studied.

Leptus walduckae sp. nov. (Erythraeidae) is described from its larval form taken from a scorpion. Lychas alexandrinus Hirst. 1911 (Buthidae) in Western Australia: Dinothrombium southcotti sp. nov. (Trombidiidae) is described from the larva found attached to a theridiid spider in Queensland: Ljunghia pulleinei aname subsp. nov. (Laelapidae) is described from adult forms found on a spider Aname diversocolor (Hogg. 1902) in Western Australia.