UNUSUAL NEW WATER MITES (ACARI HYDRACARINA) FROM AUSTRALIA, Part 1

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Abstract - The following new water mites are described from Australia: Austrolimnochares gen. nov. (Limnocharidae: Rhyncholimnocharinae), with the type and only included species Paralimnochares womersleyi Lundblad from southeastern Australia; Pontaraclina ottoi sp. nov. (Pontarachnidae) from northeastern Australia; Thryptaturus gen. nov. (Aturidae: Notoaturinae) for T. boultoni sp. nov. (type species) from northeastern New South Wales and T. abnormis sp. nov. from southwestern Australia; Austromomonia gen. nov. for A. grownsae sp. nov. (Momoniidae: Momoniinae) from northeastern New South Wales; Hesperomomonia gen. nov. (Momoniidae: Momoniinae) for H. humphreysi sp. nov. from Western Australia; and Tiramideopsis lictus sp. nov. (Mideopsidae: Mideopsellinae) from northwestern Australia. Most of the described taxa represent groups with Gondwanan origins and most were collected from rheophilic or hyporheic habitats.

Author(s) HARVEY, MARK S. : Part 1
Page Number
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