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Gretacarus australicus K.O. Viets 1978

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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.

Notes

Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2016, The water mite genus Gretacarus K. O. Viets, 1978 from Australia (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Mideopsidae: Gretacarinae), with the description of three new species, pp. 159-166 in Zootaxa 4121 (2) on page 160, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4121.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/266406

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
K.O. Viets
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Trombidiformes
Family
Mideopsidae
Genus
Gretacarus
Species
australicus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Gretacarus australicus Viets, 1978 sec. Smit, 2016

References

  • Viets, K. O. (1978) New water mites (Hydrachnellae: Acari) from Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 29, 77 - 92. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1071 / mf 9780077