| abstract | Three new species of crotoniid oribatid mites are described from Australian Region: Holonothrus naskreckii sp. nov. and H. gracilis sp. nov. collected from alpine plant mats, New Zealand and H. novaecaledoniae sp. nov. collected from mosses from bark, Mt. Paine, New Caledonia. New records of H. pulcher in New Zealand and H. mitis and H. robustus in Australia are presented. An identification key for adults of eight species of Holonothrus of Australian Region is included. |