| id | 17935 (last modified: 9.10.2019) |
| title | Unusual new water mites (Acari: Hydracarina) from Australia, part 1 |
| year | 1998 |
| paper | Records of the Western Australian Museum |
| edition | 19 [1] |
| page | 91-106 |
| language | English |
| checked | paper |
| 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; Pontarachna 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. |
| URL | http://museum.wa.gov.au/research/records-supplements/records/unusual-new-water-mites-acari-hydracarina-australia-part-1Go to site |
| author | Harvey, Mark Stephen |