Kallimobates australicus K. O. Viets 1978
Creators: name: Smit, Harry
name: Pešić, Vladimir
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Hygrobatidae
Kallimobates
Kallimobates australicus

description: Kallimobates australicus K.O. Viets, 1978
Material examined. Tasmania. 1/3/0, Julius Rivulet, Julius River Forest Reserve, 41°09.296 S 145°01.707 E, 123 m asl, 21-iii-2008; 2/0/0, unnamed creek crossing road Kanunnan Bridge-Couta Rocks, 41°08.142 S 144°57.003 E, 50 m asl, 22-iii-2008; 1/1/0, Sumac Rivulet at crossing with South Arthur River Forest Drive, 41°09.934 S 145°04.152 E, 127 m asl, 22-iii-2008; 1/0/0, Blackwater Rivulet crossing road Kanunnan Bridge-Couta Rocks, 41°10.006 S 144°54.801 E, 132 m asl, 22-iii-2008; 1/1/0, Pearl Creek, 3 km N of Queenstown, 42°03.387 S 145°32.441 E, 255 m asl, 24-iii-2008; 1/0/0, Franklin River at crossing with road A10, Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers NP, 42°12.916 S 146°01.170 E, 421 m asl, 26-iii-2008; 1/12/0, Apsley River at waterhole, Douglas Apsley NP, 41°51.758 S 148°11.186 E, 71 m asl, 28-iii-2008. Victoria. 0/3/0, Stringers Creek upstream of Walhalla, 37°56.006 S 146°26.926 E, 360 m asl, 9-iii-2008; 5/4/0, Ovens River, East Branch, Harrietville, 36°53.563 S 147°03.965 E, 516 m asl, 10-iii- 2008; 1/0/0, Buckland River at Twelve Mile, 36°51.199 S 146°51.621 E, 381 m asl, 12-iii-2008; 0/1/0, Stony Creek downstream of Turret Falls, Grampians NP, 37°09.662 S 142°29.789 E, 17-iii-2008; 0/8/0, Mt Williams Creek downstream of Kalymna Falls, Grampians NP, 37°19.034 S 142°36.212 E, 18-iii-2008; 1/0/0, Ferntree Gully, Mt Buangor State Park, 37°18.495 S 143°14.412 E, 18-iii-2008; 2/0/0, Erskine River downstream of falls, Great Otway Ranges NP, 38°30.426 S 143°54.823 E, 31-iii-2008; 1/1/0, Cambell River upstream of caravan park, Great Otway Ranges NP, 38°34.335 S 143°56.731 E, 31-iii-2008; 6/6/0, Aire River at crossing with Binns Road, Great Otway Ranges NP, 38°40.103 S 143°34.805 E, 240 m asl, 1-iv-2008; 0/5/0, Aire River at Aire Crossing, Great Otway Ranges NP, 38°42.190 S 143°28.536 E, 202 m asl, 1-iv-2008; 0/1/0, Moleside Creek, Lower Glenelg NP, 38°04.336 S 141°17.507 E, 25 m asl, 3-iv-2008; 2/2/0, Morses Creek along Morses Creek Road, S of Bright, 36°49.393 S 146°58.527 E, 429 m asl, 14-ii-2024; 2/0/0, Buckland River along Buckland Valley Road, Porepunkah, 36°49.005 S 146°51.258 E, 368 m asl, 14-ii-2024; 0/2/0, Macalistair River upstream Licola, 37°36.373 S 146°37.936 E, 216 m asl, 18-ii-2024; 5/10/0, Badger Creek at campground, Healesville, 37°41.004 S 145°32.823 E, 164 m asl, 20- ii-2024; 1/2/0, Staevenson River at Ackneamen Bridge, 37°27.914 S 145°44.160 E, 315 m asl, 22-ii-2024. New South Wales. 1/3/0, Upper Minnamurra River, W of Robertson, 6-xi-2001; 0/1/0, Barrengarry Creek upstream of falls, Morton NP, 6-xi-2001; 1/0/0, Diehard Creek, Mann River Nature Reserve, 29°40.528 S 152°05.282 E, 585 m asl, 21-xi-2003; 1/1/0, Never Never Creek near Tallywood Point, 30°21.624 S 152°54.269 E, 45 m asl, 23-xi-2003; 1/0/0, unnamed creek near Carruthers Peak, Kosciuszko NP, 36°24.621 S 148°18.338 E, 1931 m asl, 6-xii-2003; 6/2/0, Sawpit Creek at crossing with Kosciuszko Road, Kosciuszko NP, 36°20.984 S 148°33.818 E, 1240 m asl, 6-xii-2003; 0/1/0, small unnamed creek below summit of Mt Kosciuszko, Kosciuszko NP, 36°27.322 S 148°15.929 E, 2178 m asl, 7-xii-2003; 1/1/0, Creek no. 1 at crossing with Alpine Way, Kosciuszko NP, 36°27.758 S 148°22.926 E, 1268 m asl, 8-xii-2003; 1/0/0, Yarrangobilly River near Thermal Pool, Kosciuszko NP, 35°43.899 S 148°29.091 E, 910 m asl, 9-xii-2003; 2/0/5, Swampy Plains River at crossing with Alpine Way, Kosciuszko NP, 36°23.121 S 148°10.837 E, 425 m asl, 9-xii-2003; 1/1/0, Wog Wog River at crossing with Wog Way, 37°04.986 S 149°29.027 E, 332 m asl, 10-xii-2003; 1/0/0, Six Mile Creek, SE Forests NP, 10-xii-2003; 0/1/0, Cabbage Tree Creek at crossing with Kings Highway, 35°34.367 S 150°02.537 E, 260 m asl, 16-xii-2003; 2/0/0, Polblue Creek, Barrington Tops NP, 31°55.553 S 151°23.273 E, 1233 m asl, 10-i-2024; 1/5/0, Deua River at Deua River campground, Deua NP, 35°44.951 S 149°54.928 E, 59 m asl, 31-i-2024; 8/4/1, Wadbilliga River, Wadbilliga NP, 36°15.076 S 149°39.946 E, 216 m asl, 1-ii-2024; 1/1/0, unnamed creek crossing Bourke’s Road, Wadbilliga NP, 36°16.178 S 149°41.746 E, 192 m asl, 2-ii-2024; 2/4/0, Snowy River at crossing with summit walk, Kosciuszko NP, 36°27.490 S 148°17.642 E, 1940 m asl, 8-ii-2024; 1/1/0, Snowy River at Foremans Crossing, Kosciuszko NP, 36°25.812 S 148°19.342 E, 1725 m asl, 9-ii-2024; 1/1/0, Leatherbarrel Creek, crossing Alpine Way, Kosciuszko NP, 36°31.523 S 148°11.626 E, 975 m asl, 10-ii-2024; 8/4/0, Swampy Plains River at Geehi Flats Picnic Area, Kosciuszko NP, 36°23.121 S 148°10.845 E, 435 m asl, 11-ii-2024.
Distribution. Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland.
description: Published as part of Smit, Harry & Pešić, Vladimir, 2025, New records of hygrobatid water mites from SE Australia (Acari: Hydrachnidia Hygrobatidae) with the description of ten new species, pp. 481-521 in Zootaxa 5566 (3) on pages 506-507, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/14703311