Procorticacarus gracilipalpis K.O. Viets 1978
Creators: name: Smit, Harry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Hygrobatidae
Procorticacarus
Procorticacarus gracilipalpis

description: Procorticacarus gracilipalpis (K.O. Viets, 1978)
Material examined. 0/1/0, Mt Williams Creek, downstream of Kalymna Falls, Grampians NP, 37º 19.034 S 142º 36.212 E, 18-iii-2008.
Remarks. Previously known from the type locality only, the Acheron River in Victoria. Procorticacarus hirsutus (K.O. Viets, 1978)
Material examined. Tasmania. 1/0/0, New ton Creek at crossing with road B28, 41º 54.520 S 145º 34.199 E, alt. 493 m a.s.l., 24-iii-2008; 5/1/0, Apsley River at waterhole, Douglas Apsley NP, 41º 51.758 S 148º 11.186 E, alt. 71 m a.s.l., 28-iii-2008; 1/0/0, Douglas River, Douglas Apsley NP, 41º 46.886 S 148º 15.359 E, alt. 0 m, 29-iii-2008. Victoria. 11/8/0, Jimmy Creek at campground, Grampians NP, 37º 22.339 S 142º 30.203 E, alt. 379 m a.s.l., 15-iii- 2008; 1/1/0, Mackenzie River at Zumsteins Picnic Area, Grampians NP, 37º 0 5.565 S 142º 23.206 E, alt. 330 m a.s.l., 16-iii-2008; 0/5/0, Mackenzie River downstream of Mackenzie Falls, Grampians NP, 37º 0 6.745 S 142º 24.540 E, 16-iii-2008; 0/1/0, Aire River at Aire Crossing, Great Otway Ranges NP, 38º 42.190 S 143º 28.536 E, alt. 202 m a.s.l., 1-iv-2008; 12/8/0, Aire River at crossing with Binns Road, Great Otway Ranges NP, 38º 40.103 S 143º 34.805 E, alt. 240 m a.s.l., 1-iv-2008. New South Wales. 0/2/0, Upper Minnamurra River, W of Robertson, 6-xi- 2001; 0/1/0, Cabbage Tree Gully, tributary of Upper Kangaroo River, N of Kangaroo Valley, 7-xi-2001; 0/1/0, Orara River along Upper Orara Road, 30º 15.634 S 153º 0 1.175 E, alt. 76 m a.s.l., 7-xi-2003; 0/1/0, Sheepstation Creek, Border Ranges NP, 11-xi-2003; 0/4/0, Styx River at Wattle Flat Picnic Area, 30º 34.880 S 152º 12.733 E, alt. 888 m a.s.l., 25-xi-2003; 0/7/0, Swampy Plains River at crossing with Alpine Way, Mt Kosciuszko NP, 36º 23.121 S 148º 10.837 E, alt. 425 m a.s.l., 9-xii-2003; 0/3/0, Never Never Creek at Tallywood Point, 30º 21.624 S 152º 54.269 E, 7-xi-2005. South Australia. 1/0/0, Blow Hole Creek, near mouth, Deep Creek Conservation Park, 35º 39.226 S 138º 0 9.360 E, 6-iv-2008. Western Australia. 4/1/0, Donelly River at crossing with Vasse Highway, 34º 19’45.62” S 115º 46’40.39” E, 20-iv-2008; 0/2/0, Lower Collie River at Gelcoat Rapids, Wellington NP, 33º 23’44.30” S 115º 57’43.53” E, 24-iv-2008; 1/0/0, Helena River, pool, downstream of crossing with Yarra Road, 31º 56.421 S 116º 25.237 E, alt. 200 m a.s.l., 30-iv-2008. Queensland. 0/1/0, Birthday Creek, Paluma Range NP, 18º 58.799 S 146º 10.012 E, 21-x-2005; 2/1/0, Carnarvon Creek, upstream of confluence with Moss Gorge, Carnarvon NP, 25º 0 3.075 S 148º 12.697 E, alt. 430 m a.s.l., 29-x-2005.
Remarks. A widespread species, known from Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales (K.O. Viets 1978, Cook 1986, Smit 2001) and here reported for the first time from Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland.
description: Published as part of Smit, Harry, 2015, The water mite genus Procorticacarus K. O. Viets in Australasia (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae) in Zootaxa 3956 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3956.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/241316