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

description: Australiobates mutatus K.O. Viets, 1978
Material examined. Tasmania. 0/1/0, unnamed creek crossing road Kanunnan Bridge-Couta Rocks, 41°08.142 S 144°57.003 E, 50 m asl, 22-iii-2008; 3/0/0, Animal Creek at crossing with road Queenstown-Burnie (A10), 41°38.004 S 145°36.896 E, 400 m asl, 23-iii-2008; 1/0/0, Sterling River at crossing with road A10, 41°46.162 S 145°36.573 E, 222 m asl, 23-iii-2008; 1/1/0, Nelson Creek, Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers NP, 42°06.152 S 145°43.282 E, 311 m asl, 24-iii-2008; 1/0/0, Collingwood River at crossing with road A10, Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers NP, 42°09.770 S 145°55.658 E, 370 m asl, 24-iii-2008; 1/0/0, Newton Creek at crossing with road B28, 41°54.520 S 145°34.199 E, 493 m asl, 24-iii-2008; 2/11/1, Nelson River at crossing with road A10, Franklin Gordon Wild Rivers NP, 42°06.247 S 145°44.186 E, 318 m asl, 24-iii-2008; 3/0/0, Pearl Creek, 3 km N of Queenstown, 42°03.387 S 145°32.441 E, 255 m asl, 24-iii-2008; 2/0/0, Cuvier River upstream of confluence with Hugel River, Lake St Clair-Cradle Mountains NP, 42°06.581 S 146°09.820 E, 760 m asl, 25-iii-2008; 0/2/0, 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; 2/1/0, Apsley River at waterhole, Douglas Apsley NP, 41°51.758 S 148°11.186 E, 71 m asl, 28-iii-2008; 0/1/0, Douglas River, Douglas Apsley NP, 41°46.886 S 148°15.359 E, 0 m asl, 29-iii-2008. South Australia. 1/0/0, Telowie Creek, Mt Remarkable NP, 17-x-2001. Victoria. 3/2/0, Eurobin Creek downstream of Mt Buffalo NP entrance, 36°41.745 S 146°51.453 E, 293 m asl, 10-iii-2008; 0/1/0, Ovens River, East Branch, Harrietville, 36°53.563 S 147°03.965 E, 516 m asl, 10-iii-2008; 0/1/0, Jump Creek, Mt Buffalo NP, 36°46.350 S 146°47.636 E, 1468 m asl, 11-iii-2008; 0/1/0, Buckland River at Twelve Mile, 36°51.199 S 146°51.621 E, 381 m asl, 12-iii-2008; 3/4/7, Jimmy Creek at campground, Grampians NP, 37°22.339 S 142°30.203 E, 379 m asl, 15-iii-2008; 0/1/0, Wannon River at crossing with Serra Road, Grampians NP, 37°20.918 S 142°30.386 E, 331 m asl, 15-iii-2008; 1/1/2, Scrubby Valley Creek at Flat Rock Crossing, Grampians NP, 37°09.680 S 142°26.680 E, 304 m asl, 17-iii-2008; 1/2/0, Erskine River downstream of falls, Great Otway Ranges NP, 38°30.426 S 143°54.823 E, 31-iii-2008; 3/1/0, unnamed creek at Mait’s Rest Picnic Area, Great Otway Ranges NP, 38°46’21.69” S 143°32’33.04” E, 1-iv-2008; 0/2/1, 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; 1/0/0, Morses Creek along Morses Creek Road, S of Bright, 36°49.393 S 146°58.527 E, 429 m asl, 14-ii-2024; 11/8/4, Buckland River along Buckland Valley Road, Porepunkah, 36°49.005 S 146°51.258 E, 368 m asl, 14-ii-2024; 9/5/1, Macalistair River upstream Licola, 37°36.373 S 146°37.936 E, 216 m asl, 18-ii-2024; 0/1/0, Badger Creek at campground, Healesville, 37°41.004 S 145°32.823 E, 164 m asl, 20-ii-2024; 2/1/0, Taggerty River, N of Marysville, 37°29.190 S 145°45.296 E, 369 m asl, 22-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. 2/3/0, Bugong Creek near Morton NP, 5-xi-2001; 1/1/0, Upper Minnemurra River W of Robertson, 6-xi-2001; 2/1/0, tributary of Sawyers Creek, S of Kangaroo Valley, 6- xi-2001; 2/1/0, Barrengarry Creek upstream of falls, Morton NP, 6-xi-2001; 8/3/0, Urumbilum River, Bindarri NP, 30°15.966 S 152°57.042 E, 137 m asl, 7-xi-2003; 1/0/0, Upper Kangaroo River, N of Kangaroo Valley, 7-xi-2001; 18/22/0, Nymboida River at Platypus Flat, Nymboi-Binderay NP, 30°11.146 S 152°41.499 E, 443 m asl, 9-xi-2003; 1/1/0, Mann River at Mann River Nature Reserve, NSW, 29°41.291 S 152°05.815 E, 403 m asl, 20-xi-2003, 1/0/0 dissected and slide mounted; 1/0/0, Diehard Creek, Mann River Nature Reserve, 29°40.528 S 152°05.282 E, 585 m asl, 21-xi-2003; 7/1/0, Rosewood River at crossing with Little North Arm Road, near Thora, 30°24.133 S 152°46.380 E, 22-xi-2003; 3/1/0, Never Never Creek near Tallywood Point, 30°21.624 S 152°54.269 E, 45 m asl, 23-xi-2003; 3/0/0, Little Wonder Creek near end of Buckra-Bendinni Road, 30°30.034 S 152°39.387 E, 23-xi-2003; 12/16/0, Macleay River at Temagog, 30°58.572 S 152°39.284 E, 6 m asl, 24-xi-2003; 2/0/0, Styx River at Wattle Flat Picnic Area, Cunnawarra NP, 30°34.880 S 152°12.733 E, 888 m asl, 25-xi-2003; 3/0/3, unnamed creek near Carruthers Peak, Kosciuszko NP, 36°24.621 S 148°18.338 E, 1931 m asl, 6-xii-2003; 0/9/1, Blue Lake Creek near outlet in Blue Lake, Kosciuszko NP, 36°24.270 S 148°18.745 E, 1893 m asl, 6-xii-2003; 0/1/0, Sawpit Creek at crossing with Kosciuszko Road, Kosciuszko NP, 36°20.984 S 148°33.818 E, 1240 m asl, 6-xii-2003; 4/7/0, small unnamed creek below summit of Mt Kosciuszko, Kosciuszko NP, 36°27.322 S 148°15.929 E, 2178 m asl, 7-xii-2003; 2/0/0, Thredbo River at Thredbo Diggers Picnic Area, Kosciuszko NP, 36°26.753 S 148°25.487 E, 1136 m asl, 8-xii-2003; 1/0/0, Thredbo River near Dead Horse Gap, Kosciuszko NP, 36°31.354 S 148°15.825 E, 1589 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; 1/0/0, Swampy Plains River at crossing with Alpine Way, Kosciuszko NP, 36°23.121 S 148°10.837 E, 425 m asl, 9-xii-2003; 1/0/0, Wog Wog River at crossing with Wog Way, 37°04.986 S 149°29.027 E, 332 m asl, 10-xii-2003; 9/3/3, Carters Creek at crossing with Western Distributor Road, 35°30.914 S 150°03.546 E, 187 m asl, 16-xii-2003; 3/2/0, Minnemurra River at Minnemurra Rainforest, 34°38.183 S 150°43.272 E, 18-xii-2003; 3/7/0, Bellinger River at Gordonville Crossing, 30°25.067 S 152°50.845 E, 20 m asl, 22-xi-2003; 1/0/0, Pulpit Hill Creek, Blackheath Glen Reserve, 33°39.981 S 150°16.320 E, 747 m asl, 6-i-2024; 0/1/0, Kanangra Brook below falls, Kanangra-Boyd NP, 33°59.067 S 150°06.410 E, 1050 m asl, 8-i-2024; 2/3/0, Manning River at campground, Barrington Tops NP, 31°52.790 S 151°29.431 E, 1190 m asl, 10-i-2024; 4/3/0, Gloucester River at national park campground, Barrington Tops NP, 32°03.480 S 151°41.067 E, 370 m asl, 11-i-2024; 1/2/0, Bimberamala River, 35°25.879 S 150°11.594 E, 50 m asl, 30-i-2024; 6/1/2, Clyde River, Morton NP, 35°20.458 S 150°13.049 E, 54 m asl, 30-i-2024; 18/4/3, Deua River at Deua River campground, Deua NP, 35°44.951 S 149°54.928 E, 59 m asl, 31-i-2024; 3/1/0, Wadbilliga River, Wadbilliga NP, 36°15.076 S 149°39.946 E, 216 m asl, 1-ii-2024; 1/0/0, Sugarloaf Creek at crossing with Misty Mountain Road, 35°33.738 S 150°00.715 E, 145 m asl, 3-ii-2024; 1/0/0, 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; 1/3/0, Swampy Plains River at Geehi Flats Picnic Area, Kosciuszko NP, 36°23.121 S 148°10.845 E, 435 m asl, 11-ii-2024. Australian Capital Territory. 6/1/3, Gudgenby River, Namadji NP, 35°40.876 S 148°59.852 E, 853 m asl, 4-ii-2024; 10/4/9, Pierces Creek, Namadji NP, 35°21.131 S 148°54.456 E, 659 m asl, 5-ii-2024; 1/0/0, Condor Creek, Namadji NP, 35°19.227 S 148°51.874 E, 665 m asl, 6-ii-2024; 1/1/0, Bushrangers Creek, Namadji NP, 35°24.923 S 148°50.094 E, 695 m asl, 6-ii-2024.
Distribution. Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia. Reported here for the first time for South Australia, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
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 485-487, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/14703311