Three new hyporheic water mite species from Australia (Acari: Hydrachnidia)

By

Smit, Harry

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

Subterranean Biology

Volume

10

Pages

37-42

Subjects

Mellamunda , Partidomomonia , taxonomy , Wandesia

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.10.2988

 

Abstract

Three new hyporheic water mite species are described from Australia, viz. Wandesia minuta, Partidomomonia elongata and Mellamunda tasmanica. With the description of these three species, some 50 hyporheic water mites species are known from Australia. In this paper the first Partidomomonia species for Tasmania is described, the third Wandesia species for Australia as well as the second species of the genus Mellamunda.