Oxus (Oxus) spinosus (K.O. Viets, 1977)

Orginal, Harry Smit, 2021, The water mites of Western Australia (Acari: Hydrachnidia), with the description of 13 new species, Acarologia 61 (4), pp. 928-966 : 938

Oxus (Oxus) spinosus (K.O. Viets, 1977)

New records — 2/0, pool Lennard Gorge, the Kimberley, 10 Sept. 1998 ; 5/0, pools upstream

Bell Gorge Falls, the Kimberley, 11 Sept. 1998 ; 12/1, pool Silent Grove Spring, the Kimberley,

11 Sept. 1998 ; 3/0, pool Galvans Gorge, the Kimberley, 12 Sept. 1998 ; 16/0, plunge pool

Adcock Gorge, the Kimberley, 12 Sept. 1998 ; 4/0, pool downstream of Manning Gorge, at campground, the Kimberley, 12 Sept. 1998 ; 2/0, pool Manning Gorge Falls, the Kimberley,

13 Sept. 1998 ; 5/0, Miner’s Pool, Drysdale River Homestead, the Kimberley, 14 Sept. 1998 ;

2/0, Russ Creek at crossing with Gibb River Road, the Kimberley, 14 Sept. 1998 ; 24/0, Jackeroo’s Waterhole, El Questro Station, the Kimberley, 15 Sept. 1998 ; 1/0, stream El Questro Gorge, El Questro Homestead, the Kimberley, 15 Sept. 1998 ; 21/0, plunge pool Emma Gorge,

the Kimberley, 16 Sept. 1998 ; 3/0, pool Amalia Gorge, El Questro Station, the Kimberley,

16 Sept. 1998 ; 3/0, Zebedee Springs (hot springs), El Questro Station, the Kimberley, 16

Sept. 1998; 1/0, Lake Kununurra, 10 km SE of Kununurra, 15°52′7.45″ S 128°45′46.75″

E, 19 Sept. 1998 ; 3/0, Spillway Creek near lake Argyle, 20 Sept. 1998 ; 2/0, pool Sawpit

Gorge, S of Hall’s Creek, 25 Sept. 1998 ; 1/0, pool downstream of Circular Pool, Karijini NP, 22°28.646′ S 118°33.773′ E, 601 m asl, 28 Jan. 2019 ; 1/0, Python Pool, Millstream-Chichester

NP, 21°20.031′ S 117°14.310′ E, 180 m asl, 30 Jan. 2029.

Distribution — Cook (1986) mentioned a possible record of this species from Palau Islands. Within Australia, previously known from Queensland, and reported here for the first time from Western Australia.