Aciculacarus papillosus Hopkins, 1975

Smit, Harry & Pešić, Vladimir, 2020, New records of water mites from New Zealand, with the description of three new genera and ten new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia), Acarologia 60 (4), pp. 903-950 : 914-915

Aciculacarus papillosus Hopkins, 1975

New records. North Island. 1/0/0, Kiriwhakapapa Stream, Tararua Forest Park, 40°48.490 ′ S 175°32.726 ′ E, alt. 313 m asl, 13­i­2019. South Island. 2/0/0, Small tributary of Catlins

River, Catlins Forest Park, 46°25.090 ′ S 169°26.681 ′ E, alt. 160 m asl, 28­xii­2014 ; 1/0/0, Bob’s Peak Creek North 1, Papawai Bay, 41°00.499 ′ S 173°44.825 ′ E, alt. 124 m asl, 2­i­2019 ; 2/0/0, Foundary Creek, SW of Onekaka, 40°46.288 ′ S 172°42.111 ′ E, alt. 255 m asl, 5­i­2019 ; 0/1/0, Upper course Askews Hill NE Creek, Taipare Bay, 41°01.119 ′ S 173°42.807 ′ E, alt. 179 m asl, 25­ii­2020 ; 1/0/0, Frank Stream, Catlins Forest Park, 46°26.527 ′ S 169°28.237 ′ E, alt.

148 m asl, 15­iii­2020 ; 1/0/0, unnamed stream crossing Bell Hill Road, Moana, 42°35.657 ′ S 171°34.883 ′ E, alt. 129 m asl, 25­iii­2020 ; 1/0/0, Tributary of Nelson Creek West Branch, Moana, 42°30.158 ′ S 171°40.835 ′ E, alt. 308 m asl, 2­iv­2020.

Distribution. Previously known from four localities from North and South Island.