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

publication ID

2107-7207

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039187B3-5E01-FFB9-378E-7ADAAAEAFA1B

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

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

 

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.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Trombidiformes

Family

Oxidae

Genus

Oxus

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