Procorticacarus nabidus ( Cook, 1986 )

Smit, Harry, 2015, The water mite genus Procorticacarus K. O. Viets in Australasia (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae), Zootaxa 3956 (1) : -

Procorticacarus nabidus ( Cook, 1986)

Material examined. Victoria. 0/1/0, Aire River at crossing with Binns Road, Great Otway Ranges NP, 38º 40.103 S 143º 34.805 E, alt. 240 m a.s.l., 1-iv-2008. New South Wales. 0/2/0, Urumbilum River, Bindarri NP, 30º 15.966 S 152º 57.042 E, alt. 137 m a.s.l., 7-xi-2003; 6/1/0, Nymboida River at Platypus Flat, Nymboi-Binderay NP, 30º 11.146 S 152º 41.499 E, alt. 443 m a.s.l., 9-xi-2003; 0/3/0, Nulla Nulla Creek, near Nulla Nulla Picnic Area, 24-xi- 2003; 1/0/0, Snowy River, Mt Kosciuszko NP, 36º 25.836 S 148º 19.303 E, alt. 1736 m, a.s.l., 5-xii-2003; 0/1/0, Towamba River at Big Jack Rest Area, South East Forests NP, 36º 53.885 S 149º 27.807 E, alt. 271 m a.s.l., 11-xii- 2003; 1/0/0, Sugarloaf Creek at crossing with Misty Mountain Road, Morton NP, 35º 33’44.70” S 150º 0’48.61” E, 15-xii-2003. Queensland. 1/5/0, Babinda River, Wooroonooran NP, 17º 20.484 S 145º 52.113 E, 16-x-2005; 1/0/0, Josephine Creek downstream of Josephine Falls, Wooroonooran NP, 19-x-2005; 1/1/0, Double Barrel Creek, Babinda, 17º 20.852 S 145º 53.075 E, 20-x-2005; 0/4/0, Birthday Creek, Paluma Range NP, 18º 58.799 S 146º 10.012 E, 21-x-2005; 1/1/0, Carnarvon Creek, upstream of confluence with Moss Gorge, Carnarvon NP, 25º 0 3.075 S 148º 12.697 E, alt. 430 m a.s.l., 29-x-2005; 1/2/0, Carnarvon Creek upstream of confluence with Kongaboola Creek, Carnarvon NP, 25º 0 2.608 S 148º 11.750 E, 29-x-2005; 2/2/0, Babinda Creek, Babinda, 17º 20.386 S 145º 52.102 E, alt. 57 m a.s.l., 2-xi-2014; 1/0/0, Tully River at campground, Tully Gorge NP, 17º 46.280 S 145º 39.073 E, alt. 86 m a.s.l., 4-xi-2014.

Remarks. Previously reported from New South Wales and (southern) Queensland ( Cook 1986), and here reported for the first time from Victoria. The colour patch mentioned by Cook (1986) is not found in specimens from this study.