Litarachna, Walter, 1925

Smit, H., 2011, New Species Of Water Mites From New Guinea (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Halacaridae), Acarologia 51 (3), pp. 321-345 : 325

Litarachna denhami (Lohmann, 1909)

Material examined — 7/7/0, Marine littoral, Base G beach, Jayapura, 2°31.352 S; 140°44.544 E, 30- iii-2010.

Remarks — A widespread species, known from Australia (Western Australia), the Red Sea, South Africa, South Korea and India (K. Viets 1959, Wiles et al. 2002, Smit 2003, Peši´c et al. 2008, 2009). The shape of palp of the specimens from New Guinea is similar to those of Australia, its dimensions are intermediate between specimens from the Red Sea and Australia. PI-PV of a male from this study measure 18, 80, 36, 97, 44. New for the fauna of New Guinea.