Plonaphacarus paravicinus, Niedbała & Szywilewska-Szczykutowicz, 2017

Niedbała, Wojciech & Szywilewska-Szczykutowicz, Anetta, 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Victoria (Australia), Zootaxa 4344 (1), pp. 47-85 : 48-50

Phthiracaridae :

Plonaphacarus paravicinus sp. nov. Distribution: indigenous; Australia, Victoria.

Arphthicarus donnabuangensis sp. nov.

Distribution: endemic; Australia, Victoria.

Arphthicarus sassafrasensis sp. nov.

Distribution: endemic; Australia, Victoria.

Atropacarus (Atropacarus) striculus (C.L. Koch, 1836)

Distribution: semicosmopolitan; in Australasia: Hawaii and Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania. Austrophthiracarus aculeatus Niedbała et Colloff, 1997

Distribution: Australasian; in Australasia: New Caledonia and Australia: New South Wales, Tasmania; new for

Victoria.

Austrophthiracarus baloghi Niedbała, 1987

Distribution: Australian; New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania. Austrophthiracarus kochi (Niedbała, 1987)

Distribution: endemic; Australia, Victoria.

Austrophthiracarus konwerskii Niedbała, 2012

Distribution: Australian; New South Wales; new for Victoria. Austrophthiracarus lamingtoni Niedbała, 2000

Distribution: Australian; Queensland, New South Wales; new for Victoria. Austrophthiracarus lunatus sp. nov.

Distribution: endemic; Australia, Victoria.

Austrophthiracarus mutabilis Niedbała et Colloff, 1997

Distribution: Australian; Victoria, Tasmania.

Austrophthiracarus paralamingtoni sp. nov.

Distribution: endemic; Australia, Victoria.

Austrophthiracarus parapilosus Niedbała, 2006

Distribution: indigenous; Australia, Victoria.

Austrophthiracarus perpropinquus Niedbała et Colloff, 1997

Distribution: Australian; Tasmania; new for Victoria. Austrophthiracarus scopoli (Niedbała 1987)

Distribution: Australian; New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania. Austrophthiracarus sellnicki (Niedbała 1987)

Distribution: Australian; Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania. Austrophthiracarus warburtonensis Niedbała, 2006

Distribution: indigenous; Australia, Victoria.

Austrophthiracarus willmanni Niedbała 1987

Distribution: Australian; Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania. Notophthiracarus abstemius Niedbała et Colloff, 1997

Distribution: Australian; Tasmania; new for Victoria. Notophthiracarus bonangensis Niedbała, 2006

Distribution: indigenous; Australia, Victoria.

Notophthiracarus calugari Niedbała, 1987

Distribution: indigenous; Australia, Victoria.

Notophthiracarus capillatus Niedbała, 1989

Distribution: Australian; New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania. Notophthiracarus comparativus Niedbała et Colloff, 1997

Distribution: Australian; Victoria, Tasmania.

Notophthiracarus hallidayi Niedbała, 2012

Distribution: Australian; New South Wales, Victoria. Notophthiracarus leei Niedbała 1987

Distribution: Australian; Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria. Notophthiracarus otwayensis sp. nov.

Distribution: indigenous; Australia, Victoria,

Notophthiracarus pararavidus Niedbała, 2006

Distribution: indigenous; Australia, Victoria.

Notophthiracarus quietus Niedbała, 1989

Distribution: Australasian; Australasia: Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Australia: Queensland, New

South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania.

Notophthiracarus rotoitiensis Niedbała, 2006

Distribution: Australasian; Australasia: New Zealand and Australia: Tasmania; new for Victoria.

Up to now, 53 species have been known from Victoria ( Niedbała 2012). In the newly examined material 37 species were found. Among them 23 species have been already known to occur in Victoria, 14 have been recorded for the first time from this region, whereas seven of them are new to science.

A genus new for Victoria Arphthicarus was represented by two new species A. donnabuangensis sp. nov. and A. sassafrasensis sp. nov..

A list of all new localities from different areas of Victoria and the species found with the number of specimens is presented in the Appendix.