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Issue: Vol. 3248 No. 1: 27 Mar. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-03-27
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3248.1.1
Page range: 1–24
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Water mites of the genus Monatractides (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Torrenticolidae) from Australia, with descriptions of four new species

Department of Biology, University of Montenegro, Cetinjski put b.b., 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherland
Acari water mites new species running waters Australia

Abstract

New records of water mites of the genus Monatractides (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Torrenticolidae) from streams in Australiaare presented. Four new species are described: Monatractides polypapillatus, M. ironicus, M. harveyi and M. fontinalis.A first description of the female is given for M. australicus (Cook, 1986). A key to the species of Monatractides from Australia is presented.

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