New records of notoaturine water mites from New Zealand, with the description of five new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Notoaturinae)

New records of notoaturine water mites (Aturidae: Notoaturinae) from New Zealand are presented. Five new species are described: Evidaturus longiscutatus n. sp., Kritaturus (Kritaturus) longipalpis n. sp., Planaturus simpsonensis n. sp., Tryssaturus longwood n. sp. and Zelandalbia thibaulti n. sp. Th...

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Published inAcarologia Vol. 64; no. 2; pp. 499 - 524
Main Authors Smit, Harry, Pešić, Vladimir
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Acarologia 01.01.2024
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Life Sciences
Animalia; Arthropoda; Acari; new species; taxonomy; new records; notoaturine mites; New Zealand
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Summary:New records of notoaturine water mites (Aturidae: Notoaturinae) from New Zealand are presented. Five new species are described: Evidaturus longiscutatus n. sp., Kritaturus (Kritaturus) longipalpis n. sp., Planaturus simpsonensis n. sp., Tryssaturus longwood n. sp. and Zelandalbia thibaulti n. sp. The males are described for the first time for Planaturus pileatus Smit, 2017 and Zelandalbia cf. hopkinsi Imamura, 1978 and the females are described for the first time for Kritaturus (Kritaturus) sornus Cook, 1983, Paratryssaturus zodelus Cook, 1983 and Taintaturus accidens Cook, 1983.
ISSN:0044-586X
2107-7207
DOI:10.24349/ncjl-r16p