Procorticacarus victorianus ( K.O. Viets, 1978 )

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

Procorticacarus victorianus ( K.O. Viets, 1978)

Material examined. Tasmania. 3/0/0, Unnamed creek crossing road to Kanunnan Bridge-Couta Rocks, 41º 0 8.142 S 144º 57.003 E, alt. 50 m a.s.l., 22-iii-2008; 1/0/0, Blackwater Rivulet at crossing with road Kanunnan Bridge-Couta Rocks, 41º 10.006 S 144º 54.801 E, alt. 132 m a.s.l., 22-iii-2008; 1/0/0, New ton Creek at crossing with road B28, 41º 54.520 S 145º 34.199 E, alt. 493 m a.s.l., 24-iii-2008. Victoria. 3/0/0, Eurobin Creek downstream of Mt Buffalo NP entrance, 36º 41.745 S 146º 51.453 E, alt. 293 m a.s.l., 10-iii-2008; 23/0/0, Owens River East Branch, Harrietville, 36º 53.563 S 147º 0 3.965 E, alt. 516 m a.s.l., 10-iii-2008; 1/0/0, Buckland River at Twelve Mile, 36º 51.199 S 146º 51.621 E, alt. 381 m a.s.l., 12-iii-2008; 4/1/0, Jimmy Creek at campground, Grampians NP, 37º 22.339 S 142º 30.203 E, alt. 379 m a.s.l., 15-iii-2008; 1/0/0, Scrubby Valley Creek, at Flat Rock Crossing, Grampians NP, 37º 0 9.680 S 142º 26.680 E, alt. 304 m a.s.l., 17-iii-2008; 2/1/0, Erskine River downstream of falls, Great Otway Ranges NP, 38º 30.426 S 143º 54.823 E, 31-iii-2008; 2/1/0, 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. 0/1/0, 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, Sawpit Creek, at crossing with Kosciuszko Road, Mt Kosciuszko NP, 36º 20.984 S 148º 33.818 E, alt. 1240 m a.s.l., 6-xii-2003; 6/2/0, Creek no. 1 at crossing with Alpine Way, Mt Kosciuszko NP, 36º 27.758 S 148º 22.926 E, alt. 1268 m a.s.l., 8-xii-2003; 7/3/0, Thredbo River near Dead Horse Gap, Mt Kosciuszko NP, 36º 31.354 S 148º 15.825 E, alt. 1589 m a.s.l., 8-xii-2003; 6/9/0, Leather Barrel Creek, Mt Kosciuszko NP, 36º 31.559 S 148º 11.611 E, alt. 999 m a.s.l., 8-xii-2003; 3/5/0, Thredbo River at Thredbo Diggers Picnic Area, Mt Kosciuszko NP, 36º 26.753 S 148º 25.487 E, alt. 1136 m a.s.l., 8-xii-2003; 7/5/0, Swampy Plains River at crossing with Alpine Way, Mt Kosciuszko NP, 36º 23.121 S 148º 10.837 E, alt. 425 m a.s.l., 9-xii-2003; 1/0/0, 6-xi-2005, Hortons Creek at crossing with road Grafton-Armidale, 30º 0 0.006 S 152º 40.952 E, 6-xi-2005.

Remarks. Thus far known from Victoria and New South Wales, and here reported for the first time from Tasmania.