Procorticacarus pachydermis ( Cook, 1986 )

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

Procorticacarus pachydermis ( Cook, 1986)

Material examined. Tasmania. 0/2/0, Julius Rivulet, Julius River Forest Reserve, 41º 0 9.296 S 145º 0 1.707 E, alt. 123 m a.s.l., 21-iii-2008; 0/1/0, 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; 0/1/0, Animal Creek, at crossing with road Queenstown-Burnie, 41º 38.004 S 145º 36.896 E, alt. 400 m a.s.l., 23-iii-2008; 1/2/0, Sterling River at crossing with road A10, 41º 46.162 S 145º 36.573 E, alt. 222 m, 23-iii-2008; 0/1/0, Nelson River at crossing with road A10, Franklin Gordon Wild Rivers NP, 42º 0 6.247 S 145º 44.186 E, alt. 318 m a.s.l., 24-iii-2008; 1/0/0, Pearl Creek, 3 km N of Queenstown, 42º 0 3.387 S 145º 32.441 E, alt. 255 m, 24-iii-2008; 4/3/0, Tyenna River at campground, Mt Field NP, 42º 41.071 S 146º 43.026 E, alt. 350 m a.s.l., 26-iii-2008; 0/2/0, Franklin River at crossing with A20, Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers NP, 42º 12.916 S 146º 0 1.170 E, alt. 421 m a.s.l., 26-iii-2008; 2/1/0, South Esk River upstream of Esk, 41º 25.182 S 147º 43.147 E, 29-iii-2008. Victoria. 0/1/0, 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; 6/3/0, Mackenzie River at Zumsteins Picnic Area, Grampians NP, 37º 0 5.565 S 142º 23.206 E, alt. 330 m a.s.l., 16-iii-2008; 2/1/0, Mackenzie River downstream of Mackenzie Falls, Grampians NP, 37º 0 6.745 S 142º 24.540 E, 16-iii-2008; 0/1/0, Aire River at Aire Crossing, Great Otway Ranges NP, 38º 42.190 S 143º 28.536 E, alt. 202 m a.s.l., 1-iv-2008; 4/7/0, 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.

Remarks. Previously known from Tasmania and Victoria ( Cook 1986, Smit 2001), and here reported for the first time from New South Wales.