Recifella bifida Cook, 1986

Fig. 5D

Material examined. Northern Territory. 1/0/0, Walker Creek, Litchfield NP, 13°04.694 S 130°41.929 E, alt. 161 m asl, 25-ix-2005. Queensland. 2/1/0, Elliot Creek at Fruit Bat Falls, Cape York Peninsula, 11°26.370 S 142°26.086 E, 72 m asl, 19-x-2014; 2/8/0, Canal Creek at Twin Falls, Cape York Peninsula, 11°22.976 S 142°24.788 E, 54 m asl, 20-x-2014; 7/5/0, Jardine River, Cape York Peninsula, 11°09.070 S 142°21.335 E, 7 m asl, 22-x-2014, 1/0/0 dissected and slide mounted; 6/14/0, Jacky Jacky Creek, Jardine River NP, 11°01.381 S 142°23.277 E, 16 m asl, 22-x-2014.

Remarks. Recifella bifida can easily be separated from all other Recifella species by the three specialized setae in the middle of IV-leg-5, which are much shorter than the other setae and are bifurcate as illustrated in Fig. 5D.