Procorticacarus, K. O. Viets, 1978

Smit, H., 2011, New Species Of Water Mites From New Guinea (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Halacaridae), Acarologia 51 (3), pp. 321-345 : 331

Procorticacarus kingi ( Wiles, 1991)

( Figure 6 )

Material examined — 0/1 (juvenile)/0, Bion River, Pass Valley, 3°51.267’ S; 139°05.789’ E, alt. 1955 m a.s.l., 11-iii-2010.

Remarks — Previously reported from Papua New Guinea ( Wiles, 1991, 1994). The female specimen from Papua province has a differently shaped pre-genital sclerite ( Figure 6 ). Moreover, the dorsal plates are more angular and with less interspace. However, the specimen is juvenile, and differences may be related to this.

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FIGURE 6: Procorticacarus kingi Wiles, female, genital field.