Womersley, 1959 : 52 Revision of the Fedrizziidae (Acari: Mesostigmata: Fedrizzioidea) Seeman, Owen D. Zootaxa 2007 1480 1 55 Womersley Womersley [151,601,898,924] Arachnida Fedrizziidae Parafedrizzia GBIF Animalia Mesostigmata 51 52 Arthropoda species buloloensis     Parafedrizzia buloloensis  Womersley, 1959: 52.    Typespecimens. Holotype, F,   PAPUA NEW GUINEA:Bulolo, 3.ix.1954, H. Womersley, on passalid beetle in rotting log (N1952466). In SAMA. Paratypes, 6 F, 7 M, same data as holotype(N1952467-N1952479). In SAMA.  Other specimens. Queensland:F, M, Iron Range National Park, northern Qld, 20.vii.1999, J. Skevington, ex  Labienus inaequalisGravely(S74214-15). All specimens deposited in QM.   Diagnosis.Both sexes: idiosoma940–970 long; anterior hyaline projection does not extend past CxI; ventrianal shield lineate-reticulate, smooth medially, marginal shields lineate-reticulate; pedofossae III present; CxIV-marginal suture present; distal spine-like process on palp femur absent; femur III and IV with small distal lamellae; femur IV not elongated. Female: sternal shield smooth; seta st145–50 long, longer than base of tritosternum; setae st233–47 long, setae st 3-428–35 long; lyrifissure stp2 posterior of stp x; sternogynial shield smooth, anterior margin straight, flanked by 7–8 setae and no pores; seta h1without bulbous base. Male: sternoventrianal shield without suture behind genital opening; seta h3level with h2.   Remarks.The holotypeis in average condition. The best female paratypeis N1952472, the best male paratypeis N1952478. This species is similar to members of  Fedrizzia, except with a fused ventrianal-ventral shield. However, this character is a major difference; therefore, I tentatively retain its generic status. The specimens from Queensland is the first record of this species in Australia.