Parafedrizzia buloloensis Womersley

Seeman, Owen D., 2007, Revision of the Fedrizziidae (Acari: Mesostigmata: Fedrizzioidea), Zootaxa 1480, pp. 1-55 : 52

Parafedrizzia buloloensis Womersley

Parafedrizzia buloloensis Womersley, 1959: 52 .

Type specimens. 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 inaequalis Gravely (S74214-15). All specimens deposited in QM.

Diagnosis. Both sexes: idiosoma 940–970 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 st1 45–50 long, longer than base of tritosternum; setae st2 33–47 long, setae st 3-4 28–35 long; lyrifissure stp2 posterior of stp x; sternogynial shield smooth, anterior margin straight, flanked by 7–8 setae and no pores; seta h1 without bulbous base. Male: sternoventrianal shield without suture behind genital opening; seta h3 level with h2.

Remarks. The holotype is in average condition. The best female paratype is N1952472, the best male paratype is 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.