New records of notoaturine water mites from New Zealand, with the description of five new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Notoaturinae) Author K, Harry Smit Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P. O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands. & Museums Victoria Research Institute, Museums Victoria, GPO Box 666, Melbourne, VIC 3001 Author PešićK, Vladimir Department of Biology, University of Montenegro, Cetinjski put b. b., 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro. & Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P. O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands. text Acarologia 2024 2024-04-19 64 2 499 524 http://dx.doi.org/10.24349/ncjl-r16p journal article 10.24349/ncjl-r16p 2107-7207 11449345 506BF0B4-DE41-41E4-ADED-4736B5FC0543 Planaturus pileatus Smit, 2017 Figures 6 , 14E New records — South Island. 0/1/0, Highest tributary of Warbeck crossing Maruia Saddle Rd, Murchison, interstitial, 42°01.880′ S , 172°17.695′ E , alt. 535 m asl., 17 Febr. 2023. 0/1/0, tributary of Warbeck crossing Maruia Saddle Rd, Murchison, 42°00.261′ S , 172°19.373′ E , alt. 360 m asl., 17 Febr. 2023. 0/1/0, Camp Creek, Lake Kaniere Scenic Reserve, 42°50.313′ S , 171°09.910′ E , alt. 156 m asl., 13 Febr. 2023. 0/1/0, Rough and Tumble Creek, interstitial, Moana, 42°36.174′ S , 171°34.890′ E , alt. 111 m asl., 21 Dec. 2022 . 2/2/0, Shag River, interstitial, crossing Mc Donald Road, E of Ranfurly, 45°20.700′ S , 170°36.297′ E , alt. 84 m asl., 24 Jan. 2023 , 1/0/0 dissected and slide mounted (RMNH). Remarks — Thus far, the male was unknown, and therefore a description is given below. Description . Male — Idiosoma dorsally (till tip of hood) 388 long and 242 wide, ventrally 369 long. Eye pigment visible. Dorsal shield typical for the genus Planaturus , smooth and with small pores ( Figure 14E ), 270 long and 192 wide; unpaired anteromedial plate 134 long and 144 wide; unpaired posteromedial plate 136 long and 137 wide; anterolateral platelet 169 long, posterolateral platelet 84 long. Anterodorsal part of ventral shield forming a projecting hood-like structure with a concave anterior margin as illustrated in Figure 6 A-B, Cx/II and -III pointed and somewhat projecting; gnathosomal bay 84 long; glandularia Cxgl-4 located near Cx-III/IV suture line; projections associated with insertions of fourth legs relatively broad, a pair of glandularia located medial to these projections. Genital field with several acetabula present on each side, gonopore terminal, 47 long; a medially located group of small setae extending anteriorly from gonopore ( Figure 6C ). Ejaculatory complex ( Figure 6D ) 94 long. Palp: dorsal length/height (ratio in parentheses): P1, 16/11 (1.43); P2, 33/33 (1.0); P3, 26/22 (1.16); P4, 39/19 (2.08); P5, 19/9 (2.0); P2 with ventrodistal extension, none of the setae on P-2 greatly lengthened or expanded, P4 with a median ridge ( Figure 6 G-H). Gnathosoma ( Figure 6F ) ventrally 60 long (without apodemes), 81 with apodemes, anterodorsal part of gnathosoma blunt and only slightly projecting; chelicera 97 long. Dorsal length of I-leg-2-6: 41, 34, 41, 38, 39; dorsal length of IV-leg-2-6 ( Figure 6I ): 80, 33, 38, 39, 53; greatest height of IV-leg-2, 45. Distribution — Known from South Island only ( Smit 2017 , Smit and Pešić 2020).