Limnesia (Limnesia) solida Lundblad, 1947

Smit, Harry, 2022, New records of water mites of the family Limnesiidae Thor from Australia (Acari: Hydrachnidia), with the description of seven new species, Acarologia 62 (1), pp. 193-222 : 209-212

Limnesia (Limnesia) solida Lundblad, 1947

New records — Tasmania. 17/22/0, Swamp 12 km S of Gladstone, along road B82, 20

Oct. 1997. South Australia. 12/7/0, pool in Weetootla Creek, Gammon Ranges NP, 24

Oct. 2001; 3/0/0, Stubbs Waterhole, Arkaroola, 30°18′S 139°24′ E, 25 Oct. 2001 ; 12/6/0, waterhole in Barramundie Creek, Arkaroola, 25 Oct. 2001 ; 17/14/0, Nooldoo Nooldoona

Waterhole, Arkaroola, 25 Oct. 2001 ; 38/28/1, Bolla Bollana Spring, Arkaroola, 25 Oct. 2001. New South Wales. 6/3/0, small ponds N of Lake Hiawatha, Yuragir NP, 29°47.315′ S 153°15.171′ E, 60 m a.s.l., 10 Nov. 2003 ; 0/1/0, Water Gardens, Batemans Bay, 35°42.733′

S 150°10.688′ E, 16 Dec. 2003. Victoria. 5/7/0, pond Boar Gully Camping Area, Brisbane Ranges NP, 28 Sept. 1997 ; 4/13/0, swamp at junction of Victoria Valley Road and Bundol Road, SW of Grampians NP, 37°35′14.50” S 142°18′58.36” E, 30 Sept. 1997 ; 1/4/0, pond

3 km N of Chiltern, 9 Oct. 1997 ; 5/2/0, Pool Green’s Creek, Grampians NP, 37°18.321′ S 142°23.648′ E, 226 m a.s.l., 15 Mar. 2008. Queensland. 5/1/1, Nankin Creek, Rockhampton, 21-iii-1983, leg. A.P. Mackay; 3/9/1, Nankin Creek, Rockhampton, 10 Apr. 1983, leg. A.P. Mackay; 0/3/0, Moore’s Creek, Rockhampton, 9 Apr. 1983, leg. A.P. Mackay; 0/2/0, shallow pool along road to Hanush Waterhole, Lakefield NP, 4 Sept. 2000 ; 1/0/0, billabong W of Wenlock River, near crossing with road to Iron Range NP, 10 Sept. 2000 ; 1/0/0, Twin Falls, Cape York Peninsula, 11 Sept. 2000 ; 0/1/1, Gregory River at Gregory Downs, 18°38.811′ S 139°15.008′ E, 68 m a.s.l., 11 Oct. 2005 ; 2/1/0, small dam Mt Lewis, Mt Lewis Forest Reserve,

14 Oct. 2005 ; 3/0/0, Mt Carbine Dam, Mt Carbine, 16°32.019′ S 145°07.525′ E, 358 m a.s.l.,

14 Oct. 2005 ; 1/0/0, Keatings Lagoon, Keatings Lagoon Conservation Park, 15°30.492′ S 145°13.342′ E, 13 m a.s.l., 17 Oct. 2014 ; 1/3/0, Marshy Creek crossing Bypass Road, N of Jardine River, 10°58.864′ S 142°22.129′ E, 22 m a.s.l., 20 Oct. 2014 ; 1/0/0, Alligator Creek, Bowling Green Bay NP, 19°26.192′ S 146°56.862′ E, 32 m a.s.l, 22 Oct. 2005 ; 1/8/0, Fletcher Creek, Dalrymple NP, 19°49.125′ S 146°03.771′ E, 260 m a.s.l., 22 Oct. 2005 ; 0/1/0, Porcupine Creek, Porcupine Gorge NP, 20°21.039′ S 144°27.852′ E, 23 Oct. 2005 ; 6/9/1, Pandanus Creek, Cathu State Forest, 20°47.904′ S 148°32.658′ E, 24 Oct. 2005 ; 17/7/0, South Mimosa Creek, Blackdown Tablelands NP, 23°47.714′ S 149°04.270′ E, 802 m a.s.l., 27 Oct. 2005 ; 1/0/0, Fern Tree Pool, Cania Gorge NP, 24°43.685′ S 150°58.330′ E, 31 Oct. 2005 ; 1/1/1, Spear Creek at crossing with Bypass Road, Cape York Peninsula, 12°03.206′ S 142°39.138′ E, 76 m a.s.l., 23 Oct. 2014 ; 1/0/0, Yabba Creek at Peach Trees Campground, Jimna, 26°38.251′ S 152°26.924′

E, 465 m a.s.l., 2 Nov. 2005 ; 0/1/0, Bushy Creek, Mt Lewis, 16°35.677′ S 145°16.771′ E,

985 m a.s.l., 29 Oct. 2014 ; 4/3/0, Alligator Creek, pool, upstream, Bowling Green Bay NP, 19°26.740′ S 146°58.471′ E, 79 m a.s.l., 11 Nov. 2014 ; 0/1/0, Takilberan Creek at crossing with Bruce Highway, N of Gin Gin, 24°49.680′ S 151°42.479′ E, 85 m a.s.l., 18 Nov. 2014 ; 0/1/0, Kolan River crossing Gin Gin-Kalpowar Road, 24°44.348′ S 151°28.339′ E, 149 m a.s.l., 29

Nov. 2014. Northern Territory. 0/5/0, Lake Jabiru, Jabiru, 12°40.264′ S 132°50.436′ E, 43

m a.s.l., 27 Sept. 2005 ; 0/1/0, Barramundie Creek downstream of plunge pool, Kakadu NP, 13°19.036′ S 132°26.279′ E, 28 Sept. 2005 ; 1/0/0, plunge pool Gunlom, Kakadu NP, 13°25.917′

S 132°24.989′ E, 30 Sept. 2005. Western Australia. 1/1/0, pool Lennard River, Windjana Gorge NP, 9 Sept. 1998 ; 1/8/0, pool Lennard River, east side Windjana Gorge, Windjana Gorge NP, 10 Sept. 1998 ; 11/9/0, Bell Creek at crossing with Gibb River Road, the Kimberley, 17°09′1.11” S 125°28′9.73” E, 10 Sept. 1998 ; 0/0/1, pool Lennard Gorge, the Kimberley, 10

Sept. 1998; 4/5/0, pool Silent Grove Spring, the Kimberley, 11 Sept. 1998 ; 1/0/0, Bell Creek at campground, the Kimberley, 11 Sept. 1998 ; 3/0/0, pools upstream of Bell Gorge Falls, the Kimberley, 11 Sept. 1998 ; 1/0/0, pool downstream of Manning Gorge, at campground, the Kimberley, 12 Sept. 1998 ; 8/1/0, plunge pool Adcock Gorge, the Kimberley, 12 Sept. 1998 ; 2/1/0, pool near Adcock Gorge, the Kimberley, 12 Sept. 1998 ; 1/0/0, Russ Creek at crossing with Gibb River Road, the Kimberley, 14 Sept. 1998 ; 1/3/0, Jackeroo’s Waterhole, El Questro Station, the Kimberley, 15 Sept. 1998 ; 17/33/0, plunge pool Frog Hole Gorge, Purnululu NP, 23 Sept. 1998 ; 0/3/0, plunge pool Cathedral Gorge, Purnululu NP, 17°28′49.60” S 128°22′22.47”

E, 24 Sept. 1998 ; 1/0/0, Spillway Creek near Lake Argyle, 20 Sept. 1998 ; 4/6/0, Palm Springs

S of Halls Creek, 25 Sept. 1998 ; 1/1/0, pools in creek at Old Halls Creek, S of Halls Creek, 26 Sept. 1998 ; 2/8/0, Fitzroy River, S of Fitzroy Crossing, 18°12′39.07” S 125°34′40.91” E, 28

Sept. 1998; 2/0/0, Geikie Gorge, western side, Geikie Gorge NP, 18°07′23.92” S 125°39′42.47”

E, 28 Sept. 1998 ; 3/0/0, pool W of Tunnel Creek, Tunnel Creek NP, 30 Sept. 1998 ; 0/2/0, unnamed creek at crossing with Windjana Gorge Road, 38 km N of Great Northern Highway, 30 Sept. 1998 ; 11/8/2, Joffre Creek, Karijini NP, 22°24.682′ S 118°15.538′ E, 694 m a.s.l., 27

Jan. 2019; 0/1/0, pool downstream of Circular Pool, Karijini NP, 22°28.646′ S 118°33.773′

E, 601 m a.s.l., 28 Jan. 2019 ; 9/19/11, Circular Pool, Karijini NP, 22°28.527′ S 118°33.728′

E, 711 m a.s.l., 28 Jan. 2019 ; 3/0/0, Fortescue River at crossing with NW Coastal Highway, 21°17.667′ S 116°08.680′ E, 40 m a.s.l, 31 Jan. 2019.

Distribution — Previously known from Victoria, Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia, and reported here for the first time from Tasmania, New South Wales and South Australia. From this study it is clear that L. solida is one of the most widespread Limnesia species in Australia. However, relatively few records have been published thus far.