Limnesia (Limnesia) passama Cook, 1986

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 : 205

Limnesia (Limnesia) passama Cook, 1986

New records — Tasmania. 2/4/0, Bernacchi’s Creek, Maria Island NP, 18 Oct. 1997 ; 1/0/0, small lake near Lake Shadow, Lake St Clair-Cradle Mountain NP, 42°05′47.87” S 146°07.45.23” E, 25 Mar. 2008. Queensland. 2/0/0, Cave Creek, Springbrook NP, 13 Nov. 2003. Victoria. 0/1/0, Lower Stony Creek, Brisbane Ranges NP, 27 Sept. 1997. New South Wales. 2/3/0, Bugong Creek near Morton NP, 5 Nov. 2001 ; 1/0/0, Barrengarry Creek upstream of falls, Morton NP, 6 Nov. 2001 ; 1/0/0, Bola Creek at Bola Creek Picnic Area, Royal NP, 8 Nov. 2001 ; 0/1/0, Tributary of Wild Cattle Creek, Dorrigo NP, 8 Nov. 2003 ; 2/2/0, Never Never Creek at Tallywood Point, 30°21.624′ S 152°54.269′ E, 7 Nov. 2005. Queensland. 0/1/0, West Gap Creek, behind camping area, Main Range NP, 17 Nov. 2003 ; 1/1/0, Mickey Creek downstream of confluence with Warrumbah Creek, Carnarvon NP, 25°4′51.49” S 148°15′9.96” E, 18

Oct. 2005; 0/1/0, Neurum Creek, D’Aquilar NP, 27°04.379′ S 152°42.127′ E, 256 m a.s.l., 30

Nov. 2014.

Distribution — Known from Tasmania, Victoria and Queensland ( Cook 1986), and reported here for the first time from New South Wales.