Limnesia (Limnesia) lembangensis Piersig, 1906

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 : 201

Limnesia (Limnesia) lembangensis Piersig, 1906

New records — New South Wales. 2/1/0, Lake Hiawatha, Yuragir NP, 29°49.070′ S 153°15.558′ E, 25 m a.s.l., 10 Nov. 2003. Queensland. 1/1/0, Fitzroy River, Rockhampton,

15 Mar. 1983, leg. A.P. Mackay; 0/2/0, Fitzroy River, Rockhampton, 29 Mar. 1983, leg. A.P. Mackay; 2/2/0, Fitzroy River, Rockhampton, 26 Apr. 1983, leg. A.P. Mackay; 1/0/0, Lake Emma, Lakefield NP, 15°17′47.43” S 144°38′48.05” E, 3 Sept. 2000 ; 15/7/1, shallow pool along road to Hanush Waterhole, Lakefield NP, 4 Sept. 2000 ; 21/18/3, While Lily Lagoon, Lakefield NP, 4 Sept. 2000 ; 33/17/1, Freshwater Lake, Centenary Lakes, Cairns, 16°54.177′ S 145°44.965′ E, 17 Oct. 2005 ; 6/7/0, Fletcher Creek, Dalrymple NP, 19°49.125′ S 146°03.771′ E,

260 m a.s.l., 22 Oct. 2005 ; 8/29/1, rockpool Porcupine Creek, Porcupine Gorge NP, 20°21.039′

S 144°27.852′ E, 23 Oct. 2005 ; 6/3/0, small lake S of Biggenden, along road BiggendenMaryborough, 25°33.583′ S 152°07.345′ E, 1 Nov. 2005 ; 2/0/0, Yabba Creek at Peach Trees Campground, Jimna, 26°38.251′ S 152°26.924′ E, 465 m a.s.l., 2 Nov. 2005 ; 2/1/1, Emu Creek at Clancy’s Camping Area, Benarkin State Forest, 26°58.334′ S 152°09.916′ E, 162 m a.s.l., 3

Nov. 2005; 1/7/0, Double Creek West, S of Mt Elliot, 19°34.610′ S 147°01.977′ E, 41 m a.s.l.,

10 Nov. 2014 ; 7/16/0, Ewen Maddock Dam, NE of Landsborough, 26°47.795′ S 152°59.416′

E, 29 m a.s.l., 1 Dec. 2014. Northern Territory. 1/2/2, Lake Jabiru, Jabiru, 12°40.264′

S 132°50.436′ E, 43 m a.s.l., 27 Sept. 2005. Western Australia. 6/5/0, pool Silent Grove (behind ranger station), the Kimberley, 11 Sept. 1998 ; 0/1/0, Lily Creek lagoon, Kununurra, 17 Sept. 1998.

Distribution — Widespread in Asia, New Caledonia. Within Australia, known from New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory ( Harvey 1998), and reported here for the first time from Western Australia.