Arrenurus (Micruracarus) purpureus Smit, 1997

Smit, Harry, 2010, Australian Arrenurus (Acari, Hydrachnidia) with the description of eleven new species, Zootaxa 2541, pp. 1-26 : 22

Arrenurus (Micruracarus) purpureus Smit, 1997

Material examined. Queensland. 24/25/0, Mt. Carbine Dam, Mt. Carbine, 16° 32.019 S 145° 0 7.525 E, 14 October 2005; 2/2/0, Rock pool Porcupine Creek, Porcupine Gorge NP, 20° 21.039 S 144° 27.852 E, 23 October 2005; 2/15/0, Porcupine Creek, Porcupine Gorge NP, 20° 21.039 S 144° 27.852 E, 23 October 2005; 1/0/0, Pandanus Creek, Cathu State Forest, 20° 47.904 S 148° 32.658 E, 24 October 2005.

Distribution. Western Australia. Reported here for the first time from Queensland. All specimens from Queensland are green, while the types from the Northern Territory were purple (although after some time in Koenike-fluid they have become yellowish).