Arrenurus (Brevicaudaturus) multicornutus Walter, 1915

Smit, Harry, 2010, Australian Arrenurus (Acari, Hydrachnidia) with the description of eleven new species, Zootaxa 2541, pp. 1-26 : 17

Arrenurus (Brevicaudaturus) multicornutus Walter, 1915

Material examined. Northern Territory. 0/1/0, Lake Jabiru, 12° 40.264 S 132° 50.436 E, 27 September 2005; 0/1/0, Caranbirini Waterhole, W of Borroloola, 16° 16.279 S 136° 0 4.837 E, 6 October 2005. Queensland. 2 (juvenile)/0/0, Moores Creek, Rockhampton, 23° 22 S 150° 31 E, 18 October 1982, leg. A.P. Mackay. New South Wales. 1/0/0, small pools N of Lake Hiawatha, Yuragir NP, 29° 47.315 S, 153° 15.171 E, 10 November 2003.

Remarks. The female from Caranbirini Waterhole has D3 only on small humps, and the dorsal shield narrowed anteriorly. It is somewhat similar to the female from Lakefield NP ( Smit 2003a), and likewise assigned to A. multicornutus .

Distribution. Reported previously from the Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland and here reported for the first time for New South Wales.