Hopkinsobates suzannae Cook, 1983

Smit, Harry & Pešić, Vladimir, 2020, New records of water mites from New Zealand, with the description of three new genera and ten new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia), Acarologia 60 (4), pp. 903-950 : 916

Hopkinsobates suzannae Cook, 1983

New records. North Island. 0/1/0, Makakahi River crossing Kaiporo Road, interstitial, 40°42.869 ′ S 175°35.867 ′ E, alt, 335 m asl, 13­i­2019. South Island. 0/1/0, Twin Creek, Arthur’s Pass National Park, 42°54.715 ′ S 171°33.535 ′ E, alt. 877 m asl, 23­xii­2014 ; 0/1/0, Pariwhakaoho River, interstitial, at start of Parapara Peak Track, 40°48.534 ′ S 172°43.115 ′ E, alt. 80 m asl, 9­i­2019 ; 0/1/0, Hapiata Stream, Okiwi Bay, 41°06.167 ′ S 173°40.763 ′ E, alt.

± 50 m asl, 28­ii­2020 ; 0/1/0, unnamed stream crossing Haupiri Road, Moana, 42°34.273 ′ S 171°45.735 ′ E, alt. 187 m asl, 20­iii­2020 ; 1/1/0, Tributary of Nelson Creek West Branch, Moana, 42°30.158 ′ S 171°40.835 ′ E, alt. 308 m asl, 2­iv­2020.

Distribution. Previously known from three locations from South Island ( Schwoerbel 1984).