Australiobates cekalovici Besch, 1964

Smit, Harry, 2002, Rheophilic water mites from southern Argentina, with the description of one new genus and three new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia), Zootaxa 103, pp. 1-23 : 14

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.156012
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6277215
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/FA198788-FFFE-0444-737D-9906FECC149B
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Australiobates cekalovici Besch, 1964
status

Treatment

Australiobates cekalovici Besch, 1964: 128 ; Cekalovic 1976: 41; Cook 1988: 66.

Material examined

Neuquén Province: 4 males, 1 female, Río Chimehuín, west of Junín de los Andes, 13 November 1999.

Chubut Province: 4 males, 4 females, Río Tecka, 30 km north of Tecka, 21 November 1999.

Tierra del Fuego Province: 4 males, 5 females, 5 nymphs, Río Olivia, east of Ushuaia, 29 November 1999; 1 female, Río Turbio at Tolhuin, 1 December 1999.

Remarks

The maximum measurements of the female of this study are 1387 in length and 1246 in width, of the male 632 in length and 518 in width. Australiobates cekalovici is a widespread species, reported previously from Río Negro Province in Argentina to southern Chile.