Albia (Albiella) australica Cook, 1986

Smit, Harry, 2012, The genus Albia Thon from Australia, with the description of two new species (Acari: Hydrachidia: Aturidae), Zootaxa 3309, pp. 62-67 : 63

Albia (Albiella) australica Cook, 1986

Albia (Albiella) brokenensis Smit, 1992 new syn.

Material examined. NEW SOUTH WALES: 1/0/0, Nymboida River at Platypus Flat, Nymboi-Binderay NP, 30 11.146 S 152 41.499 E, alt. 443 m asl, 9-xi-2003; 0/1/0, Bombala River at crossing with New Line Road, 36 42.402 S 149 23.688 E, alt. 782 m asl, 11-xii-2003; 1/0/0, Hortons Creek at crossing with road Grafton-Armidale, 30 0 0.006 S 152 40.952 E, 6-xi-2005. QUEENSLAND: 1/1/0, unnamed creek 29 km E of Pascoe River, at crossing with road to Iron Range NP, Cape York Peninsula, 10-ix-2000; 0/1/0, Little Yabba Creek, S of Kenilworth, 20-ix- 2000; 0/0/1, Hutchinson Creek, S of Cape Tribulation, 16 13.014 S 145 25.431 E, 15-x-2005; 0/0/1, Lacey Creek, Mission Beach, 17 51.068 S 146 0 3.871 E, alt. 81 m asl, 20-x-2005; 0/1/0, pool Broken River, Eungella NP, 21 10.112 S 148 30.078 E, alt. 710 m asl, 25-x-2005; 1/0/0, Mickey Creek downstream of confluence with Warrumbah Creek, Carnarvon NP, 25 4’ 51,49 S 148 15’ 9,86 E, 28-x-2005; 1/1/0, Carnarvon Creek upstream of confluence with Kongaboola Creek, 25 0 2.608 S 148 11.750 E, 29-x-2005; 1/2/1, Carnarvon Creek upstream of confluence with Moss Gorge, Carnarvon NP, 25 0 3.075 S 148 12.697 E, 29-x-2005; 1/1/1, Kongaboola Creek before confluence with Carnarvon Creek, Carnarvon NP, 29-x-2005; 4/1/0, Amamoor Creek at Amamoor Campground, Amamoor State Forest, 26 21.579 S 152 33.385 E, alt. 119 m asl, 2-xi-2005.

Albia brokenensis Smit : holotype female, Broken River, Eungella NP, Queensland, Australia, 27-vii-1984, leg. H. Smit (QM, S21117 ).

Remarks. The description of Albia brokenensis was based on the configuration of D3 and D4. In A. brokenensis they were lying next to each other, while in A. australicus they were lying behind each other. Moreover the shape of the anterior margin was different, straight in brokenensis and rounded in australicus . However, intermediate configurations of D3 and D4 are present in my material, although most specimens have these glandularia next to each other. Also the shape of the dorsal field is variable. Therefore I propose to synonymize A. brokenensis with A. australicus .