TY - JOUR JF - Acarologia T1 - New species of water mites from New Zealand, with remarks on the water mites from ponds and lakes (Acari, Hydrachnellae) VL - 37 IS - 1 SP - 45 EP - 53 PY - 1996 SN - 0044-586X SN - 2107-7207 PB - Les Amis d'Acarologia AU - Smit, H. UR - https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=302 DA - 1996-06-14 KW - water mites KW - new species KW - new Zealand AB - Five new species are described from the Southern Island, New Zealand, i.e. Zelandothyas hyporheica, Notopanisus shewell, Australiobates lacustris, Arrenurus longipetiolatus and A. schuckardi. Eylais waikawae Stout is considered a junior synonym of E. schauinslandi Koenike. Limnochares australica is recorded for the first time for New Zealand. Finally, some remarks are made on the water mites from lentic habitats. ER -