TY - JOUR JF - Acarologia T1 - The water mites of Western Australia (Acari: Hydrachnidia), with the description of 13 new species VL - 61 IS - 4 SP - 928 EP - 966 PY - 2021 SN - 0044-586X SN - 2107-7207 PB - Les Amis d'Acarologia AU - Smit, Harry UR - https://doi.org/10.24349/2ew3-Djkg DO - 10.24349/2ew3-Djkg DA - 2021-10-27 ET - 2021-10-27 KW - systematics KW - new species KW - new records AB - The following 13 new species are described from Western Australia: Tartarothyas curtipalpis n. sp., T. beedelup n. sp., T. setosa n. sp. (Hydryphantidae), Oxus siniscutatus n. sp. (Oxidae), Procorticacarus beedelup n. sp., Procorticacarus minutus n. sp. (Hygrobatidae), Koenikea (Notomideopsis) longiseta n. sp., Unionicola neowalkeri n. sp. (Unionicolidae), Piona kimberleyensis n. sp. (Pionidae), Austraturus simplex n. sp., Axonopsella porphyria n. sp., (Aturidae), Arrenurus (Truncaturus) pinderi n. sp. (Arrenuridae) and Momoniella rubripes n. sp. (Momoniidae). A key is provided for the Australian Tartarothyas species. Many new records are given for Western Australia, resulting in 16 species new to the fauna of the state (apart from the new species described). ER -