Genus Plonaphacarus Niedbała, 1986
- Plonaphacarus Niedbała, W. 1986. Système des Phthiracaroidea (Oribatida, Euptyctima). Acarologia 27: 61-84.
Introduction
In addition to the named species listed here, unidentified species of Rhacaplacarus have been reported from Australia by Colloff & Niedbała (1996) (as Plonaphacarus sp.).
Subias (2011) showed Rhacaplacarus Niedbała, 1986 as a senior synonym of Plonaphacarus Niedbała, 1986.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT) ; Tas: Tasmanian West (TWE) ; WA: Warren (WAR)
General References
Colloff, M.J. & Niedbała, W. 1996. Arboreal and terrestrial habitats of phthiracaroid mites (Oribatida) in Tasmanian rainforests. pp. 607-612 in Mitchell, R., Horn, D.J., Needham, G.R. & Welbourn, C. (eds). Acarology IX. Columbus : Ohio Biological Survey Vol. 1.
Subias, L.S February 2011. Listado sistemático, sinonímico y biogeográfico de los ácaros oribátidos (Acariformes: Oribatida) del mundo (excepto fósiles). Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain. http://www.ucm.es/info/zoo/Artropodos/Catalogo.pdf [date of access 1 October 2011]