New records of hygrobatid water mites from SE Australia (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Hygrobatidae) with the description of ten new species

New records are given of hygrobatid water mites of SE Australia. The following new species are described: Australiobates curvisetussp. nov., A. dictyodermissp. nov., A. papillatussp. nov., A. tasmanicussp. nov., Gondwanabates obtusussp. nov., G. ninguissp. nov.,Kallimobates inusitatussp. nov., Procorticacarus denticulatussp. nov., Rhynchaustrobates capitalissp. nov. and Rhynchaustrobates uncinatussp. nov. The male of Australiobates ombates Cook and the female of Rhynchaustrobates truusae Smit are described for the first time.

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