Tegoribates americanus Hammer, 1958

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Tegoribates americanus Hammer, 1958

Synonymy: Tegoribates latirostris sensu Hammer (1952a) , non C.L. Koch (1844): ( Hammer 1958).

Geographic Location: AK: Fairbanks Region ( Hammer 1955a); Northern coastal plain; Denali NP ( Behan 1978a); Fort Yukon; Atqasuk ( Behan 1978a); YT, peatlands ( Behan-Pelletier & Bissett 1994); NT: Reindeer Station; Yellowknife ( Hammer 1952a); Tuktoyaktuk; Mackenzie Delta ( Behan 1978a); peatlands (Behan- Pelletier & Bissett 1994); BC: Cathedral PP; AB: ABMI Sites ( Walter et al. 2014; Meehan et al. 2019); peatlands ( Behan-Pelletier & Bissett 1994); Wagner Natural Area, 8km W Edmonton, 53°34’N, 113°47’W, fen ( Finnamore 1994); Boreal Plains Ecozone ( Behan-Pelletier 2017); MB: Churchill ( Hammer 1952a); peatlands ( Behan-Pelletier & Bissett 1994).

Habitats: tussock tundra; moss and alder litter; peatlands; Hedysarum , Senecio , Saxifraga among rocks; mixed alpine vegetation; coastal meadows.

Distribution: Nearctic.

Remarks: All misidentifications noted in Marshall et al. (1987) are sub Tegoribates latirostris .