Platynothrus punctatus (L. Koch, 1879 )

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Platynothrus punctatus (L. Koch, 1879)

Original name: Nothrus punctatus L. Koch, 1879 ( Willmann 1943)

Combination: Heminothrus punctatus (L. Koch, 1879) ; ( Balogh & Mahunka 1983).

Synonymy: Hermannia carinata Kramer, 1897 : ( Seyd 1970), Heminothrus valentianus Hull, 1916 : ( Seyd 1970), Neoliodes peltifer sensu Michael (1898) non C.L. Koch (1839): ( Seyd 1970).

Geographic Location and Habitats: AK: Cape Thompson ( Watson et al. 1966); northern coastal plain; Brooks Range; Fairbanks Region; Atqasuk ( Behan 1978a); Seward Peninsula, near to Cape Espenberg, 66°28′22″N, 163°56′56″W, greyish tephra from Aniakchak eruption ( Blackford et al. 2014); YT: (Hammer & Wallwork 1974); Porcupine Plain; Richardson Mtns; Ogilvie Mtns ( Behan-Pelletier 1997b); NT: Mackenzie Delta, subarctic ( Behan 1978a); NU: Coppermine ( Hammer 1952a); Baffin Is. ( Behan 1978a); MB: Churchill ( Hammer 1952a); NS: Sable Is., pond margin ( Majka et al. 2007).

Habitats: wet meadows with thick moss.

Distribution: Holarctic.