Platynothrus peltifer (C.L. Koch, 1839)

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Platynothrus peltifer (C.L. Koch, 1839)

Original name: Nothrus peltifer C.L. Koch, 1839 ( Willmann 1931) .

Combination: Heminothrus peltifer (C.L. Koch, 1839) ; ( Balogh & Mahunka 1983).

Synonymy: Nothrus palliatus C.L. Koch, 1839 : ( van der Hammen 1959), Angelia palliata (C.L. Koch, 1839) : (Berlese 1896), Nothrus bistriatus Nicolet, 1855 ; non C.L. Koch (1839): ( Michael 1884 - 1888), Nothrus cirrosus Canestrini and Fanzago, 1876 : ( Michael 1884 - 1888).

Geographic Location: AK: Fort Richardson; Anchorage ( Hammer 1955a); Kodiak Is., ( Hammer 1967); Brooks Range ( Behan 1978a); YT: Porcupine Plain; Richardson Mtns; Ogilvie Mtns ( Behan-Pelletier 1997b); NT: Reindeer Station ( Hammer 1952a); peatlands ( Behan-Pelletier & Bissett 1994); NU: Baffin Is., Cumberland Peninsula ( Bushnell & Byron 1979); BC: Interior ( Battigelli et al. 2004); Upper Klanawa Mainline site, near Franklin River ( Berch et al. 2001); Sicamous Creek ( Berch et al. 2007); Isaiah Creek study site ( Lindo & Stevenson 2007); Mt. Cain ( Fagan et al. 2005); AB: Wagner Natural Area, 8km W Edmonton, 53°34’N, 113°47’W ( Finnamore 1994); EMEND Site ( Lindo & Visser 2004); peatlands ( Behan-Pelletier & Bissett 1994); ABMI Sites; Waterton Lakes NP; Banff NP; Cypress Hills PP; Kananaskis ( Walter et al. 2014); ABMI Sites ( Meehan et al. 2019); ON: Lake Superior, Granite Is., Black Bay, ring-billed gull nests ( Freitag & Ryder 1973); peatlands ( Behan-Pelletier & Bissett 1994); QC: Timmins 54°60’N, 67°00’W ( Behan 1978a); Morgan Arboretum ( Sylvain & Buddle 2010); peatlands ( Behan-Pelletier & Bissett 1994); NS: peatlands ( Behan-Pelletier & Bissett 1994); Cape Breton Highlands NP (Behan-Pelletier 2010; Behan- Pelletier et al. 1987); NL: between Corner Brook and Little Grand Lake ( Dwyer et al. 1997, 1998).

Habitats:Arctic meadow; Boreal; coniferous (spruce, Amabilis fir, White spruce, Balsam fir) and deciduous (beech) litter.

Distribution: Semicosmopolitan.