Hypochthonius rufulus C.L. Koch, 1836

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Hypochthonius rufulus C.L. Koch, 1836

Synonymy: Hypochthonius pallidulus C.L. Koch, 1835 , non Michael (1888): ( Marshall et al. 1987).

Geographic Location: AK: Fort Richardson ( Hammer 1955a); Kodiak Is. ( Hammer 1967); YT: coastal plain ( Behan-Pelletier 1997b); NT: Yellowknife ( Hammer 1952a); ( Behan-Pelletier & Bissett 1994); AB: ABMI Sites ( Walter et al. 2014; Meehan et al. 2019); Edmonton River Valley (53.32N, 113.31W); Moose Pasture Research Site ( Walter et al. 2014); MB: Churchill ( Hammer 1952a); ( Oswald & Minty 1970; Behan-Pelletier & Bissett 1994); ON: Chalk River ( Marshall 1972); Waterloo (Klironomos & Kendrick 1995); QC: Northern Québec; Timmins 54°60’N, 67°00’W ( Behan 1978a); St. Clet ( Smith 1978); Morgan Arboretum ( Marshall 1968; Sylvain & Buddle 2010); Abitibi ( Déchêne & Buddle 2009, 2010); boreal claybelt region of Western Québec ( Doblas-Miranda & Work 2015); NS: 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; maple, beech and hemlock woodland litter; boreal mixedwood forest; Balsam fir forest; peatlands, bogs.

Distribution: Semicosmopolitan.