Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska
Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M.
Lindo, Zoë
Zootaxa
2019
2019-09-06
4666
1
1
180
8T9X6
(Michael, 1888)
Michael
1888
[151,540,1376,1403]
Arachnida
Liebstadiidae
Liebstadia
Animalia
Sarcoptiformes
126
127
Arthropoda
species
similis
Combination: Eremaeus similis( Michael, 1888); ( Oudemans 1900a), Oribatula similis( Michael, 1888); ( Oudemans 1906). Synonymy: Protoribates silésius Sellnick, 1925: ( Sellnick 1928), Oribates pallidulasensu Oudemans (1896), non C.L. Koch (1841): ( van der Hammen 1952). Geographic Location: AK: Fort Richardson, Fairbanks; Anchorage ( Hammer 1955a); CapeThompson ( Watson et al.1966); Kodiak Is., Mountain slope facing west immediately NE of Bare Lake; West of Pinguicula Lake; slope facing south near northern end of AmaraLake; Mountain SW of northern end of Bare Lake ( Hammer 1967); Northern and northwestern coastal plain; Atqasuk; Brooks Range; Fairbanks Region; Denali NP; Chugach Mtns; Kenai Peninsula; Kodiak Is.; Aleutian Islands; Pribilof Islands ( Behan 1978a); Elliott Highway Burn, ( 65°19’N, 149°06’W) ( Thomas & McLean 1988); YT: Coastal Plain; Ivvavik NP, British Mtns; Porcupine Plains; Richardson Mtns; Ogilvie Mtns ( Behan-Pelletier 1997b); NT: Reindeer Station ( Hammer 1952a); Mackenzie Delta arctic and subarctic ( Behan 1978a); AB: Rocky Mtns, Mount Robson PP ( Hammer 1952a); NL: between Corner Brook and Little Grand Lake ( Dwyer et al.1997, 1998). Habitats: Rich meadow vegetation: Athyrium, Geranium, Verathrum, Heracleum, Anemone, with Alnus crispaand Salix;dry meadow slope with Epilobium, Claytonia,grasses; shrub tundra; Balsam fir forests.
Distribution: Semicosmopolitan.