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.