Brachychthonius spp.

Revelo-Tobar, Harol, Ojeda, Margarita, García-Ayala, Leonardo J. & Palacios-Vargas, José G., 2024, Checklist Of Oribatid Mites (Acari: Oribatida) From Mexico, Zootaxa 5465 (1), pp. 1-178 : 10

Brachychthonius spp.

Brachychthonius 2 spp.: Vázquez et al. (2011).

Records in Mexico: Puebla, Morelos, State of Mexico, Mexico City, Queretaro, Campeche, Quintana Roo and Hidalgo.

Biogeographic province: Transmexican Volcanic Belt. Balsas Basin. Sierra Madre Oriental. Yucatan peninsula. Chihuahuan Desert.

Habitat: Tillandsia sp. Leaf litter (of various species) and soil of the Tehuacan Valley. Leaf litter ( Pinus cembroides ). Collected on epiphytes: Aechmea bracteata growing on Haematoxylum campechianum and Metopium brownei . Xerophytic vegetation. Water Lily. Soil ( Pinus hartwegii ). Xerophytic shrub, composed mainly of succulents and cacti ( Myrtillocactus geometrizans ).

References: Palacios-Vargas (1982): 537–543; Moreno (1985): 33; Estrada-Venegas & Sánchez (1986): 34–144; Carlos (1988): 38; Hoffmann & López-Campos (2000): 145; Hoffmann et al. (2004): 259–260; Vázquez et al. (2011): 53; Sánchez-Rocha (2014): 37–38; García (2017): 106–140; Ibarra-Garibay (2021): 65; García-Ayala (2024): 54–55.

Remarks: Brachychthonius sp. is included here because it is the only record of this genus in Mexico.