Ghilarovizetes longisetosus (Hammer, 1952)

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Ghilarovizetes longisetosus (Hammer, 1952)

Original name: Melanozetes longisetosus Hammer, 1952 ( Seniczak 1993)

Synonymy: Melanozetes sp. nr. interruptus: ( Behan 1978a): (Behan-Pelletier 1985).

Geographic Location: AK: Atqasuk; Northwest coastal plain; ( Behan 1978a); Prudhoe Bay; Cape Thompson; Cape Krusenstern; Buldir Is.; Semidi Is.; Pribilofs: Saint Paul Is. (Behan-Pelletier 1985); Elliott Highway Burn, (65°19’N, 149°06’W) ( Thomas & McLean 1988); YT: ( Behan 1978a); Ivvavik NP, British Mtns, 69°13’N, 140°05’W; Fish Creek, 69°27’N, 140°23’W (Behan-Pelletier 1985); Coastal Plain; Richardson Mtns ( Behan-Pelletier 1997b); NT: Mackenzie Delta ( Behan 1978a); Tuktoyaktuk ( Behan 1978a; Behan & Hill 1978); NU: Baffin Is., Iqualuit ( Hammer 1952a); Iqualuit; Pangnirtung ( Behan 1978a; Behan-Pelletier 1985; Behan & Hill 1978); QC: Northern tundra ( Behan 1978a; Behan & Hill 1978); NS: Cape Breton Highlands NP, Beulach Ban Falls; south branch of Aspy River ( Behan-Pelletier et al. 1987; 2010).

Habitats: tussock tundra; bog tundra; wet marsh; Salix arctica litter; grass and Carex in sandy loam soil; Juniperus litter; wet moss on rocks.

Distribution: Holarctic.

Genus Iugoribates Sellnick, 1944