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 3HRJV (C. L. Koch, 1835) C. L. Koch 1835 [151,673,224,251] Arachnida Gymnodamaeidae Gymnodamaeus Animalia Sarcoptiformes 53 54 Arthropoda species bicostatus   Geographic Location and Habitats: AB: Kananaskis Valley, forest litter under Lodgepole pine ( Powell& Skaley 1975).   Distribution: Holarctic.   Remarks: This species does not occur in North America according to Paschoal (1982)and a specimen from Albertawas used as the holotypeof  Gymnodamaeus taedaceus Paschoal, 1982. However, the type of  G. taedaceusis badly smashed and Paschoal’s description has numerous misinterpretations according to Walter (2009).