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 7VQ75 (Michael, 1888) Michael 1888 [151,568,1736,1763] Arachnida Brachychthoniidae Liochthonius Animalia Sarcoptiformes 13 14 Arthropoda species brevis   Combination:  Brachychthonius brevis( Michael, 1888); ( van der Hammen 1959).  Synonymy:  Brachychthonius perpusillus Berlese, 1910: ( Moritz 1976b),  Brachychthonius latusJacot, 1936,  Liochthonius perpusillus( Berlese, 1910): ( van der Hammen 1959).   Geographic Location: AK: Brooks Range ( Behan 1978a); Elliott Highway Burn, ( 65°19’N, 149°06’W) ( Thomas & McLean 1988); NT: Reindeer Station ( Hammer 1952a); Mackenzie Delta, subarctic ( Behan 1978a); NU: Ellesmere Is. ( Behan 1978a); BC: Interior ( Battigelli et al.2004); Sicamous Creek ( Berch et al.2007); QC: northern subarctic ( Behan 1978a).  Habitats: tundra; tussock heath; forest litter.   Distribution: Holarctic.