Checklist of Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Ecuador
Author
Revelo-Tobar, Harol
0000-0001-5589-4804
hrevelo@earth.ac.cr
text
Zootaxa
2022
2022-11-22
5210
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5210.1.1
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Oppia denticulata
(Canestrini & R. Canestrini, 1882)
Oppia
cf.
concolor
:
Illig
et al.
(2007)
.
Damaeus
(
Paradamaeus
)
clavipes
(=
Damaeus concolor
):
Subías (2022)
.
Distribution
:
Holarctic, Nearctic, Neotropical.
Records in
Ecuador
:
Zamora Chinchipe
(San Francisco Biological Reserve).
Habitat:
Leaf litter and forest soil.
References
:
Illig
et al.
(2007)
: 228;
Subías (2022)
: 136.
Remarks:
Record based on unconfirmed identification. There are some inconsistencies in the systematics of this species, some authors recognize
Oppia denticulata
(Canestrini & R. Canestrini, 1882)
and
O. concolor
(Koch, 1844)
as separate species,
Subías (2022)
places it as a synonym of
Damaeus
(
Paradamaeus
)
clavipes
(Hermann, 1804)
, while
Miko (2006)
who places
O. concolor
as a synonym of
O. denticulate
.
The position of
Miko (2006)
was followed.