3432 Author Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. Author Walter, David E. text Zootaxa 2012 2012-08-21 3432 1 62 journal article 1175­5334 Oribatella reticulatoides Hammer, 1955 ( Fig. 22 ) Oribatella reticulatoides Hammer, 1955 , p. 25 Oribatella reticuloides Hammer, 1955 (lapsus) in Marshall et al . 1987 Material examined . Alberta , Waterton Lakes National Park, Tamarack Trail, 2560m , 19.vii.1986 ( VBP ) from Phacelia sericea (Graham) A. Gray , Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC. var. spicata Hook , Arenaria litter on rocks; Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Lodgepole Pine Campground area, 1 mi S Elkwater, 20–27.vii.1978 ( EEL ) from rotten stump with moss, from moist woddy debris, from lodgepole pine litter, from fallen squirrel’s nest; ABMI-33 ( 59.64667511 , -112.275978 ), along Pine Lake Road, Wood Buffalo National Park, 14.vi.2009 , from soil organic layers in mesic upland pine forest, understory low-bush cranberry, buffalo-berry, blueberry, rose, 2 females ; ABMI- 359 ( 57.45488358 , -111.054222 ), 50 km NE of Fort Mackay, 15.vi.2007 , from soil organic layers in mesic upland aspen mixed woodland, understory low-bush cranberry, buffalo-berry, blueberry, rose, 1 female , 1 male ; ABMI- 539 ( 56.50687027 , -112.16037 ), SE of Grand Rapids Wildland SE of Fort McMurry, 28.v.2009 , from soil organic layers in mesic upland aspen woodland, understory low-bush cranberry, buffalo-berry, blueberry, rose, 1 male ; ABMI-857 ( 54.64096451 , -111.759758 ), 15.vi.2007 , 1 male ; ABMI-868 se ne ( 55.05971909 , -118.335739 ), 2.vi.2008 , from soil organic layers in mesic upland aspen woodland, understory low-bush cranberry, buffalo-berry, blueberry, rose, 1 female , 1 male ; ABMI-1437 ( 51.10541153 , -111.760864 ), from soil organic layers on untreed site with grasses and sedges, 8.vi.2011 , 2 females ; ABMI-1438 ( 51.10178757 , -111.487175 ), E of Pollockville on Township Road 250, 23.vi.2011 , from soil organic layer on untreed, disturbed site with grasses and sedges, one male ; ABMI-PRO4 ( 56.36901 , -117.82275 ), along unnamed dirt road 10 km NE of Warrensville, 30.v.2008 , 1 female ; ABMI-A637-1 ( 55.81190491 , -111.004028 ), 14.vi.2011 , 4 km SE of Chard, from soil organic layers in mesic upland aspen forest, understory low-bush cranberry, buffalo-berry, blueberry, rose, one female , 1 male ; Dinosaur Provincial Park (50.452446, -111.30.58.58), from sandy soil and grass litter along creek, 13.vii.2010 , ( DEW ) 3 females ; Moose Pasture Research Site ( 53.656667 , -112.759444 ), 8 km W Chipman, from meadow soil and aspen litter in aspen parkland, 27.v.2007 , 9.ix. 2007 , 17.ii.2008 , 16.vii.2011 , ( DEW ) 3 females , 5 males . Distribution and Ecology. This species occurs throughout Alberta in the upper organic layers of aspen woodland, pine forest, and mesic, grassy areas, in addition to its distribution given in Table 1 . Gravid females carry up to 4 eggs ; gut contents contain dark and hyaline fungal spores and hyphae. Remarks. This species was redescribed in Behan-Pelletier (2011) .