3432
Author
Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M.
Author
Walter, David E.
text
Zootaxa
2012
2012-08-21
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62
journal article
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Oribatella arctica
Thor, 1930
Oribatella arctica
Thor 1930
, p. 97
Material examined
.
Yukon
, Richardson Mountains, Erebia Creek,
67°58’N
136°29’W
,
3.vii.1987
(
VBP
) 1 from moss,
Saxifraga, Anemone
by limestone stream; Dall Ridge Valley to Fish Creek,
67°59’N
136°32’W
,
2.vii.1987
(
VBP
) from
Petasites
,
Salix
,
Saxifraga
, moss, litter by stream; Blow River,
68°56’N
137°06’W
,
7.vii.1987
(
VBP
) from
Arctostaphylos
,
Vaccinium, Pedicularis
litter on bluffs above river; Running River,
68°57.5’N
137°17’W
,
7.vii.1987
(
VBP
) from
Stellaria
,
Potentilla
,
Salix
grass litter on coastal plain; from
Pyrola
,
Saxifraga, Castilleja, Epilobium
litter, moss and lichen;
Northwest Territories
, Reindeer Station,
68°42’N
134°08’W
,
8.vii.1987
(
VBP
) from
Betula, Alnus
,
Vaccinium, Empetrum
moss litter; Bernard Harbour,
10.vii.1988
(J. Troubridge) coastal tundra.
Remarks
.
Oribatella arctica
was revised by
Behan-Pelletier (2011)
.
Oribatella arctica litoralis
Strenzke 1950
was elevated to species status by
Weigmann (2006)
, a change overlooked in the discussion on
O. arctica
in Behan- Pelletier (2011).