Faunistics of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) in dry grassland sites in the Eisack Valley (South Tyrol, Prov. Bolzano, Italy) Author Schatz, Heinrich text Soil Organisms 2018 2018-08-01 90 2 57 70 journal article 10.25674/8vad 2509-9523 10723976 D750DA16-3755-4B69-AA4C-3B3DF2EF07BC Gymnodamaeus meyeri Bayartogtokh & Schatz, 2009 (Fam. Gymnodamaeidae ): General distribution: Central Eastern Alps, in South Tyrol hitherto only found in Matscher Tal / Val di Mazia, in a larch forest pasture ( Schatz 2017 ). The species seems to prefer dry habitats. Eisack valley: Säben, single record in dry shrub forest. The species was transferred without justification to the genus Joshuella by Subías (2009 - 2018 ).