Oribatella arctica Thor, 1930

Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Walter, David E., 2012, 3432, Zootaxa 3432, pp. 1-62 : 10-11

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).