Allodamaeus sp.

Revelo-Tobar, Harol, Ojeda, Margarita, García-Ayala, Leonardo J. & Palacios-Vargas, José G., 2024, Checklist Of Oribatid Mites (Acari: Oribatida) From Mexico, Zootaxa 5465 (1), pp. 1-178 : 65

Allodamaeus sp.

Allodamaeus sp. : Hammer (1969).

Records in Mexico: Colima, Jalisco and Morelos.

Biogeographic province: Pacific Lowlands. Balsas Basin. Sierra Madre Oriental. Chihuahuan Desert.

Habitat: Tillandsia sp. and orchids plants. Soil and litter in a deciduous forest. Xerophytic vegetation.

References: Hammer (1969): 69; Palacios-Vargas et al. (1982): 140; Hoffmann & López-Campos (2000): 151; Hoffmann & López-Campos (2002): 274; Sánchez-Rocha (2014): 37–38; Palacios-Vargas et al. (2016): 154; Figueroa (2021): 37–38.

Remarks: Allodamaeus sp. is included here because it is the only record of this genus in Mexico. Hammer (1969) does not provide the exact location of the collection site for his species reports.