Phthiracarus globosus (C.L. Koch, 1841)

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Phthiracarus globosus (C.L. Koch, 1841)

Original name: Hoplophora globosa C.L. Koch, 1841 ( Michael 1898) .

Combination: Phthiracarus globosum (C.L. Koch, 1841) ; ( Willmann 1931).

Synonymy: Phthiracarus globus Parry, 1979 : ( Kamill 1981), Phthiracarus rotundus Ewing, 1908 : ( Niedbała 2001), Phthiracarus sphaerulum (Banks, 1895) : ( Jacot 1930).

Geographic Location: BC: Vancouver Is, Barkley Sound, below Crawford Lake, 48°57.5’N, 125°15.3’W ( Niedbała 2002); MB: Southeast (Oswald & Minty 1978); Seven Sisters Grassland Project ( Niedbała 2002); ON: Waba, TP6; White Lake; Morris Is., TP 43; Backus Woods Conservation Area, 42°39’N, 80°28’W; Rondeau PP, Rondeau Trail; Long Point NWA, Squires Ridge ( Niedbała 2002); QC: Morgan Arboretum ( Marshall 1968); NS: Cape Breton Highlands NP: nr. Ingonish; Skyline Trail; North Mountain; Pleasant Bay; Lone Shieling; Fishermans Cove ( Niedbała 2002).

Habitats: deciduous forest litter including aspen, Silver maple, Sugar maple, Black ash, oak, alder, cherry litters, and moss under beech; grassland litter; spruce litter; fern litter; bog vegetation.

Distribution: Holarctic; Neotropical.