Liochthonius perelegans Moritz, 1976

Schatz, Heinrich, 2018, Faunistics of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) in dry grassland sites in the Eisack Valley (South Tyrol, Prov. Bolzano, Italy), Soil Organisms 90 (2), pp. 57-70 : 68

Liochthonius perelegans Moritz, 1976 (Fam.

Brachychtoniidae): General distribution: Central, Southwest, East Europe. A very rare species, probably sometimes overlooked – this species is among the smallest oribatid mite species (length of present specimens n=3, 165–175 × 95–102 µm). Known from dry deciduous forests ( Weigmann et al. 2015). First record for Italy and South Tyrol, in North Tyrol recorded in Obergurgl (Festkogel 3035 m a.s.l, Schatz 2004). Eisack valley: Raffeil, Teis, single records in dry grassland.