Sellnickochthonius immaculatus ( Forsslund, 1942 )

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Sellnickochthonius immaculatus ( Forsslund, 1942)

Original name: Brachychochthonius immaculatus Forsslund, 1942 ( Krivolutsky 1964)

Combination: Brachychthonius immaculatus ( Forsslund, 1942) ; ( Jacot 1937c).

Synonymy: Brachychthonius arcticus ( Hammer, 1952a) : ( Krivolutsky, 1966), Brachychochthonius arcticus Hammer, 1952 : ( Ghilarov 1975), Brachychthonius semiornatus Evans, 1952 : ( Ghilarov 1975), Brachychthonius striatus Willmann, 1956 : ( Moritz 1976b), Brachychthonius gygeri Bader, 1963 : ( Moritz 1976b), Brachychthonius obscurus Krivolutsky, 1966 : ( Ghilarov 1975).

Geographic Location: AK: Elliott Highway Burn, (65°19’N, 149°06’W) ( Thomas & McLean 1988); YT: Richardson Mtns ( Hammer 1952a); NT: Yellowknife ( Hammer 1952a); NU: Coppermine ( Hammer 1952a); Ellesmere Is. ( Behan 1978a); BC: Interior ( Battigelli et al. 2004); AB: Mount Robson PP ( Hammer 1952a); QC: Morgan Arboretum ( Marshall 1968); St. Clet ( Smith 1978).

Habitats: tussock heath; spruce and deciduous forest litter.

Distribution: Holarctic.