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Mycobatidae (Acari: Oribatida) of North America

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Valerie M. Behan-Pelletier  and
Barbara Eamer
Valerie M. Behan-Pelletier*
Affiliation:
Invertebrate Biodiversity Program, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K.W. Neatby Building, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
Barbara Eamer
Affiliation:
Invertebrate Biodiversity Program, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, K.W. Neatby Building, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
*
1 Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected]).
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Abstract

The oribatid mite family Mycobatidae is represented in America north of Mexico by the eight genera, Cyrtozetes Behan-Pelletier, Ceresella Pavlitshenko, Guatemalozetes Mahunka, Minunthozetes Hull, Mycobates Hull, Pelopsis Hall, Punctoribates Berlese, and Zachvatkinibates Shaldybina. Species occur in forests, grasslands, and arctic soils, in canopy habitats, and in the marine and freshwater littoral zone. Three new mycobatid species from North America are described: Ceresella reevesisp. nov. from forest habitats of western North America, Cyrtozetes lindoaesp. nov. from canopy habitats of western Canada, and Punctoribates weigmannisp. nov. from forest litter in eastern North America. The descriptions of Pelopsis bifurcatus (Ewing) and Punctoribates punctum (C.L. Koch) are expanded based on specimens from North America. Punctoribates palustris (Banks) is redescribed based on specimens from throughout North America. Punctoribates armipes (Banks) is considered a junior subjective synonym of P. palustris (Banks). New distribution records are given for Guatemalozetes danos Behan-Pelletier and Ryabinin and Minunthozetes semirufus (Koch). Diagnoses are given for each genus discussed, and keys are provided to the eight genera of Mycobatidae of North America and to species of Cyrtozetes and Punctoribates, genera not recently revised.

Résumé

Chez les oribates de l’Amérique du Nord, la famille Mycobatidae est réprésentée par huit genres Cyrtozetes Behan-Pelletier, Ceresella Pavlitshenko, Guatemalozetes Mahunka, Minunthozetes Hull, Mycobates Hull, Pelopsis Hall, Punctoribates Berlese et Zachvatkinibates Shaldybina. Les espèces sont trouvées dans les forêts, les prairies, les sols arctiques, les habitats dans la canopée des forêts et dans le littoral des plages marine et d’eau douces. Trois nouvelles espèces du Mycobatidae de l’Amérique du Nord sont proposées et décrites : Ceresella reevesisp. nov. de la litières des forêts de l’ouest de l’Amérique du Nord, Cyrtozetes lindoaesp. nov. de la canopée des régions ouest du Canada et Punctoribates weigmannisp. nov. de la litières des forêts de l’est de l’Amérique du Nord. Les diagnoses pour Pelopsis bifurcatus (Ewing) et Punctoribates punctum (C.L. Koch) sont développées basées sur les exemplaires de l’Amérique du Nord. Punctoribates palustris (Banks) est décrite à nouveau basée sur les spécimens provenant de toutes les régions de l’Amérique du Nord. Punctoribates armipes (Banks) est considéré comme un synonyme subjectif plus récent du P. palustris (Banks). Nous donnons des nouvelles répartitions géographiques pour Guatemalozetes danos Behan-Pelletier et Ryabinin et Minunthozetes semirufus (Koch). Nous révisons les diagnoses génériques pour chaque genre discuté, et présentons des clés pour les huit genres du Mycobatidae de l’Amérique du Nord, et pour les espèces de Cyrtozetes et Punctoribates.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 140 , Issue 1 , February 2008 , pp. 73 - 110
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2008

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