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Mt. Cain Canopy Project

N.N. Winchester, L.L. Fagan, Z. Lindo
1996-2007

Oribatid mite species (Acari: Oribatida) from canopy associated with branch and lichen samples on Amabilis fir and western hemlock on Mt. Cain, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Family

Species

Habitat

Brachychthoniidae

Eobrachychthonius sp.

Forest floor

  Liochthonius sp. 1 Canopy

Liochthonius sp. 2

Forest floor

Phthiracaridae

Archiphthiracarus sp.

Forest floor

Euhthiracaridae

Euphthiracarus sp.

Forest floor

Oribotritiidae Microtritia sp. Forest floor

Maerkelotritia sp.

Forest floor

Camisiidae

Camisia abdosensilla Olszanowski et al., 2002

Forest floor

  Camisia horrida(Hermann, 1804) Canopy

Camisia segnis (Hermann, 1804)

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Camisia sp.

Canopy and Forest floor

Platynothrus peltifer (C.L. Koch, 1839)

Forest floor

Nanhermanniidae

Nanhermannia elegantula Berlese, 1913

Forest floor

Hermanniidae

Hermannia gibba (C.L. Koch, 1840)

Forest floor

Hermanniellidae

Hermanniella sp. nr. occidentalis Ewing, 1918

Forest floor

Neoliodidae

Platyliodes macroprionus Woolley & Higgins, 1969

Canopy

 

Teleliodes sp.

Canopy

Gymnodamaeidae

Gymnodamaeus sp.

Canopy

Hungarobelbidae

Hungarobelba sp.

Forest floor

Damaeidae

Dyobelba sp.

Forest floor

Epidamaeus sp.

Forest floor

Cepheidae

Cepheus sp. nr corae Jacot, 1928

Forest floor

 

Conoppia sp.

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Eupterotegaeus rhamphosus Higgins & Woolley, 1963

Canopy

 

Eupterotegaeus sp. nr ornatissimus (Berlese, 1908)

Forest floor

Eupterotegaeus sp. nr. rostratus Higgins & Woolley, 1963

Forest floor

 

Ommatocepheus ocellatus (Michael, 1882)

Canopy

Eremaeidae

Eremaeus brevitarsus (Ewing, 1917)

Canopy

 

Eremaeus occidentalis Behan-Pelletier, 1993

Forest floor

 

Eremaeus translamellatus Hammer, 1952

Forest floor

Eueremaeus acostulatus Behan-Pelletier, 1993

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Eueremaeus chiatous (Higgins, 1979)

Canopy and Forest floor

Megeremaeidae

Megeremaeus montanus Higgins & Woolley, 1965

Canopy and Forest floor

Liacaridae

Dorycranosus sp.

Canopy

 

Liacarus bidentatus Ewing, 1918

Canopy and Forest floor

Astegistidae

Cultroribula sp. nr. bicultrata (Berlese, 1905)

Forest floor

 

Furcoribula sp.

Peloppiidae

Ceratoppia bipilis (Hermann, 1804)

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Ceratoppia quadridentata (haller, 1882)

Forest floor

Dendrozetes jordani Lindo et al., 2010

Canopy and Forest floor

Parapyroppia lamellata (Ewing, 1909)

Canopy

Carabodidae

Carabodes sp.

Forest floor

Tectocepheidae

Tectocepheus velatus (Michael, 1880)

Canopy and Forest floor

Oppiidae

Multioppia sp.

Forest floor

Oppiella nova (Oudemans, 1902)

Canopy and Forest floor

Oppiella sp.

Forest floor

Ramusella sp.

Forest floor

Suctobelbidae

Suctobelba sp.

Canopy and Forest floor

Autognetidae

Autogneta sp. nr longilamellata (Michael, 1885)

Canopy

Thrysomidae

Banksinoma lanceolata (Michael, 1885)

Canopy

Cymbaeremaeidae

Ametroproctus reticulatus Aoki & Fujikawa, 1972

Canopy

Scapheremaeus palustris (Sellnick, 1924)

Canopy and Forest floor

Denroeremaeidae

Dendroeremaeus krantzi Behan-Pelletier et al., 2005

Canopy

Achipteriidae

Anachipteria geminus Lindo et al., 2008

Canopy

Phenopelopiidae

Eupelops sp.

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Propelops sp.

Canopy

Scheloribatidae

Parapirnodus coniferinus Behan-Pelletier et al., 2002

Canopy and Forest floor

Parapirnodus hexaporosus Behan-Pelletier et al., 2002

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Scheloribates (Hemileius) sp.

Canopy and Forest floor

Oribatulidae

Phauloppia sp.

Canopy and Forest floor

Oribatula tibialis (Nicolet, 1855)

Canopy and Forest floor

Oribatellidae

Oribatella sp.

Canopy

Ceratozetidae

Dentizetes rudentiger Hammer, 1952

Forest floor

Jugatala tuberosa Ewing, 1913

Canopy and Forest floor

Jugatala sp.

Canopy

Neogymnobates marilynae Behan-Pelletier, 2000

Canopy

Humerobatidae

Humerobates sp.

Forest floor

Mycobatidae

Mycobates acuspidatus Behan-Pelletier, 2001

Canopy

 

Mycobates beringianus Behan-Pelletier, 1994

Canopy

 

Mycobates corticeus Behan-Pelletier, 2001

Canopy

 

Mycobates parmeliae (Michael, 1884)

Canopy

Zachvatkinibates epiphytos Behan-Pelletier et al., 2001

Canopy

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