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WALBRAN VALLEY CANOPY PROJECT

Principal investigator: Zoë Lindo
2004-2007

Oribatid mite species (Acari: Oribatida) from canopy and forest floor habitats associated with western redcedar trees in the Walbran Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Family

Species

Habitat

Palaeacaridae

Palaeacarus hystricinus Trägårdh, 1932

Canopy and Forest floor

Eniochthoniidae

Eniochthonius minutissimus (Berlese, 1904)

Canopy

Atopochthoniidae

Atopochthonius artiodactylus Grandjean, 1948

Canopy and Forest floor

Pterochthoniidae

Pterochthonius angelus (Berlese, 1910)

Canopy and Forest floor

Brachychthoniidae

Synchthonius crenulatus (Jacot, 1938)

Canopy and Forest floor

Synchthonius sp.

Canopy

Eobrachychthonius sp.

Canopy

Brachychthonius sp.

Forest floor

 

Mixochthonius sp.

Canopy and Forest floor

Sellnickochthonius sp. nr zelawaiensis (Sellnick, 1928)

Canopy and Forest floor

Sellnickochthonius sp. nr suecica (Forsslund, 1942)

Canopy and Forest floor

Liochthonius sp. 1

Canopy and Forest floor

Liochthonius sp. 2

Canopy and Forest floor

Liochthonius sp. 3

Canopy and Forest floorv

Liochthonius sp. 4

Canopy and Forest floorv

Parhypochthoniidae

Parhypochthonius aphidinus nr octofilamentis Jacot, 1938

Canopy and Forest floor

Gehypochthoniidae

Gehypochthonius rhadamanthus Jacot, 1936

Forest floor

Phthiracaridae

Archiphthiracarus sp. 1

Canopy and Forest floor

Archiphthiracarus sp. 2

Canopy and Forest floor

  Atropacarus striculus (C.L. Koch, 1835) Forest floor
Oribotritiidae

Maerkelotritia alaskensis Hammer, 1967

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Mesotrita nuda (Berlese, 1887)

Canopy and Forest floor

Protoribotritia sp. nr oligotricha Maerkel, 1963

Forest floor

Euphthiracaridae

Euphthiracarus cernuus Walker, 1965

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Euphthiracarus monyx Walker, 1965

Canopy and Forest floor

Lohmanniidae

Torpacarus sp.

Forest floor

Epilohmanniidae

Epilohmannia sp.

Canopy and Forest floor

Nothridae

Nothrus sp. nr silvestris Nicolet, 1855

Forest floor

 

Nothrus sp. nr palustris C.L. Koch, 1839

Forest floor

Camisiidae

Camisia foveolata Hammer, 1955

Forest floor

Camisia segnis (Hermann, 1804)

Forest floor

 

Camisia sp.

Forest floor

Platynothrus peltifer (C.L. Koch, 1839)

Forest floor

Trhypochthoniidae

Trhypochthonius tectorum (Berlese, 1896)

Canopy and Forest floor

Malaconothridae

Malaconothrus sp. 1

Forest floor

 

Malaconothrus sp. 2

Canopy

Nanhermanniidae

Nanhermannia elegantula Berlese, 1913

Canopy and Forest floor

Nanhermannia sp. nr comitalis Berlese, 1916

Forest floor

Hermanniidae

Hermannia gibba (C.L. Koch, 1840)

Canopy and Forest floor

Hermanniellidae

Hermanniella sp. nr occidentalis Ewing, 1918

Canopy and Forest floor

Neoliodidae

Platyliodes macroprionus Woolley & Higgins, 1969

Canopy

 

Teleliodes sp.

Forest floor

Gymnodamaeidae

Gymnodamaeus sp.

Canopy

Hungarobelbidae

Hungarobelba sp.

Forest floor

Damaeidae

Damaeidae sp. nr Epidamaeus sp.

Forest floor

Belba (Belba) sp.

Canopy

Belba (Protobelba) californica (Banks, 1904)

Forest floor

Epidamaeus sp. nr floccosus Behan-Pelletier & Norton, 1985

Canopy

Epidamaeus sp.

Forest floor

Cepheidae

Cepheus corae Jacot, 1928

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Conoppia sp.

Forest floor

 

Eupterotegaeus rhamphosus Higgins & Woolley, 1963

Canopy

Eupterotegaeus sp. nr rostratus Higgins & Woolley, 1963

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Ommatocepheus sp.

Canopy

 

Sphodrocepheus anthelionus Woolley & Higgins, 1968

Forest floor

Caleremaeidae

Caleremaeus sp.

Canopy

Microzetidae

Kalyptrazetes sp. (possibly nr americanus)

Canopy

Damaeolidae

Damaeolus sp.

Forest floor

Eremaeidae

Eueremaeus acostulatus Behan-Pelletier, 1993

Forest floor

 

Eueremaeus chiatous (Higgins, 1979)

Canopy

Eueremaeus marshalli Behan-Pelletier, 1993

Canopy

Megeremaeidae

Megeremaeus montanus Higgins & Woolley, 1965

Forest floor

Tenuialidae

Tenuiala sp.

Forest floor

 

Peltenuiala pacifica Norton, 1983

Canopy

Liacaridae

Dorycranosus sp. 1

Canopy

 

Dorycranosus sp. 2

Forest floor

 

Liacarus bidentatus Ewing, 1918

Canopy and Forest floor

Liacarus sp. nr robustus (Gervais, 1844)

Forest floor

Liacarus sp. 3

Forest floor

Liacarus sp. 4

Forest floor

Liacarus sp. 5

Forest floor

Astegistidae

Cultroribula sp. nr bicultrata (Berlese, 1905)

Forest floor

 

Furcoribula sp.

Canopy and Forest floor

Peloppiidae

Ceratoppia indentata Lindo, 2011

Forest floor

 

Ceratoppia longicuspis Lindo, 2011

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Ceratoppia offarostrata Lindo, 2011

Canopy

 

Ceratoppia tofinoensis Lindo, 2011

Canopy

 

Ceratoppia valerieae Lindo, 2011

Canopy

Dendrozetes jordani Lindo et al., 2010

Canopy

Metrioppia sp.

Canopy and Forest floor

Parapyroppia lamellata (Ewing, 1909)

Canopy

Gustaviidae

Gustavia sp.

Forest floor

Kodiakellidae

Kodiakella lutea Hammer, 1967

Canopy and Forest floor

Carabodidae

Carabodes hoh Reeves & Behan-Pelletier, 1998

Forest floor

Tectocepheidae

Tectocepheus velatus (Michael, 1880)

Canopy and Forest floor

Oppiidae

Medioppia sp.

Canopy and Forest floor

Moritzoppia sp.

Canopy

 

Multioppia sp.

Canopy

Oppiella nova (Oudemans, 1902)

Canopy and Forest floor

Oppiella sp. nr washburni (Hammer, 1952)

Forest floor

 

Oppiella sp. 1

Forest floor

 

Oppiella sp. 2

Canopy

Ramusella (Ramusella) sp.

Canopy

Ramusella (Insculptoppia) sp. 1

Canopy and Forest floor

Quadroppiidae

Quadroppia quadricarinata (Michael, 1885)

Canopy and Forest floor

Suctobelbidae

Suctobelbella sp. 1

Canopy and Forest floor

Suctobelbella sp. 2 nr longicuspis Jacot, 1937

Canopy and Forest floor

Suctobelbella sp. 3

Canopy and Forest floor

Suctobelbella sp. 4

Forest floor

Suctobelbella sp. 5

Canopy and Forest floor

Suctobelbella sp. 6

Canopy and Forest floor

Suctobelbella sp. 7

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Suctobelbella sp. 8

Canopy

 

Suctobelbella sp. 9

Canopy

 

Allosuctobelba sp. 1 nr gigantea (Hammer, 1955)

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Allosuctobelba sp. 2

Canopy and Forest floor

Rhynchobelba sp.

Canopy

Autognetidae

Autogneta longilamellata (Michael, 1885)

Canopy and Forest floor

Thrysomidae

Banksinoma lanceolata (Michael, 1885)

Canopy

Cymbaeremaeidae

Ametroproctus reticulatus Aoki & Fujikawa, 1972

Canopy

Scapheremaeus palustris (Sellnick, 1924)

Canopy

Achipteriidae

Achipteria sp. nr curta Aoki, 1970

Canopy and Forest floor

Anachipteria acuta (Ewing, 1918)

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Anachipteria geminus Lindo et al., 2008

Canopy

 

Anachipteria sp. nr australoides Jacot, 1938

Canopy

Dentachipteria sp.

Forest floor

Phenopelopiidae

Eupelops sp.

Forest floor

 

Propelops sp.

Canopy

Scheloribatidae

Paraleius sp.

Canopy

Parapirnodus coniferinus Behan-Pelletier et al., 2002

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Parapirnodus hexaporosus Behan-Pelletier et al., 2002

Canopy

 

Scheloribates (Scheloribates) sp.

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Scheloribates (Hemileius) sp.

Canopy

Oribatulidae

Oribatula sp.

Canopy

Phauloppia sp.

Canopy and Forest floor

Zygoribatula sp.

Canopy and Forest floor

Oribatellidae

Oribatella sp.

Canopy

Ophidiotricus sp.

Forest floor

Oripodidae

Benoibates sp.

Canopy

Chamobatidae

Chamobates sp.

Canopy and Forest floor

Ceratozetidae

Ceratozetes pacificus Behan-Pelletier, 1984

Canopy and Forest floor

 

Ceratozetes sp.

Canopy

Melanozetes crossleyi Behan-Pelletier, 2000

Forest floor

Sphaerozetes winchesteri Behan-Pelletier, 2000

Canopy

Sphaerozetes sp.

Canopy

Trichoribates sp.

Canopy

Mycobatidae

Mycobates acuspidatus Behan-Pelletier, 2001

Forest floor

 

Mycobates corticeus Behan-Pelletier, 2001

Canopy/Bark

 

Cyrtozetes lindoae Behan-Pelletier, 2008

Bark

Galumnidae

Pilogalumna sp.

Canopy and Forest floor

 

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