Steganacarus (Tropacarus) brevipilus ( Berlese, 1923 )

Migliorini, Massimo, 2009, Oribatid mite (Arachnida: Oribatida) coenoses from SW Sardinia *, Zootaxa 2318, pp. 8-37 : 14

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11. Steganacarus (Tropacarus) brevipilus ( Berlese, 1923)

Steganacarus (Steganacarus) brevipilus: Niedbala 1992 , 163, Pls 145 N–R, 146 A–E.

Material examined. C 44: 18.VII. 2006 (5); C 72: 15.XI. 2006 (1); C 75: 15.XI. 2006 (1). Geographic distribution. W-Palaearctic. This species seems to be widely distributed in Mediterranean countries; the only reasonably ascertained gaps are in Spain and the westernmost Maghrebian regions ( Morocco) ( Bernini & Avanzati 1989 a).

Notes. Typical element of thermophilous woodlands.

References

Berlese, A. (1923) Centuria sesta di Acari nuovi. Redia, 15, 237 - 262.

Bernini, F. & Avanzati, A. M. (1989 a) Notulae Oribatologicae XLVIII. Taxonomic position of Steganacarus brevipilus (Berlese, 1923) and Tropacarus in the Steganacaridae system (Acarida, Oribatida). International Journal of Acarology, 15, 5 - 16.

Niedbala, W. (1992) Phthiracaroidea (Acari, Oribatida) Systematic Studies. Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, Oxford, New York, Tokyo and PWN, Polish Scientific Publishers, Warszawa, 612 pp.