Oppiella washburni (Hammer, 1952)

Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, Zootaxa 4666 (1), pp. 1-180 : 92

Oppiella washburni (Hammer, 1952)

Original name: Oppia washburni Hammer, 1952 (Balogh 1983)

Geographic Location: AK: Fort Richardson ( Hammer 1955a); northern coastal plain; Brooks Range ( Behan 1978a); YT: Richardson Mts ( Hammer 1952a); NT: Mackenzie Delta subarctic ( Behan 1978a); BC: Interior ( Battigelli et al. 2004); Isaiah Creek study site ( Lindo & Stevenson 2007); AB: Banff; Mount Robson PP, Jasper ( Hammer 1952a); ABMI sites ( Meehan et al. 2019); MB: Churchill ( Hammer 1952a); NL: between Corner Brook and Little Grand Lake ( Dwyer et al. 1997, 1998).

Habitats: Dryas heath; boreal forest litter; wet meadows; tussock tundra; Balsam fir forests.

Distribution: Holarctic.

Remarks: This species was considered a synonym of Oppiella nova by Subías (2004) and Weigmann (2006); we retain it herein pending further studies.