Maerkelotritia kishidai (Aoki, 1958)

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Maerkelotritia kishidai (Aoki, 1958)

Original name: Oribotritia kishidai Aoki, 1958 ( Aoki 1980)

Synonymy: Maerkelotritia alaskensis Hammer, 1967 : ( Aoki 1980), Oribotritia sellnicki Walker, 1965 : ( Aoki 1980).

Geographic Location: AK: Anchorage ( Hammer 1955a; as Oribotritia ? loricata ( Rathke, 1799) ; Kodiak Is. ( Hammer 1967); Chugach Mtns; Kenai Peninsula; Denali NP ( Behan 1978a); Aleutian Islands; Pribilof Islands ( Behan 1978a); Kenai Peninsula, Tern Lakes; Skilak Lake; Seward, Salmon Creek; Clam Gulch, 23 mi. SW Soldotna; Lowell Point ( Niedbała 2002); BC: Vancouver Is., Pacific Rim NP, Broken Group Is. S side of Nettle Is. 48°55.9’N, 125°15.1’W; between Jacques and Jarvis Is., 48°55′N, 125°17′W; Barkley Sound, below Crawford lake, 48°57.5’N, 125°15.3’W; McMillan PP, Cathedral Grove, 49°18’N, 124°40’W ( Niedbała 2002, 2007b).

Habitats: temperate and subarctic forests including spruce, Douglas-fir, hemlock, and maple; semi-aquatic habitats associated with seasonal stream bed.

Distribution: Holarctic.