Suctobelbella hammerae ( Krivolutsky, 1965 )

Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, Zootaxa 4666 (1), pp. 1-180 : 97

Suctobelbella hammerae ( Krivolutsky, 1965)

Original name: Suctobelba hammeri Krivolutsky, 1965 ( Rubcova 1973)

Synonymy: Suctobelba sarekensis sensu Hammer (1952a) non Forsslund (1941): ( Krivolutsky 1965).

Geographic Location: AK: Brooks Range; Chugach Mtns; Kenai Peninsula; Fairbanks Region; Denali NP ( Behan 1978a); YT: Coastal Plain ( Behan-Pelletier 1997b); NT: Yellowknife; Reindeer Station ( Hammer 1952a); Tuktoyaktuk; Mackenzie Delta arctic ( Behan 1978a); NU: Ward Hunt Is. ( Behan 1978a); MB: Churchill ( Hammer 1952a); QC: Timmins 54°60’N, 67°00’W ( Behan 1978a).

Habitats: lichen, moss; tussock tundra; peatlands (bogs and fens).

Distribution: Holarctic.

Remarks: Behan (1978a) followed Hammer (1952a) for her identifications; thus her records were misidentified as Suctobelba sarekensis .