Metrioppia helvetica Grandjean, 1931

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Metrioppia helvetica Grandjean, 1931

Synonymy: Ceratoppia microseta Hammer, 1952 : ( Hammer 1955a).

Geographic Location: AK: Fort Richardson; Anaktuvuk Pass ( Hammer 1955a); Cape Thompson ( Watson et al. 1966); Atqasuk; northern, northwestern and southwestern coastal plain; Fairbanks Region; Denali NP; Chugach Mtns; Kenai Peninsula; Aleutian Islands ( Behan 1978a); Elliott Highway Burn, (65°19’N, 149°06’W) ( Thomas & McLean 1988); YT: Richardson Mtns ( Hammer 1952a); Coastal Plain; Ivvavik NP, British Mtns; Porcupine Plain; Ogilvie Mtns ( Behan-Pelletier 1997b); NT: Coppermine ( Hammer 1952a); Mackenzie Delta ( Behan 1978a).

Habitats: tussock tundra heath.

Distribution: Holarctic; Neotropical; Oriental.