Heterozetes aquaticus (Banks, 1895)

Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, Zootaxa 4666 (1), pp. 1-180 : 152

Heterozetes aquaticus (Banks, 1895)

Original name: Oribatella aquatica Banks, 1895 ( Marshall et al. 1987)

Synonymy: Heterozetes patchlorum Habeeb, 1974 : ( Behan-Pelletier & Eamer 2003).

Geographic Location: BC: Vancouver Is., Cowichan Lake Research Station, 48°49’N; 124°07’W (Behan- Pelletier & Eamer 2003); AB: ABMI Sites ( Walter et al. 2014); ON: Ottawa, Mer Bleue; Ottawa, Dwyer Hill Road, ( Behan-Pelletier & Eamer 2003); QC: Parc National de Frontenac ( Behan-Pelletier & Eamer 2003); NB: Kouchibouguac NP ( Behan-Pelletier & Eamer 2003); NS: Cape Breton Highlands NP, nr. Ingonish ( Behan-Pelletier & Eamer 2003; Behan-Pelletier 2010).

Habitats: grasses, mosses at edge of lake; wet moss; sedges in roadside pond; Sphagnum , Drosera , sedges in bog.

Distribution: Nearctic.