Diapterobates humeralis ( Hermann, 1804 )

Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, Zootaxa 4666 (1), pp. 1-180 : 135

Diapterobates humeralis ( Hermann, 1804)

Original name: Notaspis humeralis Hermann, 1804 ( Grandjean 1936)

Combination: Humerobates humeralis ( Hermann, 1804) ; (Rasmy & McPhee 1970).

Synonymy: Sphaerozetes(Trichoribates) numerosus Sellnick, 1924 :( van der Hammen1952), Diapterobates numerosus ( Sellnick, 1924) : ( Hammer 1955a), Murcia numerosa ( Sellnick, 1924) : ( Sellnick 1928).

Geographic Location and Habitats: AK: Fort Richardson; Fairbanks; Anchorage ( Hammer 1955a); northwest coastal plain ( Behan 1978a); Chena Ridge at Fairbanks; Brooks Range; Kenai Peninsula, Turnagain Pass ( Behan-Pelletier 1986); YT: Ivvavik NP, British Mtns, 69°27’N, 140°23’W (Behan- Pelletier 1986); Richardson Mtns, Coastal Plain, Porcupine Plain, Southern Lakes ( Behan-Pelletier 1997b); NT: Reindeer Station ( Hammer 1952a); Mackenzie Delta subarctic; Banks Is. ( Behan 1978a); peatlands ( Behan-Pelletier & Bissett 1994); NU: Bathurst Is.; Victoria Is. ( Behan 1978a); AB: ABMI Sites ( Walter et al. 2014; Meehan et al. 2019); 35 km north of Fort McMurray ( McAdams et al. 2018); ON: Sudbury (St. John et al. 2002); QC: Timmins 54°60’N, 67°00’W subarctic ( Behan 1978a); Morgan Arboretum ( Sylvain & Buddle 2010); NS: Cape Breton Highlands NP (Behan-Pelletier 2010); NL: peatlands ( Behan-Pelletier & Bissett 1994).

Habitats: Arboreal species in boreal forest; tussock tundra.

Distribution: Holarctic.