Title: Distribution and diversity of the soil mites of Svalbard, with redescriptions of three known species (Acari: Oribatida)
Abstract: ABSTRACT Three species of oribatid mites, Camisia dictyna Colloff, 1993 Colloff, M. J. 1993. A taxonomic revision of the oribatid mite genus Camisia (Acari: Oribatida). J. Nat. Hist, 27: 1325–1408. [Taylor & Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar], Ceratoppia sphaerica (L. Koch, 1879 Koch, L. 1879. Arachniden aus Sibirien und Novaja Zemlja, eingesammelt von der Schwedischen Expedition im Jahre 1875. Kongl. Svenska Vet. Handl, 16(5): 1–136. [Google Scholar]) and Diapterobates notatus (Thorell, 1871 Thorell, T. 1871. Om Arachnider fran Spitzbergen och Beeren-Eiland. Öfvers. Kongl. Vet. Akad. Förh, 28: 683–702. [Google Scholar]) are studied in detail, and their supplementary descriptions with precise illustrations are presented. The specimens were collected from the soils of the Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis Linnaeus, 1758) nest site areas in the Arctic archipelago Svalbard. Camisia dictyna is recorded as new to the fauna of this region. A revised checklist of all recorded oribatid mite species in Svalbard is presented with additional remarks on their taxonomic status, habitat preferences and geographical distribution. The patterns of taxonomic diversity and geographical distribution reveal that although the majority of the species are cryophilous, there are only few species that are geographically restricted to Svalbard and adjacent regions.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
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