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Camisia foveolata Hammer, 1955 Geographic Location: AK: Barrow (Hammer 1955a); northern coastal plain; Brooks Range; Fairbanks Region; Denali NP (Behan 1978a); YT: Richardson Mtns (Behan-Pelletier 1997b). Habitats: coastal tundra. Distribution: Holarctic; Chile., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 40, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Hammer, M. (1955 a) Alaskan oribatids. Acta Arctica, 7, 1 - 36.","Behan, V. M. (1978 a) Diversity, distribution and feeding habits of North American arctic soil Acari. Ph. D. Thesis, McGill University, Montreal, 428 pp.","Behan-Pelletier V. M. (1997 b) Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of the Yukon. In: Danks, H. V. & Downes, J. A. (Eds.), Insects of the Yukon. Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods), Ottawa, pp. 115 - 149."]}

Eremulus cingulatus Jacot, 1937 Geographic Location and Habitats: QC: Mirabel municipality south of Belle-Rivière (as cf.) (Tousignant et al. 1988; Tousignant & Coderre 1992; Smith et al. 1998). Distribution: Nearctic. Family Hungarobelbidae Genus Hungarobelba Balogh, 1943, Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 66, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Tousignant, S., Coderre, D. & Popovich, S. (1988) Effet du labour-hersage sur la mesofaune du sol en plantation de feuillus. Pedobiologia, 31, 283 - 291.","Tousignant, S. & Coderre, D. (1992) Niche partitioning by soil mites in a recent hardwood plantation in southern Quebec, Canada. Pedobiologia, 36, 287 - 294.","Balogh, J. (1943) Magyarorszag Pancelosatkai (Conspectus Oribateorum Hungariae). Matematikai es Termeszettudomanyi Kozlemenyek, 38 (5), 1 - 202."]}

Nothrus parvus Sitnikova, 1975 Geographic Location and Habitats: AB: ABMI Sites (Walter et al. 2014). Distribution: Holarctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 48, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Sitnikova, L. G. (1975) [Superfamily Nothroidea.] In: Ghilarov M. S. (Ed.), Soil-inhabiting mites. Sarcoptiformes. Izdatel'stwo Nauka, Moscow, pp. 82. [in Russian]","Walter, D. E., Latonas, S., Byers, K. & Lumley, L. M. (2014) Almanac of Alberta Oribatida Part I. Ver. 2.4. Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB. 542 pp. Available from: https: // www. royalalbertamuseum. ca / research / lifeSciences / invertebrateZoology / research. cfm (accessed 20 March 2019)"]}

Eremobodes sp. Geographic Location and Habitats: NL: between Corner Brook and Little Grand Lake, Balsam fir forests (Dwyer et al. 1997, 1998). Family Machuellidae Genus Machuella Hammer, 1961, Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Dwyer, E., Larson, D. J. & Thompson, I. D. (1997) Oribatida (Acari) in Balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L. )) forests of Western Newfoundland. The Canadian Entomologist, 129 (1), 151 - 170. https: // doi. org / 10.4039 / Ent 129151 - 1","Dwyer, E., Larson, D. J. & Thompson, I. D. (1998) Oribatid mite communities of old Balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L. )) forests of Western Newfoundland, Canada. Pedobiologia, 42 (4), 331 - 347.","Hammer, M. (1961) Investigations on the Oribatid Fauna of the Andes Mountains II. Peru. Biologiske Skrifter udgivet af Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, 13, 1 - 200."]}

Nanhermannia elegantula Berlese, 1913 Geographic Location: BC: Upper Klanawa Mainline site, near Franklin River (Berch et al. 2001); Isaiah Creek study site (Lindo & Stevenson 2007); Vancouver Is., Walbran Valley (Lindo & Winchester 2006, 2007); QC: Morgan Arboretum, (Sylvain & Buddle 2010); boreal claybelt region of Western Québec (Doblas-Miranda & Work 2015); NS: Cape Breton Highlands NP (Behan-Pelletier 2010; Behan-Pelletier et al. 1987). Habitats: Western redcedar trunk; beech litter; Black spruce litter. Distribution: Holarctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 47, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Berlese, A. (1913) Acari nuovi. Manipoli VII-VIII. Redia, 9, 77 - 111. + pls. 1 - 8.","Berch, S., Baumbrough, B., Battigelli, J., Kroeger, P., Strub, N. & de Montigny, L. (2001) Preliminary assessment of selected soil organisms under different conifer species.. Ministry of Forests, Research Branch Laboratory, Victoria BC, Canada, Research Report, 20, 27 pp.","Lindo, Z. & Stevenson, S. K. (2007) Diversity and distribution of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) associated with arboreal and terrestrial habitats in Interior Cedar-Hemlock Forests, British Columbia, Canada. Northwest Science, 81 (4), 305 - 315. https: // doi. org / 10.3955 / 0029 - 344 X- 81.4.305","Lindo, Z. & Winchester, N. N. (2006) A comparison of microarthropod assemblages with emphasis on oribatid mites in canopy suspended soils and forest floors associated with ancient western redcedar trees. Pedobiologia, 50, 31 - 41. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. pedobi. 2005.09.002","Sylvain, Z. A. & Buddle, C. M. (2010) Effects of forest stand type on oribatid mite (Acari: Oribatida) assemblages in a southwestern Quebec forest. Pedobiologia, 53, 321 - 325. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. pedobi. 2010.03.001","Doblas-Miranda, E. & Work, T. T. (2015) Localized effects of coarse woody material on soil oribatid communities diminish over 700 years of stand development in black-spruce-feathermoss forests. Forests, 6, 914 - 928. https: // doi. org / 10.3390 / f 6040914","Behan-Pelletier, V. M., Lindquist, E. E. & Smith, I. M. (1987) Subclass Acari (mites and ticks). In: Lafontaine, J. D., Allyson, S., Behan-Pelletier, V. M., Borkent, A., Campbell, J. M., Hamilton, K. G. A., Martin, J. E. H. & Masner, L. (Eds.), The Insects, Spiders and Mites of Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Biosystematics Research Centre, Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, pp. 18 - 66."]}

Eobrachychthonius borealis Forsslund, 1942 Geographic Location: AK: Brooks Range (Behan 1978a); YT: Richardson Mtns (Behan-Pelletier 1997b); NT: Banks Is. (Behan 1978a). Habitats: arctic and subarctic wet meadow with Salix, Ledum, Vaccinium. Distribution: Holarctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 14, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Forsslund, K. H. (1942) Schwedische Oribatei (Acari). I. Arkiv for zoologi, 34, 1 - 11.","Behan, V. M. (1978 a) Diversity, distribution and feeding habits of North American arctic soil Acari. Ph. D. Thesis, McGill University, Montreal, 428 pp.","Behan-Pelletier V. M. (1997 b) Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of the Yukon. In: Danks, H. V. & Downes, J. A. (Eds.), Insects of the Yukon. Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods), Ottawa, pp. 115 - 149."]}

Fuscozetes sp. Geographic Location: NS: Cape Breton Highlands NP (Behan-Pelletier 2010; Behan-Pelletier et al. 1987). Genus Ghilarovizetes Shaldybina, 1969, Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 137, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Behan-Pelletier, V. M., Lindquist, E. E. & Smith, I. M. (1987) Subclass Acari (mites and ticks). In: Lafontaine, J. D., Allyson, S., Behan-Pelletier, V. M., Borkent, A., Campbell, J. M., Hamilton, K. G. A., Martin, J. E. H. & Masner, L. (Eds.), The Insects, Spiders and Mites of Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Biosystematics Research Centre, Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, pp. 18 - 66.","Shaldybina, E. S. (1969) Moss mites of the superfamily Ceratozetoidea (their morphology, biology, system and role in the anoplocephalid epizooties. Dissertation submitted for the degree of doctor of science in biology. Moscow, 708 pp. [in Russian]"]}

Carabodes cochleaformis Reeves, 1990 Geographic Location and Habitats: NB: Kouchibouguac NP, Kollock Creek Trail, maple, White pine litter (Reeves 1990). Distribution: Eastern Nearctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 82, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Reeves, R. M. (1990) Two new species of Carabodes (Acari: Oribatida: Carabodidae) from North America. Canadian Journal of Zoology,, 68 (10), 2158 - 2168. https: // doi. org / 10.1139 / z 90 - 299"]}

Ceratozetes kutchin Behan-Pelletier, 1986 Geographic Location: YT: Ogilvie Mtns; 65°12'N, 13829'W; 65°17'N, 138°29'W; 65°00N, 138°03'W; Ivvavik NP, British Mtns, 69°15'N, 140°09'W (Behan-Pelletier 1986, 1997). Habitats: soil beneath Dryas, Saxifraga, Minuartia, Draba, grass; moss, lichens under rocks; soil under Saxifraga. Distribution: Canada., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 132, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Behan-Pelletier, V. M. (1986) Ceratozetidae (Acari: Oribatei) of the Western North American Subarctic. The Canadian Entomologist, 118, 991 - 1057. https: // doi. org / 10.4039 / Ent 118991 - 10"]}

Subíasella (Lalmoppia) sp. Geographic Location and Habitats: AB: ABMI Site; Dinosaur PP; Moose Pasture Research Site (Walter & Latonas 2012). Family Quadroppiidae Genus Quadroppia Jacot, 1939, Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 93, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Walter, D. E. & Latonas, S. (2012) Almanac of Alberta Acari Part II. Ver. 2.1. Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB. 159 pp. Available from: https: // www. royalalbertamuseum. ca / research / lifeSciences / invertebrateZoology / research. cfm (accessed 20 March 2019)"]}

Lanibelba sp. Geographic Location and Habitats: YT: Porcupine Plain; Richardson Mtns (Behan-Pelletier 1997b); AB: ABMI sites (Walter et al. 2014). Genus Parabelbella Bulanova-Zachvatkina, 1972 (= Epidamaeus (Akrodamaeus) Norton, 1987), Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Behan-Pelletier V. M. (1997 b) Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of the Yukon. In: Danks, H. V. & Downes, J. A. (Eds.), Insects of the Yukon. Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods), Ottawa, pp. 115 - 149.","Walter, D. E., Latonas, S., Byers, K. & Lumley, L. M. (2014) Almanac of Alberta Oribatida Part I. Ver. 2.4. Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB. 542 pp. Available from: https: // www. royalalbertamuseum. ca / research / lifeSciences / invertebrateZoology / research. cfm (accessed 20 March 2019)"]}

Achipteria clarencei Nevin, 1977 Geographic Location: QC: Abitibi (Déchêne & Buddle 2009, 2010); NS: Cape Breton Highlands NP (Behan-Pelletier 2010; Behan-Pelletier et al. 1987). Habitats: boreal mixedwood forest. Distribution: Nearctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 109, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Nevin, F. R. (1977) Three new achipterids from the Catskills of New York State, U. S. A. (Acari: Cryptostigmata; Oribatei, Oribatelloidea, Achipteriidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 84 [1976], 246 - 253.","Dechene, A. D. & Buddle, C. M. (2009) Effects of experimental forest harvesting on oribatid mite biodiversity. Forest Ecology and Management, 258, 1331 - 1341. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. foreco. 2009.06.033","Dechene, A. D. & Buddle, C. M. (2010) Decomposing logs increase oribatid mite assemblage diversity in mixedwood boreal forest. Biodiversity Conservation, 19, 237 - 256. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10531 - 009 - 9719 - y","Behan-Pelletier, V. M., Lindquist, E. E. & Smith, I. M. (1987) Subclass Acari (mites and ticks). In: Lafontaine, J. D., Allyson, S., Behan-Pelletier, V. M., Borkent, A., Campbell, J. M., Hamilton, K. G. A., Martin, J. E. H. & Masner, L. (Eds.), The Insects, Spiders and Mites of Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Biosystematics Research Centre, Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, pp. 18 - 66."]}

Oribatella maryae Behan-Pelletier and Walter, 2012 Geographic Location: BC: Vancouver Is., Trail Is. Ecological Reserve, 48°24N, 123°18'W; Cowichan Lake Research Station, 48°49'N, 124°07'W; Carmanah PP (Behan-Pelletier & Walter 2012). Habitats: lichen on rocks; bark and moss on trunk of Douglas fir. Distribution: Nearctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 115, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Behan-Pelletier, V. M. & Walter, D. E. (2012) Oribatella (Acari, Oribatida, Oribatellidae) of Western North America. Zootaxa, 3432 (1), 1 - 62. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3432.1.1"]}

Scheloribates cf. badius (Ewing, 1908) Geographic Location and Habitats: QC: Mirabel municipality south of Belle-Rivière (Tousignant et al. 1988)., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 130, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Tousignant, S., Coderre, D. & Popovich, S. (1988) Effet du labour-hersage sur la mesofaune du sol en plantation de feuillus. Pedobiologia, 31, 283 - 291."]}

Tegoribates cf. americanus Hammer, 1958 Geographic Location and Habitats: AB: 35 km north of Fort McMurray (McAdams et al. 2018)., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 113, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Hammer, M. (1958) Investigations on the Oribatid Fauna of the Andes Mountains I. The Argentine and Bolivia. Biologiske Skrifter udgivet af Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, 10, 1 - 262.","McAdams, B. N., Quideau, S. A., Swallow, M. J. B. & Lumley, L. M. (2018) Oribatid mite recovery along a chronosequence of afforested boreal sites following oil sand mining. Forest Ecology and Management, 422, 281 - 193. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. foreco. 2018.04.034"]}

Anachipteria achipteroides australoides Jacot, 1938 Geographic Location and Habitats: BC: Coastal temperate rainforest (Lindo & Clayton 2011). Distribution: Nearctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 109, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Lindo, Z. & Clayton, M. (2011) Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of British Columbia In: Klinkenberg, B. (Ed.), 2011. E-Fauna BC: Electronic Atlas of the Fauna of British Columbia. The Oribatida of British Columbia. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Available from: www. efauna. bc. ca (accessed 19 March 2019)"]}

Zachvatkinella sp. Geographic Location and Habitats: BC: Vancouver Is., Walbran Valley (ZL, unpublished record). Superfamily Palaeacaroidea Family Palaeacaridae Genus Palaeacarus Trägårdh, 1932

Cosmochthonius sp. Geographic Location: BC: Osoyoos, Haynes Lease (Behan-Pelletier et al. 1987b); ON: 3 km south of Guelph (Broadbent & Tomlin 1979). Family Haplochthoniidae Genus Haplochthonius Willmann, 1930, Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 23, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Behan-Pelletier, V. (1987 b) Oribatida of the Haynes Lease Ecological Reserve, B. C. Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands Newsletter, 4, 4, 5.","Broadbent, A. B. & Tomlin, A. D. (1979) Species list of Acari recovered from soil of a Guelph cornfield and a London pasture. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Ontario, 110, 101 - 103.","Willmann, C. (1930) Neue und bemerkenswerte Oribatiden aus der Sammlung Oudemans. Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins zu Bremen, 28, 1 - 12., 16 figs."]}

Banksinoma sp. Geographic Location and Habitats: AK: (Behan 1978a); AB: Roy Berg Kinsella Research Ranch (Newton 2013); QC: Timmins54°60'N, 67°00'W (Behan 1978a); NB: Maritime Lowlands (Behan-Pelletier 2010); NS: Cape Breton Highlands NP (Behan-Pelletier 2010, Behan-Pelletier et al. 1987). Genus Oribella Berlese, 1908, Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on pages 94-95, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Behan, V. M. (1978 a) Diversity, distribution and feeding habits of North American arctic soil Acari. Ph. D. Thesis, McGill University, Montreal, 428 pp.","Behan-Pelletier, V. M., Lindquist, E. E. & Smith, I. M. (1987) Subclass Acari (mites and ticks). In: Lafontaine, J. D., Allyson, S., Behan-Pelletier, V. M., Borkent, A., Campbell, J. M., Hamilton, K. G. A., Martin, J. E. H. & Masner, L. (Eds.), The Insects, Spiders and Mites of Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Biosystematics Research Centre, Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, pp. 18 - 66.","Berlese, A. (1908) Elenco di generi e specie nouve di acari. Redia, 5, 1 - 16."]}

Beklemishevia sp. Geographic Locations and Habitats: ON: Windsor Airport, runway (CNC, unpublished record). Infraorder Enarthronota Superfamily Brachychthonioidea Family Brachychthoniidae Genus Brachychthonius Berlese, 1910, Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 13, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Berlese, A. (1910) Brevi diagnosi di generi e specie nuovi di Acari. Redia, 6, 346 - 388."]}

Suctobelba sp. Geographic Location and Habitats: BC: Mt. Cain, Amabilis fir ground specialist (Fagan et al. 2005); AB: Kananaskis Valley, Lodgepole pine litter (Powell & Skaley 1975); EMEND Site, White spruce and Trembling aspen litter (Lindo & Visser 2004); QC: Mont Tremblant (Behan et al. 1978); NS: Cape Breton Highlands NP (Behan-Pelletier 2010; Behan-Pelletier et al. 1987). Genus Suctobelbella Jacot, 1937, Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 96, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Fagan, L. L., Didham, R. K., Winchester, N. N., Behan-Pelletier, V., Clayton, M., Lindquist, E. & Ring, R. A. (2005) An experimental assessment of biodiversity and species turnover in terrestrial vs. canopy leaf litter. Oecologia, 147 (2), 335 - 347. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 00442 - 005 - 0262 - 6","Powell, J. M. & Skaley, L. S. (1975) Arthropods from forest litter under Lodgepole pine infected with comandra blister rust. Northern Forest Research Centre (Edmonton), Information Report NOR-X- 130, 33 pp.","Lindo, Z. & Visser, S. (2004) Forest floor microarthropod abundance and oribatid mite (Acari: Oribatida) composition following partial and clear-cut harvesting in the mixedwood boreal forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 34, 998 - 1006. https: // doi. org / 10.1139 / x 03 - 284","Behan-Pelletier, V. M., Lindquist, E. E. & Smith, I. M. (1987) Subclass Acari (mites and ticks). In: Lafontaine, J. D., Allyson, S., Behan-Pelletier, V. M., Borkent, A., Campbell, J. M., Hamilton, K. G. A., Martin, J. E. H. & Masner, L. (Eds.), The Insects, Spiders and Mites of Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Biosystematics Research Centre, Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, pp. 18 - 66."]}

Liochthonius spp. Geographic Location and Habitats: BC: North of Kamloops, Douglas fir litter (3 spp.) (Marshall 1979); Interior (Battigelli et al. 2004); Mt. Cain, forest floor under Amabilis fir (Fagan et al. 2005); Vancouver Is., Walbran Valley (4 spp.) (Lindo & Winchester 2006, 2007; Lindo et al. 2008; Lindo 2010); AB: Kananaskis, Lodgepole pine forest (McLean & Parkinson 1998); Lethbridge, fescue prairie (3 spp.) (Osler et al. 2008); MB: coniferous (Jack pine, Black spruce) forest litter (Oswald & Minty 1970); QC: Abitibi, boreal mixedwood forest (Déchêne & Buddle 2009, 2010); NB: peatlands (Behan-Pelletier & Bissett 1994); NS: Cape Breton Highlands NP (Behan-Pelletier 2010, Behan-Pelletier et al. 1987). Genus Mixochthonius Niedbała, 1972, Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on pages 16-17, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Marshall, V. G. (1979) Effects of the insectizide Diflubenzuron on soil mites of a dry forest zone in British Columbia. In: Rodriguez J. G. (Ed.), Recent Advances in Acarology, vol. 1, 129 - 134. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / B 978 - 0 - 12 - 592201 - 2.50024 - 5","Battigelli, J. P., Spence, J. R., Langor, D. W. & Berch, S. M. (2004) Short-term impact of forest soil compaction and organic matter removal on soil mesofauna density and oribatid mite diversity. Canadian Journal of Forestry Research, 34, 1136 - 1149. https: // doi. org / 10.1139 / x 03 - 267","Fagan, L. L., Didham, R. K., Winchester, N. N., Behan-Pelletier, V., Clayton, M., Lindquist, E. & Ring, R. A. (2005) An experimental assessment of biodiversity and species turnover in terrestrial vs. canopy leaf litter. Oecologia, 147 (2), 335 - 347. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 00442 - 005 - 0262 - 6","Lindo, Z. & Winchester, N. N. (2006) A comparison of microarthropod assemblages with emphasis on oribatid mites in canopy suspended soils and forest floors associated with ancient western redcedar trees. Pedobiologia, 50, 31 - 41. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. pedobi. 2005.09.002","McLean, M. A. & Parkinson, D. (1998) Impacts of the epigeic earthworm Dendrobaena octaedra on oribatid mite community diversity and microarthropod abundances in a forest floor: a mesocosm study. Applied Soil Ecology, 7, 125 - 136. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / S 0929 - 1393 (97) 00041 - 3","Osler, G. H. R., Harrison, L., Kanashiro, D. K. & Clapperton, M. J. (2008) Soil microarthropod assemblages under different arable crop rotations in Alberta, Canada. Applied Soil Ecology, 38, 71 - 78. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. apsoil. 2007.09.003","Oswald, E. T. & Minty, L. W. (1970) Acarine fauna in southeastern Manitoba: I - Forest soils. The Manitoba Entomologist, 4, 76 - 87.","Dechene, A. D. & Buddle, C. M. (2009) Effects of experimental forest harvesting on oribatid mite biodiversity. Forest Ecology and Management, 258, 1331 - 1341. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. foreco. 2009.06.033","Dechene, A. D. & Buddle, C. M. (2010) Decomposing logs increase oribatid mite assemblage diversity in mixedwood boreal forest. Biodiversity Conservation, 19, 237 - 256. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10531 - 009 - 9719 - y","Behan-Pelletier, V. M. & Bissett, B. (1994) Oribatida of Canadian peatlands. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 169, 73 - 88. https: // doi. org / 10.4039 / entm 126169073 - 1","Behan-Pelletier, V. M., Lindquist, E. E. & Smith, I. M. (1987) Subclass Acari (mites and ticks). In: Lafontaine, J. D., Allyson, S., Behan-Pelletier, V. M., Borkent, A., Campbell, J. M., Hamilton, K. G. A., Martin, J. E. H. & Masner, L. (Eds.), The Insects, Spiders and Mites of Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Biosystematics Research Centre, Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, pp. 18 - 66.","Niedbala, W. (1972) Catalogue of all known species of Brachychthoniidae (Acari, Oribatei). Acarologia, 14, 292 - 313."]}

Allosuctobelba sp. Geographic Location and Habitats: BC: Isaiah Creek study site (Lindo & Stevenson 2007); AB: ABMI Sites (Walter et al. 2014; Meehan et al. 2019); NL: between Corner Brook and Little Grand Lake, Balsam fir forests (Dwyer et al. 1997, 1998). Genus Rhinosuctobelba Woolley and Higgins, 1969, Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 96, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Lindo, Z. & Stevenson, S. K. (2007) Diversity and distribution of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) associated with arboreal and terrestrial habitats in Interior Cedar-Hemlock Forests, British Columbia, Canada. Northwest Science, 81 (4), 305 - 315. https: // doi. org / 10.3955 / 0029 - 344 X- 81.4.305","Walter, D. E., Latonas, S., Byers, K. & Lumley, L. M. (2014) Almanac of Alberta Oribatida Part I. Ver. 2.4. Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB. 542 pp. Available from: https: // www. royalalbertamuseum. ca / research / lifeSciences / invertebrateZoology / research. cfm (accessed 20 March 2019)","Meehan, M. L., Song, Z., Lumley, L. M., Cobb, T. P. & Proctor, H. (2019) Soil mites as bioindicators of disturbance in the boreal forest in northern Alberta, Canada: Testing taxonomic sufficiency at multiple taxonomic levels. Ecological Indicators, 102, 349 - 368. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. ecolind. 2019.02.043","Dwyer, E., Larson, D. J. & Thompson, I. D. (1997) Oribatida (Acari) in Balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L. )) forests of Western Newfoundland. The Canadian Entomologist, 129 (1), 151 - 170. https: // doi. org / 10.4039 / Ent 129151 - 1","Dwyer, E., Larson, D. J. & Thompson, I. D. (1998) Oribatid mite communities of old Balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L. )) forests of Western Newfoundland, Canada. Pedobiologia, 42 (4), 331 - 347."]}

Paraleius leahae Knee, 2017 Geographic Location: ON: Algonquin PP; NB: St. Stephen, Highway 1; Bayside; NS:Westfield, (44.40316, -64.97473); Turner and Turner Mill, West Northfield (Knee 2017). Habitats: On Dendroctonus valens and Hylastes porculus. Distribution: Canada., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 128, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Knee, W. (2017) A new Paraleius species (Acari, Oribatida, Scheloribatidae) associated with bark beetles (Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in Canada. ZooKeys, 667, 51 - 65. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 667.12104"]}

Liacarus bidentatus Ewing, 1918 Geographic Location: AK: Chugach Mtns, Kenai Peninsula (Behan 1978a); YT: Coast Mtns (Behan- Pelletier 1997b); NT: Mackenzie Delta (Behan 1978a); BC: (Woolley 1968); Upper Klanawa Mainline site, near Franklin River (Berch et al. 2001); Interior (Battigelli et al. 2004); Vancouver Is., Mt. Cain (Fagan et al. 2005). Habitats: tussock tundra; boreal forest litter; Amabilis fir litter. Distribution: Nearctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Behan, V. M. (1978 a) Diversity, distribution and feeding habits of North American arctic soil Acari. Ph. D. Thesis, McGill University, Montreal, 428 pp.","Berch, S., Baumbrough, B., Battigelli, J., Kroeger, P., Strub, N. & de Montigny, L. (2001) Preliminary assessment of selected soil organisms under different conifer species.. Ministry of Forests, Research Branch Laboratory, Victoria BC, Canada, Research Report, 20, 27 pp.","Battigelli, J. P., Spence, J. R., Langor, D. W. & Berch, S. M. (2004) Short-term impact of forest soil compaction and organic matter removal on soil mesofauna density and oribatid mite diversity. Canadian Journal of Forestry Research, 34, 1136 - 1149. https: // doi. org / 10.1139 / x 03 - 267","Fagan, L. L., Didham, R. K., Winchester, N. N., Behan-Pelletier, V., Clayton, M., Lindquist, E. & Ring, R. A. (2005) An experimental assessment of biodiversity and species turnover in terrestrial vs. canopy leaf litter. Oecologia, 147 (2), 335 - 347. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 00442 - 005 - 0262 - 6"]}

Furcoribula sp. Geographic Location: BC: Vancouver Is., Walbran Valley (Lindo et al. 2008). Family Gustaviidae Genus Gustavia Kramer, 1879, Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 74, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595

Euphthiracarus monyx Walker, 1965 Geographic Location and Habitats: BC: Upper Klanawa Mainline site, near Franklin River (Berch et al. 2001); Vancouver Is., Walbran Valley (Lindo & Winchester 2006; Lindo 2010). Habitats: temperate coniferous forest; Western redcedar litter. Distribution: Nearctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Berch, S., Baumbrough, B., Battigelli, J., Kroeger, P., Strub, N. & de Montigny, L. (2001) Preliminary assessment of selected soil organisms under different conifer species.. Ministry of Forests, Research Branch Laboratory, Victoria BC, Canada, Research Report, 20, 27 pp.","Lindo, Z. & Winchester, N. N. (2006) A comparison of microarthropod assemblages with emphasis on oribatid mites in canopy suspended soils and forest floors associated with ancient western redcedar trees. Pedobiologia, 50, 31 - 41. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. pedobi. 2005.09.002"]}

Megeremaeus cretaceous Sidorchuk and Behan-Pelletier, 2017 Geographic Location: AB: nr. Medicine Hat, amber inclusion, ca. 80my old (Sidorchuk & Behan-Pelletier2017). Distribution: Canada. Remarks: This species is extinct; its relationship with extant species of Megeremaeus is discussed in Sidorchuk & Behan-Pelletier (2017)., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 72, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Sidorchuk, E. A. & Behan-Pelletier, V. M. (2017) Megeremaeus cretaceous new species (Acari: Oribatida), the first oribatid mite from Canadian amber. The Canadian Entomologist, 149, 277 - 290. https: // doi. org / 10.4039 / tce. 2017.8"]}

Passalozetes californicus Wallwork, 1972 Geographic Location: BC: Osoyoos, Haynes Lease (Behan-Pelletier 1987b); AB: One Four Agriculture Canada Station, Lost River (Walter et al. 2014). Habitats: dry grassland with Purshia, Aristida, Bromus, Opuntia, Pinus, Agropyron. Distribution: Nearctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 105, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Wallwork, J. A. (1972) Mites and other microarthropods from the Joshua Tree National Monument, California. Journal of Zoology, London, 168, 91 - 105. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1469 - 7998.1972. tb 01340. x","Behan-Pelletier, V. (1987 b) Oribatida of the Haynes Lease Ecological Reserve, B. C. Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands Newsletter, 4, 4, 5.","Walter, D. E., Latonas, S., Byers, K. & Lumley, L. M. (2014) Almanac of Alberta Oribatida Part I. Ver. 2.4. Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB. 542 pp. Available from: https: // www. royalalbertamuseum. ca / research / lifeSciences / invertebrateZoology / research. cfm (accessed 20 March 2019)"]}

Ceratoppia tofinoensis Lindo, 2011 Geographic Location: BC: Vancouver Is., Sydney Inlet, Clayoquot Sound (49°30'N, 126°17'W), Moyeha Watershed, Clayoquot Sound (49°24'N, 125°54'W), Watta Watershed, Clayoquot Sound (49°27'N, 126°01'W), Tranquil Watershed, Clayquot Sound (49°12'N, 125°40'W); Upper Walbran Valley (Lindo 2011). Habitats: coastal rainforest arboreal specialist. Distribution: Nearctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 79, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595

Cepheus corae Jacot, 1928 Geographic Location: AK: Fairbanks, Fort Richardson; Anchorage (Hammer 1955a); Brooks Range; Fairbanks Region (Behan 1978a); YT: Richardson Mtns; Ogilvie Mtns; Yukon Tintina (Behan-Pelletier 1997b); BC: Interior (Battigelli et al. 2004); Walbran Valley (Lindo et al. 2008; Lindo 2010); AB: EMEND Site (Lindo & Visser 2004); QC: Abitibi (Déchêne & Buddle 2009, 2010); Timmins 54°60'N, 67°00'W (Behan 1978a); Gatineau Park (Pielou 1966; Pielou & Verma 1968); Mont Tremblant (Behan et al. 1978); Morgan Arboretum (Marshall 1968; Sylvain & Buddle 2010); St-Paulin (Doblas-Miranda et al. 2014); NL: between Corner Brook and Little Grand Lake (Dwyer et al. 1997, 1998). Habitats: boreal and temperate forest litter including Western redcedar, beech, Black spruce; Balsam fir forests; Polyporus bracket fungi. Distribution: Nearctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 62, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Jacot, A. P. (1928) Cepheus (Oribatoidea), especially in the eastern United States. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, 47, 262 - 271. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 3222178","Hammer, M. (1955 a) Alaskan oribatids. Acta Arctica, 7, 1 - 36.","Behan, V. M. (1978 a) Diversity, distribution and feeding habits of North American arctic soil Acari. Ph. D. Thesis, McGill University, Montreal, 428 pp.","Behan-Pelletier V. M. (1997 b) Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of the Yukon. In: Danks, H. V. & Downes, J. A. (Eds.), Insects of the Yukon. Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods), Ottawa, pp. 115 - 149.","Battigelli, J. P., Spence, J. R., Langor, D. W. & Berch, S. M. (2004) Short-term impact of forest soil compaction and organic matter removal on soil mesofauna density and oribatid mite diversity. Canadian Journal of Forestry Research, 34, 1136 - 1149. https: // doi. org / 10.1139 / x 03 - 267","Lindo, Z. & Visser, S. (2004) Forest floor microarthropod abundance and oribatid mite (Acari: Oribatida) composition following partial and clear-cut harvesting in the mixedwood boreal forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 34, 998 - 1006. https: // doi. org / 10.1139 / x 03 - 284","Dechene, A. D. & Buddle, C. M. (2009) Effects of experimental forest harvesting on oribatid mite biodiversity. Forest Ecology and Management, 258, 1331 - 1341. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. foreco. 2009.06.033","Dechene, A. D. & Buddle, C. M. (2010) Decomposing logs increase oribatid mite assemblage diversity in mixedwood boreal forest. Biodiversity Conservation, 19, 237 - 256. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10531 - 009 - 9719 - y","Pielou, D. P. & Verma, A. N. (1968) The arthropod fauna associated with the birch bracket fungus, Polyporus betulinus, in Eastern Canada. The Canadian Entomologist, 100, 1179 - 1199. https: // doi. org / 10.4039 / Ent 1001179 - 11","Marshall, V. G. (1968) Microarthropods from two Quebec woodland humus forms. III. The Sarcoptiformes (Acarina). Annals of the Entomological Society of Quebec, 13, 65 - 88.","Sylvain, Z. A. & Buddle, C. M. (2010) Effects of forest stand type on oribatid mite (Acari: Oribatida) assemblages in a southwestern Quebec forest. Pedobiologia, 53, 321 - 325. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. pedobi. 2010.03.001","Doblas-Miranda, E., Paquette, A. & Work, T. T. (2014) Intercropping trees' effect on soil oribatid diversity in agro-ecosystems. Agroforest Syst, 88, 671 - 678. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10457 - 014 - 9680 - y","Dwyer, E., Larson, D. J. & Thompson, I. D. (1997) Oribatida (Acari) in Balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L. )) forests of Western Newfoundland. The Canadian Entomologist, 129 (1), 151 - 170. https: // doi. org / 10.4039 / Ent 129151 - 1","Dwyer, E., Larson, D. J. & Thompson, I. D. (1998) Oribatid mite communities of old Balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L. )) forests of Western Newfoundland, Canada. Pedobiologia, 42 (4), 331 - 347."]}

Oribatella brevicornuta Jacot, 1934 Geographic Location: QC: Parc National du Mont-Orford; Mont Joli; Cedarville, Descente 20 (Behan- Pelletier 2011); Abitibi (Déchêne & Buddle 2009, 2010); NS: Cape Breton Highlands NP, Mackenzie Mountain (Behan-Pelletier 2011). Habitats: beech litter, some Lycopodium; litter under Hericium on fallen dead beech; boreal mixedwood forest. Distribution: Holarctic, Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Dechene, A. D. & Buddle, C. M. (2009) Effects of experimental forest harvesting on oribatid mite biodiversity. Forest Ecology and Management, 258, 1331 - 1341. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. foreco. 2009.06.033","Dechene, A. D. & Buddle, C. M. (2010) Decomposing logs increase oribatid mite assemblage diversity in mixedwood boreal forest. Biodiversity Conservation, 19, 237 - 256. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10531 - 009 - 9719 - y","Behan-Pelletier, V. M. (2011) Oribatella (Acari, Oribatida, Oribatellidae) of eastern North America. Zootaxa, 2973, 1 - 56. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 2973.1.1"]}

Jugatala tuberosa Ewing, 1913 Geographic Location: BC: Vancouver Is., Mt. Cain (Fagan et al. 2005); upper Carmanah Valley drainage, 48°44'N, 124°37'W; Campbell River, 49°55'N, 125°25'W, Montane Alternative Silviculture Systems site (Behan-Pelletier 2000). Habitats: Amabilis fir and Picea sitchensis canopy specialist. Distribution: Nearctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 138, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Ewing, H. E. (1913) Some new and curious Acarina from Oregon. Journal of Entomology and Zoology, 5, 123 - 136. + figs. 1 - 6. https: // doi. org / 10.1093 / jee / 6.5.404","Fagan, L. L., Didham, R. K., Winchester, N. N., Behan-Pelletier, V., Clayton, M., Lindquist, E. & Ring, R. A. (2005) An experimental assessment of biodiversity and species turnover in terrestrial vs. canopy leaf litter. Oecologia, 147 (2), 335 - 347. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 00442 - 005 - 0262 - 6","Behan-Pelletier, V. M. (2000) Ceratozetidae (Acari: Oribatida) of arboreal habitats. The Canadian Entomologist, 132, 153 - 182. https: // doi. org / 10.4039 / Ent 132153 - 2"]}

Diapterobates nr. sitnikovae Shaldybina, 1970 Geographic Location and Habitats: AK: Northern coastal plain; Atqasuk; Brooks Range; Fairbanks Region; Denali NP (Behan 1978a); AB: ABMI Sites (Walter et al. 2014)., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 136, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Shaldybina, E. S. (1970) Three new species of the genus Diapterobates Grandjean, 1936 (Oribatei, Ceratozetidae). Notes of the Gorky Pedagogical Institute, Biological Sciences Series, 114, 44 - 50. [in Russian]","Behan, V. M. (1978 a) Diversity, distribution and feeding habits of North American arctic soil Acari. Ph. D. Thesis, McGill University, Montreal, 428 pp.","Walter, D. E., Latonas, S., Byers, K. & Lumley, L. M. (2014) Almanac of Alberta Oribatida Part I. Ver. 2.4. Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB. 542 pp. Available from: https: // www. royalalbertamuseum. ca / research / lifeSciences / invertebrateZoology / research. cfm (accessed 20 March 2019)"]}

Galumna hudsoni Hammer, 1952 Geographic Location: MB: Churchill (Hammer 1952a); ON: Petawawa National Forestry Institute, Chalk River (Bird & Chatarpaul 1986). Habitats: tussock tundra; mixed conifer-hardwood forest. Distribution: Canada., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on pages 153-154, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Hammer, M. (1952 a) Investigations of the Microfauna of Northern Canada. Part I. Oribatidae. Acta Arctica, 4, 1 - 108.","Bird, G. A. & Chatarpaul, I. (1986) Effect of whole-tree and conventional forest harvest on soil microarthropods. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 64, 1986 - 1993. https: // doi. org / 10.1139 / z 86 - 299"]}

Camisia oregonae Colloff, 1993 Geographic Location and Habitats: BC: coastal temperate rainforest (Lindo & Clayton 2011). Distribution: Nearctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 41, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Colloff, M. J. (1993) A taxonomic revision of the oribatid mite genus Camisia (Acari: Oribatida). Journal of Natural History, 27, 1325 - 1408. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222939300770761","Lindo, Z. & Clayton, M. (2011) Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of British Columbia In: Klinkenberg, B. (Ed.), 2011. E-Fauna BC: Electronic Atlas of the Fauna of British Columbia. The Oribatida of British Columbia. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Available from: www. efauna. bc. ca (accessed 19 March 2019)"]}

Oribatella ewingi Behan-Pelletier and Walter, 2012 Geographic Location: BC: Vancouver Is., Smuggler's Cove PP; Manning PP; Osoyoos, Haynes Lease Reserve; Penticton, Madeline Lake (Behan-Pelletier & Walter 2012); AB: ABMI-996 (54.39379883, - 119.614182); ABMI-1231 (52.99143219, -117.452957) (Behan-Pelletier & Walter 2012); ABMI Sites (Walter et al. 2014). Habitats: Douglas fir and sassafras litter; Rhododendron litter; Heuchera litter; upper soil organic layers in mesic upland pine forest with Rhododendron and feathermoss. Distribution: Nearctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Behan-Pelletier, V. M. & Walter, D. E. (2012) Oribatella (Acari, Oribatida, Oribatellidae) of Western North America. Zootaxa, 3432 (1), 1 - 62. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3432.1.1","Walter, D. E., Latonas, S., Byers, K. & Lumley, L. M. (2014) Almanac of Alberta Oribatida Part I. Ver. 2.4. Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB. 542 pp. Available from: https: // www. royalalbertamuseum. ca / research / lifeSciences / invertebrateZoology / research. cfm (accessed 20 March 2019)"]}

Quatrobelba montana Norton, 1980 Geographic Location and Habitats: AB: Banff NP, coniferous forest litter (Norton 1980b); ABMI Sites; Moose Pasture Research Site (Walter et al. 2014); ABMI Sites (Meehan et al. 2019). Distribution: Nearctic. Genus Weigmannia Miko and Norton, 2010, Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 62, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Norton, R. A. (1980 b) Generic concepts in the Damaeidae (Acari, Oribatei). Part II. Acarologia, 21 (3 - 4), 496 - 513.","Walter, D. E., Latonas, S., Byers, K. & Lumley, L. M. (2014) Almanac of Alberta Oribatida Part I. Ver. 2.4. Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB. 542 pp. Available from: https: // www. royalalbertamuseum. ca / research / lifeSciences / invertebrateZoology / research. cfm (accessed 20 March 2019)","Meehan, M. L., Song, Z., Lumley, L. M., Cobb, T. P. & Proctor, H. (2019) Soil mites as bioindicators of disturbance in the boreal forest in northern Alberta, Canada: Testing taxonomic sufficiency at multiple taxonomic levels. Ecological Indicators, 102, 349 - 368. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. ecolind. 2019.02.043","Norton, R. A., Franklin, E. & Crossley, D. A. Jr. (2010) Scapheremaeus rodickae n. sp. (Acari: Oribatida: Cymbaeremaeidae) associated with temporary rock pools in Georgia, with key to Scapheremaeus species in eastern USA and Canada. Zootaxa, 2393, 1 - 16. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 2393.1.1"]}

Eremaeus grandis Hammer, 1952 Geographic Location: AK: Anaktuvuk Pass (Hammer 1955a); Brooks Range (Behan 1978a; Behan- Pelletier 1993b); YT: Richardson Mtns (Hammer 1952a; Behan-Pelletier 1993b); Coastal Plain; Ogilvie Mtns (Behan-Pelletier 1997b); NT: Mackenzie Delta subarctic (Behan 1978a). Habitats: Dryas meadow with wet sedge; Dryas and Silene acaulis on sandy river slope; Astragulus, Dryas, Vaccinium, Polygonum, Rhododendron litter on brown shale; Picea glauca, Alnus, Ribes litter. Distribution: western Nearctic; eastern Palaearctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 67, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Hammer, M. (1955 a) Alaskan oribatids. Acta Arctica, 7, 1 - 36.","Behan, V. M. (1978 a) Diversity, distribution and feeding habits of North American arctic soil Acari. Ph. D. Thesis, McGill University, Montreal, 428 pp.","Hammer, M. (1952 a) Investigations of the Microfauna of Northern Canada. Part I. Oribatidae. Acta Arctica, 4, 1 - 108.","Behan-Pelletier, V. M. (1993 b) Eremaeidae (Acari: Oribatida) of North America. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 168, 1 - 193. https: // doi. org / 10.4039 / entm 125168 fv","Behan-Pelletier V. M. (1997 b) Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of the Yukon. In: Danks, H. V. & Downes, J. A. (Eds.), Insects of the Yukon. Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods), Ottawa, pp. 115 - 149."]}

Liochthonius tuxeni Forsslund, 1957 Geographic Location: BC: Mainland, Interior (Battigelli et al. 2004). Habitats: coniferous forest litter. Distribution: Holarctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Forsslund, K. H. (1957) Notizen uber Oribatei (Acari) I. Arkiv for zoologi, (2), 10 (18), 583 - 593.","Battigelli, J. P., Spence, J. R., Langor, D. W. & Berch, S. M. (2004) Short-term impact of forest soil compaction and organic matter removal on soil mesofauna density and oribatid mite diversity. Canadian Journal of Forestry Research, 34, 1136 - 1149. https: // doi. org / 10.1139 / x 03 - 267"]}

Lanceoppia sp. Geographic Location: Canada: Hammer (1969). Genus Lasiobelba Aoki, 1959, Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 87, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Hammer, M. (1969) Oribatids found at plant quarantine stations in U. S. A. Videnskabelige Meddelelser Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, 132, 63 - 78.","Aoki, J. (1959) Die Moosmilben (Oribatei) aus Sudjapan. Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan, 21, 1 - 22."]}

Hololohmannia alaskensis Kubota and Aoki, 1998 Geographic Location: AK: Eagle Summit, 65°30'N, 145°W (Kubota & Aoki 1998). Habitat: alpine tundra from mosses, lichens and fern growing on rocks. Distribution: Alaska. Genus Perlohmannia Berlese, 1916, Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 25, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Kubota, T. & Aoki, J. (1998) Hololohmannia alaskensis from Alaska, representing a new genus and species of the family Perlohmanniidae (Acari: Oribatida). Edaphologia, 60, 17 - 21.","Berlese, A. (1916) Centuria prima di Acari nuovi. Redia, 12, 19 - 67."]}

Jornadia n. sp. Geographic Location and Habitats: BC: Interior, forest litter (Battigelli et al. 2004). Genus Lucoppia Berlese, 1908, Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 122, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Battigelli, J. P., Spence, J. R., Langor, D. W. & Berch, S. M. (2004) Short-term impact of forest soil compaction and organic matter removal on soil mesofauna density and oribatid mite diversity. Canadian Journal of Forestry Research, 34, 1136 - 1149. https: // doi. org / 10.1139 / x 03 - 267","Berlese, A. (1908) Elenco di generi e specie nouve di acari. Redia, 5, 1 - 16."]}

Hydrozetes parisiensis Grandjean, 1948 Geographic Location: AB: Moose Pasture Research Site (Walter et al. 2014). Habitats: aquatic species. Distribution: Holarctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 100, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Grandjean, F. (1948) Sur les Hydrozetes (Acariens) de l'Europe occidentale. Bulletin du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle (2 e ser.), 20, 328 - 335.","Walter, D. E., Latonas, S., Byers, K. & Lumley, L. M. (2014) Almanac of Alberta Oribatida Part I. Ver. 2.4. Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB. 542 pp. Available from: https: // www. royalalbertamuseum. ca / research / lifeSciences / invertebrateZoology / research. cfm (accessed 20 March 2019)"]}

Liochthonius muscorum Forsslund, 1964 Geographic Location: BC: Interior (Battigelli et al. 2004). Habitats: coniferous forest litter. Distribution: Holarctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 15, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Forsslund, K. H. (1964) Liochthonius muscorum n. sp. und L. lapponicus (Trag.) (Acari, Oribatei). Entomologisk Tidskrift, 85, 238 - 238.","Battigelli, J. P., Spence, J. R., Langor, D. W. & Berch, S. M. (2004) Short-term impact of forest soil compaction and organic matter removal on soil mesofauna density and oribatid mite diversity. Canadian Journal of Forestry Research, 34, 1136 - 1149. https: // doi. org / 10.1139 / x 03 - 267"]}

Rostrozetes foveolatus appalachicolus Jacot, 1938 Geographic Location: NS: Cape Breton Highlands NP (Behan-Pelletier 2010; Behan-Pelletier et al. 1987). Distribution: Nearctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Behan-Pelletier, V. M., Lindquist, E. E. & Smith, I. M. (1987) Subclass Acari (mites and ticks). In: Lafontaine, J. D., Allyson, S., Behan-Pelletier, V. M., Borkent, A., Campbell, J. M., Hamilton, K. G. A., Martin, J. E. H. & Masner, L. (Eds.), The Insects, Spiders and Mites of Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Biosystematics Research Centre, Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, pp. 18 - 66."]}

Diapterobates variabilis Hammer, 1955 Geographic Location: AK: Fort Richardson; Anchorage (Hammer 1955a); Cape Thompson (Watson et al. 1966); Northern and northwestern coastal plain (Behan 1978a); Brooks Range, Sukakpak Mountain; Cape Thompson; Norton Bay; Bethel; Bushkana River; Chugach Mtns, Blueberry Lake at Thompson Pass; Nunivak, National Wildlife Refuge (Behan 1978a; Behan-Pelletier 1985); Fairbanks (Block 1979); Elliott Highway Burn, (65°19'N, 149°06'W) (Thomas & McLean 1988); YT: Spring River (Behan-Pelletier 1985, 1997); NT: Tuktoyaktuk; Mackenzie Delta subarctic (Behan 1978a); NU, Keewatin, Henik Lake Lodge, 61°40'N, 97°25'W; Baffin Is., Pangnirtung (Behan 1978a; Behan & Hill 1978; Behan-Pelletier 1985); AB: ABMI Site (Walter et al. 2014); QC: Lac Ford; Leaf River, 59°38'N, 70°20'W (Behan-Pelletier 1985). Habitats: tussock tundra; taiga; dry subalpine meadow. Distribution: Holarctic., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 136, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Hammer, M. (1955 a) Alaskan oribatids. Acta Arctica, 7, 1 - 36.","Watson, D. G., Davis, J. J. & Hanson, W. C. (1966) Terrestrial invertebrates. In: Wilimovsky, N. J., & Wolfe, J. N. (Eds.), Environment of the Cape Thompson Region, Alaska. U. S. Atomic Energy Commission PNE- 4811, pp. 565 - 584.","Behan, V. M. (1978 a) Diversity, distribution and feeding habits of North American arctic soil Acari. Ph. D. Thesis, McGill University, Montreal, 428 pp.","Block, W. (1979) Cold tolerance of micro-arthropods from Alaskan Taiga. Ecological Entomology, 4, 103 - 110. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1365 - 2311.1979. tb 00566. x","Thomas, R. H. & McLean, S. E. (1988) Community structure in soil Acari along a latitudinal transect of tundra sites in Northern Alaska. Pedobiologia, 31 (1 - 2), 113 - 138.","Walter, D. E., Latonas, S., Byers, K. & Lumley, L. M. (2014) Almanac of Alberta Oribatida Part I. Ver. 2.4. Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB. 542 pp. Available from: https: // www. royalalbertamuseum. ca / research / lifeSciences / invertebrateZoology / research. cfm (accessed 20 March 2019)"]}

Megeremaeus kootenai Behan-Pelletier, 1990 Geographic Location: BC: Manning PP (Behan-Pelletier 1990); Isaiah Creek study site (Lindo & Stevenson 2007); AB: Kananaskis Country; Waterton Lakes NP (Behan-Pelletier 1990). Habitats: moss and bark of standing dead Douglas-fir; Leyzites fungus on spruce stump; under bark of spruce infested with Dendroctonus and Ips. Distribution: Canada., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 73, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Behan-Pelletier, V. M. (1990) Redefinition of Megeremaeus (Acari: Megeremaeidae) with description of new species and nymphs of M. montanus Higgins and Woolley. The Canadian Entomologist, 122, 875 - 900. https: // doi. org / 10.4039 / Ent 122875 - 9","Lindo, Z. & Stevenson, S. K. (2007) Diversity and distribution of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) associated with arboreal and terrestrial habitats in Interior Cedar-Hemlock Forests, British Columbia, Canada. Northwest Science, 81 (4), 305 - 315. https: // doi. org / 10.3955 / 0029 - 344 X- 81.4.305"]}

Trhypochthonius cf. nigricans Willmann, 1928 Geographic Location: AB: ABMI sites (Walter et al. 2014)., Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 51, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Willmann, C. (1928) Neue Oribatiden I. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 76 (1 - 2), 1 - 5.","Walter, D. E., Latonas, S., Byers, K. & Lumley, L. M. (2014) Almanac of Alberta Oribatida Part I. Ver. 2.4. Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB. 542 pp. Available from: https: // www. royalalbertamuseum. ca / research / lifeSciences / invertebrateZoology / research. cfm (accessed 20 March 2019)"]}

Metrioppia walbranensis Lindo, 2015 Geographic Location: BC: Vancouver Is., Upper Walbran Valley; Avatar Grove near Port Renfrew (48°36'N, 124°26'W); Caycuse (48°53'N, 124°21'W) (Lindo 2015). Habitats: moss and litter habitats in old-growth temperate rainforests, predominantly from forest litter under Western redcedar and from a suspended soil habitat. Distribution: Canada. Genus Paenoppia Woolley and Higgins, 1965, Published as part of Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Lindo, Zoë, 2019, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska, pp. 1-180 in Zootaxa 4666 (1) on page 80, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4666.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4000595, {"references":["Higgins, H. G. & Woolley, T. A. (1965) A new genus of moss mites from northwestern United States (Acari: Oribatei, Eremaeidae). Pan-Pacific Entomology, 41, 259 - 262."]}