Published September 6, 2019 | Version v1
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Megeremaeus cretaceous Sidorchuk and Behan-Pelletier 2017

Description

Megeremaeus cretaceous Sidorchuk and Behan-Pelletier, 2017

Geographic Location: AB: nr. Medicine Hat, amber inclusion, ca. 80my old (Sidorchuk & Behan-Pelletier 2017).

Distribution: Canada.

Remarks: This species is extinct; its relationship with extant species of Megeremaeus is discussed in Sidorchuk & Behan-Pelletier (2017).

Notes

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

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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