Echiniscus blumi Richters 1903

13. Echiniscus blumi Richters, 1903 [T] [m]

Echiniscus blumi (Ramløv & Kristensen 1985)

Echiniscus (Echiniscus) blumi Richters, 1903 (Séméria 1986)

Terra typica: Svalbard (Spitsbergen)

Israel and Palestinian National Authority:

• 31°42′N, 35°12′E; 800 m asl: Judean Mountains, Bethlehem, steppe, semi-arid climate, moss (Bryum sp.) on rock. Rahm (1936)

Libya:

• 32°29′N, 20°50′E; 350 m asl: Marj District, Barce [Marj], moss. Pilato & Pennisi (1976)

Morocco:

• 33°31′N, 05°07′W; 1,650 m asl: Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Ras al Ma [Res el Ma], mosses and lichens on trees (Cedrus) and rocks. Séméria (1986)

• 33°27′N, 05°13′W; 1,250 m asl: Meknès-Tafilalet Region, ca. 30 [60] km S of Meknes, Azrou, mosses and lichens. Séméria (1986)

• 33°04′N, 05°00′W; 2,000 m asl [2,100 m asl]: Meknès-Tafilalet Region, near Aguelmane de Si-Ali (Col du Zad) [Aguelmame Sidi Ali lake], scattered basalt blocks (lava field) lying on the shores of the lake, mosses on basalt blocks. Ramløv & Kristensen (1985)

• 32°25′N, 05°13′W; 1,750 m asl: Meknès-Tafilalet Region, S of Azrou, cedar forest, moss on basalt boulders in the forest glade. Ramløv & Kristensen (1985)

• 31°06′N, 07°55′W; 2,300–2,500 m asl: Tadla-Azilal Region, path to the Jebel Toubkal, scattered tussock vegetation, moss on basalt and mica slate. Ramløv & Kristensen (1985)

• 30°27′N, 07°32′W; 1,850 m asl: Souss-Massa-Drâa Region, Tizi-n-Taghatine, sparse vegetation, mosses and lichens on isolated basalt cliffs. Ramløv & Kristensen (1985)

Tunisia:

• 36°46′N, 08°41′E; 650 m asl: Jendouba Governorate, surroundings of Ain Draham [Ayn Drahim]. Binda & Pilato (1987)

Record numbers. Israel and Palestinian National Authority: 1, Libya: 1, Morocco: 6, Tunisia: 1; total: 9.

Remarks. This species is believed to be almost cosmopolitan, however, the locus typicus is in the Arctic and most of the records are from the Northern Hemisphere (Europe and North America) (McInnes 1994). Echiniscus blumi should perhaps be considered Holarctic, with records from other parts of the world requiring confirmation (Kaczmarek et al. 2015).