Species Liochthonius simplex (Forsslund, 1942)

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• Brachychthonius simplex Forsslund, K.H. 1942. Schwedische Oribatei (Acari). I. Arkiv för Zoologi 34A(10): 1-11.

Introduction

Marshall et al. (1987) recorded Liochthonius brevis (Michael, 1888) from Australia. This observation was based on the record of Brachychthonius cf. perpusillus (Berlese, 1910) from Australia by Womersley (1945), and the fact that B. perpusillus was considered to be a synonym of L. brevis. However, Womersley's identification of B. perpusillus was only tentative, and Lee (1982) considered that the Womersley specimens were actually Liochthonius simplex (Forsslund, 1942), and not L. perpusillus or L. brevis.

General References

Berlese, A. 1910. Acari nuovi. Manipulus V, VI. Redia. Giornale di entomologia, Firenze 6: 199-234 pls XVIII-XXI

Colloff, M.J. & Halliday, R.B. 1998. Oribatid Mites: A Catalogue of the Australian Genera and Species. Melbourne : CSIRO Publications. (as Liochthonius simplex)

Lee, D.C. 1982. Sarcoptiformes (Acari) of South Australian soils. 3. Arthronotina (Cryptostigmata). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 18: 327-359 (as Liochthonius simplex)

Marshall, V.G., Reeves, R.M. & Norton, R.A. 1987. Catalogue of the Oribatida (Acari) of continental United States and Canada. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada 139: 1-418 (as Liochthonius brevis)

Michael, A.D. 1888. British Oribatidae. London : Ray Society Vol. II pp. i–xi + 337–657 + Plates XXV–LIV.

Subias, L.S February 2011. Listado sistemático, sinonímico y biogeográfico de los ácaros oribátidos (Acariformes: Oribatida) del mundo (excepto fósiles). Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain. http://www.ucm.es/info/zoo/Artropodos/Catalogo.pdf [date of access 1 October 2011] (as Liochthonius simplex)

Subias, L.S. 2004. Listado sistemático, sinonímico y biogeográfico de los ácaros oribátidos (Acariformes, Oribatida) del mundo (1758-2002). Graellsia 60 (Supplement): 3–305 (as Liochthonius simplex)

Weigmann, G. 2006. Hornmilben (Oribatida). Keltern : Goecke & Evers pp. 520. (as Liochthonius simplex)

Womersley, H. 1945. Australian Acarina. The genera Brachychthonius Berl. & Cosmochthonius Berl. (Hypochthonidae - Oribatoidea). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 8: 219-223 (as Brachychthonius cf. perpusillus)

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