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New records of mites (Arachnida: Acari) from Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Christopher G. Majka ,
Valerie Behan-Pelletier ,
Daria Bajerlein ,
Jerzy Błoszyk ,
Gerald W. Krantz ,
Zoe Lucas ,
Barry OConnor  and
Ian M. Smith
Christopher G. Majka*
Affiliation:
Nova Scotia Museum, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6
Valerie Behan-Pelletier
Affiliation:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
Daria Bajerlein
Affiliation:
Adam Mickiewicz University, Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Umultowska 89, Poznan 61-614, Poland
Jerzy Błoszyk
Affiliation:
Adam Mickiewicz University, Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Umultowska 89, Poznan 61-614, Poland
Gerald W. Krantz
Affiliation:
Oregon State University, Department of Zoology, Cordley 3029, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-2914, United States of America
Zoe Lucas
Affiliation:
Nova Scotia Museum, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2G5
Barry OConnor
Affiliation:
University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology, 1109 Geddes Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1079, United States of America
Ian M. Smith
Affiliation:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca).
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Abstract

The first investigations of the mite fauna of Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, are reported. Fourteen species have been found. Uropoda orbicularis (Müller) (Uropodidae) and Scarabaspis inexpectatus (Oudemans) (Eviphididae) are newly recorded for North America, Macrocheles nemerdarius Krantz and Whitaker (Macrochelidae) is newly recorded for Canada, and Trichoribates striatus Hammer (Ceratozetidae) is recorded for the first time south of the subarctic zone. Colonization, dispersal, and the zoogeographic origins of the fauna are discussed in the context of the biological, geological, and human history of the island.

Résumé

Cet article présente les premières investigations de la faune acarienne de l'Île de Sable en Nouvelle-Écosse au Canada. On a trouvé 14 espèces. On signale le Uropoda orbicularis (Müller) (Uropodidae) et le Scarabaspis inexpectatus (Oudemans) (Eviphididae) pour la première fois en Amérique du Nord, le Macrocheles nemerdarius Krantz et Whitaker (Macrochelidae) pour la première fois au Canada et le Trichoribates striatus Hammer (Ceratozetidae) pour la première fois au sud de la zone subarctique. La colonisation, la dispersion et les origines zoogéographiques de cette faune sont abordées dans le contexte de l'histoire biologique, géologique et humaine de l'île.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 139 , Issue 5 , October 2007 , pp. 690 - 699
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2007

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