Dinychus

P. Kramer, 1886

Dinychus is a of in the Dinychidae, Mesostigmata. The genus was established by Kramer in 1886. have been recorded from northern regions including Canada, Alaska, and Scandinavia. A 1989 description of Dinychus ruseki from Canada noted close morphological similarity to D. micropunctatus from Alaska, suggesting possible ecospecies relationships.

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Distribution

Recorded from Canada (British Columbia), Alaska (USA), Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Northern temperate to subarctic distribution pattern.

Similar Taxa

  • Dinychus micropunctatusClosely related from Alaska; D. ruseki from Canada may constitute an ecospecies with this based on morphological similarity and geographic proximity

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