title: First Canadian record of the water mite Thermacarus nevadensis Marshall, 1928 (Arachnida: Acariformes: Hydrachnidiae: Thermacaridae) from hot springs in British Columbia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Thermacarus nevadensis Marshall, 1928 is an uncommonly collected mite associated with hot spring environments in the western United States. Information on its distribution and ecology are incomplete.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this paper, we report Thermacarus nevadensis from northern British Columbia. These records represent the first of Thermacaridae from Canada, the most northern records of this species in North America, and the most northern records for the family globally. We also provide short notes and images of the habitats in which specimens have been collected in Canada.
authors.affiliation: British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Species Conservation Science Unit, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heron
authors.affiliation: Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Regina, Canada.
authors.forename: Cory
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sheffield
keywords: Acari; British Columbia; Canada; DNA barcode; Hot springs; Thermacaridae