Mite species (Acari: Mesostigmata) new and rare to Polish fauna, inhabiting the soil of broadleaved forests dominated by small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata Mill.) in Kwidzyn Forest District (N Poland)
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Keywords

Acari
Mesostigmata
new species
rare species
Polish fauna

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FALEŃCZYK-KOZIRÓG, K., MARQUARDT, T., & KACZMAREK, S. (2015). Mite species (Acari: Mesostigmata) new and rare to Polish fauna, inhabiting the soil of broadleaved forests dominated by small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata Mill.) in Kwidzyn Forest District (N Poland). Biological Letters, 51(1), 3–6. https://doi.org/10.1515/biolet-2015-0001

Abstract

During a two-year study on mites of the order Mesostigmata in broadleaved forest stands dominated by small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata Mill.), 117 mite species were identified. Among them, 3 had been so far rarely recorded in Poland (Haemogamasus nidi, Stylochirus rovenensis and Eugamasus crassitarsis) and 2 were classified as new to the Polish fauna (Veigaia sibirica and Digamasellus perpusillus).

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