Ácaros Mesostigmata (Acari, Mesostigmata) de hábitats seleccionados de La Gomera (islas Canarias, España)

M. L. Moraza; M. A. Peña

doi:10.3989/graellsia.2005.v61.i1.9

Mesostigmatic mites (Acari, Mesostigmata) in selected habitats of La Gomera (Canary Islands, Spain)

Authors

M. L. Moraza Departamento de Zoología y Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Navarra
M. A. Peña Área de Medio Ambiente del Cabildo de Gran Canaria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/graellsia.2005.v61.i1.9

Keywords:

Acari, Mesostigmata, biodiversity, inventory, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain

Abstract

The study of 47 samples from different habitats on La Gomera (Canary Islands), reveals 43 species representing 13 families from the order Mesostigmata. Most species were members of the families Ascidae (11 species) and Laelapidae (9), followed by Macrochelidae and Pachylaelapidae (7 species). The most abundant species (abundance of 9% or greater) found in the collected material are: Gamasiphis pulchellus (Berlese, 1887), Gamasellodes bicolour (Berlese, 1918), Veigaia planicola Berlese, 1892 and Pseudoparasitus dentatus (Halbert, 1920). The species found in the largest number of samples were Uropoda misella (Berlese, 1916) and G. bicolour (21%), V. planicola (19%) and Holoparasitus Oudemans sp. (17%). Fayal-heather and laurisilva, with 36 species, provided the most diverse habitat; 9 species are associated with Erica arborea L., 9 species with Geranium canariensis Reut. and 9 with Sideritis lotsyi (Pitard).

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2005-06-30

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Moraza ML, Peña MA. Mesostigmatic mites (Acari, Mesostigmata) in selected habitats of La Gomera (Canary Islands, Spain). Graellsia [Internet]. 2005Jun.30 [cited 2024Jul.22];61(1):109-14. Available from: https://graellsia.revistas.csic.es/index.php/graellsia/article/view/9

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Vol. 61 No. 1 (2005)

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