Records of phoretic mesostigmatid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) on beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Cerambycidae, Elateridae, Erotylidae, Scolytinae) in the Białowieża Primeval Forest

Abstract

Nine species of phoretic mesostigmatid mites are recorded on twelve species of beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Cerambycidae, Elateridae, Erotylidae, Scolytinae). The most numerous species of insects on which mites were found were Carabus granulatus (91 specimens of mites) and Plagionotus detritus (67). The most numerous mites were Iphidosoma fimetarium (100 specimens) and Trichouropoda sociata (77).