Leiodinychus orbicularis (C.L. Koch, 1839) in bat boxes in Poland

Leiodinychus orbicularis (C.L. Koch, 1839) in bat boxes in Poland

The presented studies are the first one on the occurrence of mites in bat boxes and focuses on Uropodina (Acari: Mesostigmata). Investigation was carried out in Western Poland in October 2015. Guano was collected from 58 bat boxes occupied by 10 species of bats. Excrements from particular bat boxes...

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Main Authors: Jerzy Błoszyk, Tomasz Rutkowski, Grzegorz Wojtaszyn, Zofia Książkiewicz-Parulska, Michał Zacharyasiewicz, Agnieszka Napierała
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: TMKarpinski Publisher, Tomasz M. Karpiński 2020-05-01
Series:European Journal of Biological Research
Subjects:
Bats
Guano
Leiodinychus orbicularis
Nidicolous species
Online Access:http://www.journals.tmkarpinski.com/index.php/ejbr/article/view/258
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Summary:The presented studies are the first one on the occurrence of mites in bat boxes and focuses on Uropodina (Acari: Mesostigmata). Investigation was carried out in Western Poland in October 2015. Guano was collected from 58 bat boxes occupied by 10 species of bats. Excrements from particular bat boxes were placed separately in string bags and transported to the laboratory. The extracted fauna was preserved in 75% ethanol and mites were identified with stereoscopic light microscope. The study revealed only one species of Uropodina mite on bat guano in the studied bat boxes, namely Leiodinychus orbicularis (C.L. Koch, 1839). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3835917
ISSN:2449-8955

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