Mesostigmatic Mites Associated with Coleoptera and Biodiversity Calculation of These Mites Phoretic on Dung Beetles in Golestan Province (North of Iran)

Abstract

Fauna of mesostigmatic mites associated with Coleoptera and biodiversity of these mites phoretic on dung beetles were studied in Golestan province (north of Iran). This research was carried out during 2008- 2010. During this period, different beetles were collected from different parts of the province and then examined carefully. Totally 37 species of mesotigmatic mites from 21 genera, 12 families and 7 superfamilies were removed and identified from 16 different host species of Coleoptera. The mites'species were as follows: Diplogyniidae (Celaenopsoidea): Weiseronyssus persicus Kazemi, Klompen & Moraza, 2008; Uropodidae (Uropodoidea): Uropoda copridis (Oudemans, 1916); Trematuridae (Uropodoidea): Trichouropoda elegans (Kramer, 1882), Nenteria stammeri Hirschmann & Zirngiebl-Nicol, 1962; Urodinychidae (Uropodoidea): Uroobovella fimicola (Berlese, 1903), Uroobovella marginata (C.L. Koch, 1839); Eviphididae (Eviphidoidea): Metacryptoseius persicus Kazemi & Moraza, 2008, Copriphis cf. Meyeri, Scarabaspis inexpectatus (Oudemans, 1903), Alliphis cf. Scarabaeorum, Alliphis sp.; Macrochelidae (Eviphidoidea): Macrocheles glaber (J. Muller, 1860), Macrocheles merdarius (Berlese, 1889), Macrocheles insignitus Berlese, 1918, Macrocheles robustulus Berlese, 1904, Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli, 1772), Macrocheles scutatus (Berlese, 1904), Macrocheles subbadius (Berlese, 1904), Macrocheles cf. vernalis, Glyptholaspis americana (Berlese, 1888), Glyptholaspis confusa (Foa, 1900), Neopodocinum caputmedusae (Berlese, 1908); Pachylaelapidae (Eviphidoidea): Pachylaelaps pectinifer (G. & R. Canestrini, 1881); Laelapidae (Dermanyssoidea): Coleolaelaps costai Joharchi & Halliday, 2011, Gaeolaelaps nolli Karg, 1965, Gaeolaelaps aculeifer (G. Canestrini, 1884), Pneumolaelaps lubrica Voigts & Oudemans, 1904, Hypoaspis phyllognathi Costa, 1971; Halolaelapidae (Rhodacaroidea): Halolaelaps sexclavatus (Oudemans, 1902), Halolaelaps sp.; Parasitidae (Parasitoidea): Parasitus coleoptratorum (Linnaeus, 1758), Parasitus cf. kempersi, Parasitus fimetorum (Berlese, 1903), Parasitus cf. copridis, Parasitus sp.; Ascidae (Ascoidea): Anystipalpus livshitsi (Eidelberg, 1989); Ameroseiidae (Ascoidea): Ameroseius sp. This is the first record of Nenteria stammeri from Iran. In the second part of the project, for biodiversity calculation of Mesostigmata phoretic on dung beetles different samplings were conducted in livestock dung (including cattle, horse and sheep dung and also poultry manure). A sample unit area of 20×20×10 cm (the length and the width were 20cm and the height was 10cm) was selected. The results were 3 obtained by using the formula of Simpson index. Totally, the greatest number of biodiversity was obtained in cattle dung on Euonthophagus gibbosus (Scriba, 1790).