On the Fauna of Gamasid Mites of the Genera Anystipalpus and Antennoseius (Mesostigmata, Ascidae) of the Eastern Ukraine
The local fauna of mites of the genera Anystipalpus and Antennoseius in “Streltsovskaya steppe” branch of Lugansk Nature Reserve was studied. The aspects of phoresy mites on carabids and the quantitative data of phoresy are reviewed. 334 specimens of 36 carabid species were examined. Seven species o...
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UDC 595.422(477)
ON THE FAUNA OF GAMASID MITES OF THE GENERA
ANYSTIPALPUS AND ANTENNOSEIUS (MESOSTIGMATA,
ASCIDAE) OF THE EASTERN UKRAINE
V. A. Trach
I. I. Mechnikovaz Odessa National University,
Shampanskij al., 2, Odessa, 65058 Ukraine
E-mail: listoed@rambler.ru
On the Fauna of Gamasid Mites of the Genera Anystipalpus and Antennoseius (Mesostigmata, Ascidae) of
the Eastern Ukraine. Trach V. A. — The local fauna of mites of the genera Anystipalpus and Antennoseius
in “Streltsovskaya steppe” branch of Lugansk Nature Reserve was studied. The aspects of phoresy mites
on carabids and the quantitative data of phoresy are reviewed. 334 specimens of 36 carabid species were
examined. Seven species of mites of these genera (Anystipalpus livshitsi, A. stepposus, Antennoseius bul-
litus, A. dungeri, A. kamalii, A. pannonicus, A. ponticus) were found on 16 species of carabids. A. kamalii
are recorded for the first time for Europe and Ukraine. A. livshitsi collected from 13 species of carabids,
other species of mites were found on 1–6 species of beetles. The index of dominance of certain species
of mites is 0.2–81.4 %, the index of occurrence — 0.4–20.6 %. The maximum values of the intensity of
mites invasion (phoresy) was observed for A. livshitsi (8.0) and A. bullitus (8.2). Up to 72 mite specimens
were observed on one specimen of beetle. Simultaneous phoresy (synphoresy) of mites of these genera
are registered for the first time. It is suggested that mites are weakly associated with certain taxa of
ground beetles, and more associated with certain size group of carabids and probably with their habitats.
Key wo rd s: Mesostigmata, Anystipalpus, Antennoseius, Ukraine, phoresy, Carabidae.
Ê ôàóíå ãàìàçîâûõ êëåùåé ðîäîâ Anystipalpus è Antennoseius (Mesostigmata, Ascidae) Âîñòî÷íîé
Óêðàèíû. Òðà÷ Â. À. — Èçó÷åíà ëîêàëüíàÿ ôàóíà êëåùåé ðîäîâ Antennoseius è Anystipalpus íà
òåððèòîðèè îòäåëåíèÿ «Ñòðåëüöîâñêàÿ ñòåïü» Ëóãàíñêîãî ïðèðîäíîãî çàïîâåäíèêà. Ðàññìî-
òðåíû îñîáåííîñòè ôîðåçèè êëåùåé íà æóêàõ-æóæåëèöàõ è êîëè÷åñòâåííûå ïîêàçàòåëè ôîðå-
çèè. Èçó÷åíî 334 ýêç. æóæåëèö 36 âèäîâ. Íà 16 âèäàõ æóæåëèö âûÿâëåíî 7 âèäîâ êëåùåé ýòèõ
ðîäîâ (Anystipalpus livshitsi, A. stepposus, Antennoseius bullitus, A. dungeri, A. kamalii, A. pannonicus,
A. ponticus). Âïåðâûå äëÿ ôàóíû Óêðàèíû è Åâðîïû îòìå÷àåòñÿ A. kamalii. A. livshitsi áûë ñîáðàí
íà 13 âèäàõ æóæåëèö, äðóãèå âèäû êëåùåé îáíàðóæåíû íà 1–6 âèäàõ æóêîâ. Èíäåêñ äîìèíèðî-
âàíèÿ îòäåëüíûõ âèäîâ êëåùåé ñîñòàâëÿë 0,2–81,4 %, èíäåêñ âñòðå÷àåìîñòè — 0,4–20,6 %. Ìàê-
ñèìàëüíûå çíà÷åíèÿ èíäåêñà èíâàçèè (ôîðåçèè) íàáëþäàëèñü ó A. livshitsi (8,0) è A. bullitus (8,2).
Íà îäíîì ýêçåìïëÿðå æóêà îòìå÷åíî äî 72 ýêç. êëåùåé. Âïåðâûå çàðåãèñòðèðîâàíà ñîâìåñòíàÿ
ôîðåçèÿ êëåùåé äàííûõ ðîäîâ. Ñäåëàíî ïðåäïîëîæåíèå, ÷òî êëåùè ñëàáî ñâÿçàíû ñ êîíêðåòíû-
ìè òàêñîíàìè æóêîâ-æóæåëèö, à áîëüøå ñâÿçàíû ñ êîíêðåòíûìè ðàçìåðíûìè ãðóïïàìè æóæå-
ëèö è, âîçìîæíî, èõ ìåñòàìè îáèòàíèÿ.
Êëþ÷åâûå ñëîâà: Mesostigmata, Anystipalpus, Antennoseius, Óêðàèíà, ôîðåçèÿ, Carabidae.
Introduction
Taxonomic position of the genera Anystipalpus Berlese, 1911 and Antennoseius Berlese, 1916 was a subject
of discussion for a long time. Anystipalpus and Antennoseius were considered by most authors worldwide to be
members of the family Ascidae currently (Lindquist, Moraza, 2009; Lindquist et al., 2009). This family com-
prises 17 genera and 338 species (Beaulieu et al., 2011) worldwide. Ascid mites occur in soil-litter habitats,
compost, under tree bark, bracket fungi. Many species and genera are closely associated with arthropods. Most
species of the family are predators, but some are mycophagous (Gwiazdowicz, 2007; Lindquist et al., 2009).
The genera Anystipalpus and Antennoseius are similar in morphology (by the presence of two dorsal
shields, chaetotaxy of legs, absence of prominent posterolateral tubercles on opisthonotal shield, absence of
pretarsus and claws on the legs I in most species) and biology (phoresy on insects). These genera together
include about 65–70 species. Probably, some Antennoseius species must be transferred to the genus Anystipal-
pus. Mites of these genera were reported from soil-litter habitats (soil, moss, humus, salt marshes, and nests
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of rodents), females of many species are phoretic under the elytra of carabid beetles and very rarely on other
insects (earwigs, leaf beetles). Some species are found both on insects and in the soil. Some Nearctic species of
the subgenus Vitzthumia Thor, 1930 of the genus Antennoseius and some Palaearctic species of the nominative
subgenus show dimorphism of free-living edaphic and phoretic females (Lindquist, Walter, 1989; Beaulieu et
al., 2008; personal observations). This suggests the presence of conspecific forms of mites and synonymy in
this genera.
Fauna of the genera Anystipalpus and Antennoseius of Ukraine is rich and studied in comparison with
the faunas of other world countries due to researches several acarologists, especially M. M. Eidelberg. Cur-
rently, 3 species of the genus Anystipalpus and 17 species of the genus Antennoseius are known to occur in
Ukraine: Anystipalpus livshitsi (Eidelberg, 1989), A. percicola Berlese, 1911, A. stepposus Trach, 2012, Anten-
noseius (Vitzthumia) multisetus Eidelberg, 2000, A. (V.) ovaliscutalis Eidelberg, 2000, A. (s. str.) avius (Karg,
1976), A. (s. str.) bacatus Athias-Henriot, 1961, A. (s. str.) borussicus Sellnick, 1945, A. (s. str.) bullitus
Karg, 1969, A. (s. str.) dungeri Karg, 1965, A. (s. str.) longisetosus Eidelberg, 2000, A. (s. str.) maltzevi Ei-
delberg, 1994, A. (s. str.) masoviae Sellnick, 1943, A. (s. str.) ponticus Tratsch et Makarova, 2008, A. (s. str.)
pseudospinosus Eidelberg, 1990, A. (s. str.) sharonovi Eidelberg, 1989, A. (s. str.) vysotskajae Skljar, 1994
(Bregetova, 1977; Balan; 1980; Eidelberg, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2000; Sklyar, 1994, 2001; Trach, Makarova,
2008; Trach, 2012).
Most of the publications about genera Anystipalpus and Antennoseius are the descriptions of new species.
Information about phoresy on the beetles, particularly about their phoronts species, about quantitative data of
phoresy, etc. is occasional.
The aim of this work was to study the local fauna of mites of the genera Anystipalpus and Antennoseius
(on example of “Streltsovskaya steppe” branch of Lugansk Nature Reserve), and aspects of phoresy mites on
carabid beetles. The quantitative data of phoresy mites of the genera Antennoseius and Anystipalpus considered
for the first time.
Material and methods
Carabid beetles were collected in July 2010 in the «Streltsovskaya steppe» branch of Lugansk Nature
Reserve (vicinity of Krinichnoe village, Melovskoj district, Lugansk Region; 49°18ђ N 40°-+05ђ E). Most of
the beetles were sampled using an UV lamp (mercury tungsten blended lamp or mercury vapor lamp), some
specimens were collected using Barber traps. Ground beetles transferred into vials containing 70 % ethyl
alcohol, later they were examined with aid of a microscope MBS–9. A total of 334 specimens of 36 carabid
species were examined for mites. Most mites were located on the inner side of the elytra of beetles and, rarely,
in the folds of the wings or on the tergites. Collected mites were mounted on slides in Hoyer’s medium.
80 permanent preparations of 562 mite specimens were made. Morphology of mites was studied with aid of a
stereomicroscope Mikmed-1 Lomo with binocular head AU–12. Microslides are deposited in the collections
of the Department of Zoology, I. I. Mechnikov Odessa National University, host beetles in the author’s
collection and the collection of Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, NAS of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine). The
quantitative data of phoresy (the index of dominance, the index of occurrence, and the intensity of invasion
(phoresy)) was derived by Beklemishev (1961). Carabids taxonomy follows Kryzhanovskij et al. (1995).
Results and discussion
Seven species of mites of the genera Anystipalpus and Antennoseius were found on
334 specimens of carabid beetles.
Mites were found on 16 species of carabids (the number of recorded species of mites
indicated in parentheses): Amara consularis (Duftschmid, 1812) (3), Curtonotus aulicus
(Panzer, 1797) (1), Calathus fuscipes (Goeze, 1777) (2), C. halensis (Schaller, 1783)
(1), Harpalus anxius (Duftschmid, 1812) (1), H. atratus Latreille, 1804 (1), H. calceatus
(Duftschmid, 1812) (4), H. caspius (Steven, 1806) (1), H. distinguendus (Duftschmid,
1812) (2), H. froelichi Sturm, 1818 (4), H. griseus (Panzer, 1796) (1), H. rufipes (De
Geer, 1774) (1), H. zabroides (Dejean, 1829) (3), Ophonus azureus (Fabricius, 1775)
(3), O. diffinis Dejean, 1829 (4), O. sabulicola (Panzer, 1796) (1).
Mites were not found on 20 species of carabid beeles (the number of examined
carabid specimens indicated in parentheses): Agonum lugens (Duftschmid, 1812) (1),
A. nigrum Dejean, 1828 (1), A. thoreyi Dejean, 1828 (2), Amara aenea (De Geer,
1774) (7), A. bifrons (Gyllenhal, 1810) (3), Brachinus crepitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (2),
Calosoma auropunctatum (Herbst, 1874) (1), C. denticolle Gebler, 1833 (1), Carabus
errans Fischer von Waldheim, 1823 (6), C. hungaricus Fabricius, 1792 (4), C. violaceus
Linnaeus, 1758 (1), Harpalus affinis (Schrank, 1781) (5), H. sp. (2), Omophron limbatus
(Fabricius, 1777) (1), Ophonus puncticeps (Stephens, 1828) (7), O. rupicola (Sturm,
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1818) (2), Pterostichus macer (Marsham, 1802) (1), P. melanarius (Illiger, 1798) (1),
Steno lophus proximus Dejean, 1829 (5), Zabrus spinipes (Fabricius, 1798) (4).
The mite species of the genera Anystipalpus and Antennoseius are listed below.
Anystipalpus Berlese, 1911
Anystipalpus livshitsi (Eidelberg, 1989)
Ma t e r i a l. 458 }, collected from 13 species of carabids (Amara consularis, Curtonotus aulicus, Calathus
fuscipes, C. halensis, Harpalus atratus, H. calceatus, H. caspius, H. distinguendus, H. froelichi, H. griceus,
H. rufipes, H. zabroides, Ophonus diffinis).
The species is known from Ukraine (Crimea, Donetsk and Poltava Regions), Mol-
dova, Kazakhstan and Iran. Mites were found on 29 species of 16 genera of carabid
beet les (Acinopus, Amara, Anisodactylus, Brachinus, Broscus, Calathus, Chlaenius, Curto-
notus, Cymindis, Dinodes, Harpalus, Licinus, Ophonus, Poecilus, Pterostichus, Zab rus)
(Eidel berg, 1989; Sklyar, 1994; Lindquist, Moraza, 2009).
Anystipalpus stepposus Trach, 2012
Mat e r i a l. 9 }, collected from 4 species of carabids (Harpalus calceatus, Ophonus azureus, O. diffinis,
O. sabulicola).
This species is known only from the type series of 9 these specimens (Trach, 2012).
Antennoseius Berlese, 1916
Antennoseius (Vitzthumia) kamalii Moraza et Kazemi, 2009
Mat e r i a l. 1 }, collected from Ophonus diffinis.
The species known only from the type series from Iran previously. Mites were found
on Bembidion cf. turkestanicum Fassati, 1957 and Harpalus distinguendus (Duftschmid,
1812) (Moraza, Kazemi, 2009). The species is new to the fauna of Europe and Ukraine.
Antennoseius (s. str.) bullitus Karg, 1969
Mat e r i a l. 74 }, collected from 5 species of carabids (Calathus fuscipes, Harpalus anxius, H. froelichi,
H. zabroides, Ophonus azureus).
This species is known from soil-litter habitats from the Central Europe, Ukraine
(Cherkasy Region), Kazakhstan, Siberia (Balan, 1980; Karg, 1993; Gwiazdowicz, 2007,
and others).
Antennoseius (s. str.) dungeri Karg, 1965
Mat e r i a l. 16 }, collected from 6 species of carabids (Amara consularis, Harpalus calceatus,
H. distinguendus, H. froelichi, H. zabroides, Ophonus azureus).
This species is known from soil-litter habitats and carabid beetles (without specifying
the species) from the Central and North Europe, Ukraine (Donetsk Region) (Karg,
1993; Sklyar, 2001 et al.).
Antennoseius (s. str.) pannonicus Willmann, 1951
Mat e r i a l. 3 }, collected from 3 species of carabids (Amara consularis, Harpalus calceatus, Ophonus diffinis).
This species is known from soil-litter habitats and carabid beetles (without specifying
the species) from the Central Europe, Ukraine (Poltava Region), Moldova, the North
America (Eidelberg, 1989; Lindquist, Walter, 1989; Karg, 1993; Sklyar, 1994).
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Antennoseius (s. str.) ponticus Tratsch et Makarova, 2008
Mat e r i a l. 2 }, collected from Harpalus froelichi.
The species known only from the type series from Odessa and Mykolaiv Regions of
Ukraine previously. Mites were found on carabids (Harpalus serripes (Quensel, 1806),
Amara sp.) and leaf beetle Chrysolina gypsophilae (Küster, 1845) (Trach, Makarova, 2008).
The quantitative data of phoresy mites on carabid beetles presented on the tables
1–3. On 8 of the 16 species of carabids which were found mites of genera Antennoseius
and Anystipalpus, registered only one mite species, on two species of carabids were
recorded two species of mites, on three species of carabids — three species of mites, on
the other three species of carabids — four species of mites.
The maximum value of the index of dominance was observed for mite Anystipalpus
livshitsi (81.4 %), the next value was observed for Antennoseius bullitus — 13.2 %. The
values of the index of dominance of other species stood from 0.2 to 2.8 %. Anystipalpus
livshitsi collected from 13 species of carabids. Other species of mites was found on
1–6 species of beetles (table 1).
The index of occurrence of certain species of mites stood from 0.4 % at Antennoseius
kamalii and A. ponticus to 20.6 % at Anystipalpus livshitsi. For certain species of mites on
the eight most abundant species of beetles (n > 10), the index of occurrence stood from
1.1 to 33.3 % (table 2).
The intensity of mites invasion (phoresy) of carabids stood from 1.0 to 8.2. The
maximum values was observed for mites Anystipalpus livshitsi (8.0) and Antennoseius
bullitus (8.2). On the one specimen of beetle (Harpalus rufipes) was observed up to
72 specimens of the mites (Anystipalpus livshitsi) (table 3).
In 91.25 % of cases (73 of 80) only one species of mite was found on the beetle, in
8.75 % of cases (7 of 80) simultaneous phoresy of two species of mites (Anystipalpus livshitsi
and Antennoseius dungeri, A. livshitsi and Antennoseius bullitus, Antennoseius pannonicus
Species of carabids
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carabid
specimens
(total number/
with mites)
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Amara consularis 9 / 2 2 – – – 1 1 – 4
Calathus fuscipes 19 / 5 66 – – 1 – – – 67
C. halensis 6 / 1 1 – – – – – – 1
Curtonotus aulicus 8 / 1 1 – – – – – – 1
Harpalus anxius 13 / 1 – – – 2 – – – 2
H. atratus 5 / 1 1 – – – – – – 1
H. calceatus 93 / 30 128 2 – – 10 1 – 141
H. caspius 1 / 1 1 – – – – – – 1
H. distinguendus 19 / 3 12 – – – 2 – – 14
H. froelichi 18 / 6 47 – – 8 1 – 2 58
H. griceus 18 / 5 25 – – – – – – 25
H. rufipes 8 / 2 73 – – – – – – 73
H. zabroides 30 / 13 96 – – 10 1 – – 107
Ophonus azureus 19 / 4 – 3 – 53 1 – – 57
O. diffinis 9 / 4 5 1 1 – – 1 – 7
O. sabulicola 2 / 1 – 3 – – – – – 3
277 / 80 458 9 1 74 16 3 2 562
The index of dominance, % 81.4 1.6 0.2 13.0 2.8 0.5 0.4 100.0
Tab l e 1. Number of studied specimens of carabids, mites and the index of their dominance
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and A. dungeri were found together) was registered. This is the first registration of
simultaneous phoresy (synphoresy) of mites of the genera Anystipalpus and Antennoseius.
The intensity of invasion (phoresy) among the most common three mite species
considered more detailed (fig. 1). They are characterized by the presence of a small
number of mite specimens on the beetles (1–5), more mites are rarely recorded.
The mites of the genera Anystipalpus and Antennoseius were found on 16 species of
carabids. Their sizes vary from 6–8 mm at Ophonus azureus to 16–21 mm at Calathus
halensis (measurements according to Kryzhanovskij, 1965). However, most finds (70 %)
Species of
carabids
Number
of carabid
specimens
Index of occurrence of mites
A.
livshitsi
A.
stepposus
A.
kamalii
A.
bullitus
A.
dungeri
A.
pannonicus
A.
ponticus
Amara consularis 9 11.1 % (1) – – – 11.1 % (1) 11.1 % (1) –
Calathus fuscipes 19 21.1 % (4) – – 5.3 % (1) – – –
C. halensis 6 16.7 % (1) – – – – – –
Curtonotus aulicus 8 12.5 % (1) – – – – – –
Harpalus anxius 13 – – – 7.7 % (1) – – –
H. atratus 5 20.0 % (1) – – – – – –
H. calceatus 93 25.8 % (24) 1.1 % (1) – – 6.5 % (6) 1.1 % (1) –
H. caspius 1 100.0 % (1) – – – – – –
H. distinguendus 19 15.8 % (3) – – – 5.3 % (1) – –
H. froelichi 18 16.7 % (3) – – 5.6 % (1) 5.6 % (1) – 5.6 % (1)
H. griceus 18 27.8 % (5) – – – – – –
H. rufipes 8 25.0 % (2) – – – – – –
H. zabroides 30 33.3 % (10) – – 16.7 % (5) 3.3 % (1) – –
Ophonus azureus 19 – 10.5 % (2) – 5.3 % (1) 5.3 % (1) – –
O. diffinis 9 11.1 % (1) 11.1 % (1) 11.1 % (1) – – 11.1 % (1) –
O. sabulicola 2 – 50.0 % (1) – – – – –
277 20.6 % (57) 1.8 % (5) 0.4 % (1) 3.2 % (9) 4.0 % (11) 1.1 % (3) 0.4 % (1)
Tab l e 2. The index of occurrence of mites on the carabids
Òàáëèöà 2. Èíäåêñ âñòðå÷àåìîñòè êëåùåé íà æóæåëèöàõ
Note. Number of beetles with mites are given in parentheses.
Fig. 1. The frequency of the intensity of mites invasion (phoresy) of carabids.
Ðèñ. 1. ×àñòîòà ïîêàçàòåëåé èíòåíñèâíîñòè èíâàçèè æóæåëèö êëåùàìè.
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are associated with species of the beetles, whose sizes are 10–16 mm. Both on smaller
species of the ground beetles (species of genera Agonum, Brachinus, Omophron) and on
larger (Calosoma, Carabus, Pterostichus, Zabrus) mites were not registered. Previously,
other researchers were found these species of mites on the carabids of the same genera
and of the same size groups. This indicates that mites are weakly associated with certain
taxa of ground beetles, and more associated with certain size group of carabids.
Furthermore, they may be associated with the biotopes of ground beetles, in which
probably developed free-living edaphic stages of mites. Because most of ground beetles
were collected using an ultraviolet lamp information about the habitat preferences of
mites of genera Anystipalpus and Antennoseius are missing.
The author is grateful to the administration and staff of the Lugansk Nature Reserve for support in work
and to Dr. A. V. Putchkov (Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv) for his kind assistance
in identification of carabid beetles.
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