Table 5 Numerical abundance of the mites (Acari: Mesostigmata, Oribatida) identified from investigated transects (T1–T5), 2015.

From: Soil mite communities (Acari: Mesostigmata, Oribatida) as bioindicators for environmental conditions from polluted soils

No.

Species

Code

T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

Total

MESOSTIGMATA

1

Amblyseius sp.

MAmsp

0

1

0

0

1

2

2

Arctoseius cetratus

MArce

0

0

0

0

4

4

3

Asca aphidoides

MAsap

0

0

1

0

0

1

4

Asca bicornis

MAsbi

0

6

5

0

12

23

5

Hypoaspis cuneifer

MHycu

0

0

1

0

0

1

6

Hypoapis praesternalis

MHypr

0

7

5

4

2

18

7

Hypoaspis vacua

MHyva

0

1

0

0

0

1

8

Leioseius magnanalis

MLema

0

0

1

0

0

1

9

Rhodacarellus silesiacus

MRhsi

0

1

0

0

0

1

10

Uropoda sp.

MUrsp

5

0

1

0

1

7

 

Total Mesostigmata adults

 

5

16

14

4

20

59

 

Total Mesostigmata immatures

 

0

0

5

0

0

5

ORIBATIDA

11

Ceratozetes fusiger

OCefu

2

0

0

0

4

6

12

Ceratozetes gracilis

OCegr

0

1

0

0

0

1

13

Cultroribula bicultrata

OCubi

0

90

68

6

16

180

14

Diapterobates oblongus

ODiob

0

6

4

0

0

10

15

Dissorhina ornata

ODior

3

0

0

0

0

3

16

Epilohmannia cylindrica

OEpcy

1

0

0

0

0

1

17

Galumna obvia

OGaob

0

0

0

6

15

21

18

Lauroppia neerlandica

OLane

0

106

74

100

344

624

19

Liacarus coracinus

OLico

0

0

0

1

0

1

20

Metabelba pulverulenta

OMepu

1

0

0

0

0

1

21

Mycobates carli

OMyca

0

0

0

1

4

5

22

Minunthozetes pseudofusiger

OMyps

0

0

0

0

1

1

23

Oppia bicarinata

OOpbi

2

0

0

0

0

2

24

Oppia concolor

OOpco

0

0

4

2

0

6

25

Peloptulus phaenotus

OPeph

0

1

1

2

0

4

26

Protoribates lophotrichus

OPrlo

0

0

0

0

1

1

27

Sphaerobates gratus

OSpgr

0

1

0

0

0

1

28

Sphaerozetes tricuspidatus

OSptr

0

4

0

0

0

4

29

Suctobelbella subtrigona

OSusu

1

1

2

0

0

4

30

Tectocepheus velatus

OTeve

1

55

17

0

1

74

 

Total Oribatida adults

 

11

265

170

118

386

950

 

Total Oribatida immatures

 

1

5

1

5

1

13

 

Total no. of individuals

 

16

281

184

122

406

1009

 

Total no. of species

 

8

14

13

8

13

30