Occurrence of Fungivorous Mites in Different Habitats at Dakahlia Governorate | ||||
Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology | ||||
Article 6, Volume 10, Issue 5, September 2017, Page 53-58 PDF (264.68 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/eajb.2017.12171 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Adel M. Mostafa1; Wafaa L.F. Ibrahim2; Basma M. Abou El-Nour2; E. M.A. Yassin1; Noura F. E. Abou El-Einien1 | ||||
1Plant Protection Research Institute, A.R.C., Dokki, Giza, Egypt. | ||||
2Zoology Dept, Fac. Sci., (Girls), Al-Azhar Univ., Cairo, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The present study was conducted during four years (2013-2016) to throw some light on the acarofauna of the different fauna in different regions covered El-Dakahlia Governorate. This study revealed the occurrence of 36 different mite species belonging to 23 genera and 14 families under four suborders as follows:Suborder Astigmata(Acaridida) which represented by 16 different species belong to 11 genera and 5 families. Also, Suborder Prostigmata (Actinedida) represented in this study by 7 mite species belonging to 4 genera in 4 families. On the other hand, the Suborder Mesostigmata (Gamasida) was represented by 10 mite species belonging to 5 genera in 3 families. The suborder Cryptostigmata (Oribatida) in this study includedthree mite species belong to two families. The stored product materials were the most source of mite abundance (33 different species) and the commonest mites were T. putrescentiae, Tarsonemus granaries and P. pygmaeus. On the other hand, the plant leaves were infested with 3 mites species and the most abundant mites were Orthotydeus californicus and T. putrescentiae, but the different tested soil harbored 4 mites, and O. sticta was the only dominant collected mite. The regions can be descending arranged as follows: Belkas (14 species), Meit Ghamr (11 species), Talkha (10 species), Aga and Sherbein (9 species), El-Mansoura (8 species), Meneit El-Nasr and Dekirnes (7 species),El-Sinbilawein (6 species) and El-Manzala (5 species). The dominant species of different tested regions in this study was the acarid mite, T. putrescentiae. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Fungivorous Mites; different habitats; Dakahlia Governorate | ||||
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