Abstract
Cunaxid mites are considered to be important predators in soil communities, but little is known of the distribution over their development stages. We studied the stage distribution of edaphic cunaxid mites in a deciduous dry forest in the Pacific region of Mexico. Monthly soil and litter samples were taken from June 1991 to July 1992 in two watersheds at the Chamela Biological Station (19°30’N, 105°03’W, 150 m asl), Jalisco, Mexico. A total of 4,720 individuals were collected from 43 species, including adults and immature forms. The proportion of adults was 74% (females 53%, males 21%), 10% tritonymphs, 1% deutonymphs, 6% protonymphs, and 9% larvae. Immature stages were more abundant in the soil than in the litter. Seasonal dynamics was recorded for the various stages. These data are the first on the seasonal distribution of developmental stages in edaphic cunaxid mites.
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Mejía-Recamier, B.E., Castaño-Meneses, G. (2010). Stage distributions of cunaxids in soil and litter at Chamela, Jalisco, Mexico. In: Sabelis, M., Bruin, J. (eds) Trends in Acarology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9837-5_31
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