Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 43(3-4) 2000

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VOL 43(3-4) 2000

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Gamasida, forest habitats, faunistic, Korea

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Gamasida (Acari) in the soil of some forest habitats in South Korea

• Sławomir KACZMAREK
• Joon Ho LEE

Abstract:

Research on soil gamasid mites was carried out in coniferous stands with the dominating Pinus koraiensis and P. rigida, in deciduous forests with Quercus mongolica, and in mixed forests with the participation of Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Quercus aliéna and Pinus densiflora in the area of Jumbong Mountains and in the urban and suburban zone of Seoul (Namsan and Kwangreung) in South Korea. A total of 77 species of gamasid belonging to 21 families were identified. The highest species number of these mites (18) were found in the Ascidae, and slightly less in the Parholaspididae (13) and Zerconidae (11). The most frequent were Holaspina ochraceus (ISHIKAWA), H. dentatus (ISHIKAWA) and H. alstoni (EVANS), and in some habitats also Asca aphidioides (LlNNAEUS), Colpothylax exilis (BERLESE), Veigaia ashizuriensis ISHIKAWA and Zercon szeptyckii BŁASZAK. Exclusive and rare species included: Antennoseius imbricatus ISHIKAWA, Cheiroseius phalangioides (EVANS et HYATT), Discourella ishikawai HlRAMATSU, Evimirus uropodinus (BERLESE), Iphidinychus manicatus BERLESE, Lasioseius tomokoae ISHIKAWA and Metazercon rafalskii BŁASZAK, KACZMAREK et LEE.