Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1816-9775 (Print)
ISSN 2541-8971 (Online)


Gamasina

Fauna and biotope distribution of mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from nest of the sand martin (Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758)) in the territory of the Saratov oblast

The basis for the article was entomological collections from the nests of the sand martins (Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758)) collected in the Saratov oblast in 2019–2022. A total of 12 colonies were examined in the Voskresensky, Krasnoarmeysky, Lysogorsky, Rivne, Engelssky and Khvalynsky districts of the Saratov oblast, as well as in the city of Saratov. Gamasid mites were collected using a Tullgren funnel for two to three hours and then identifi ed. In each of the studied colonies, a soil section was laid and its morphological description was carried out.