Arthropods – Inhabitants of Burrows of the Sand Martin Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves: Hirundinidae) on the Territory of the Saratov Province
The paper presents the results of nidicola fauna studies from burrows of sand martin Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758) in the territory of the Krasnoarmeisk, Engels, Voskresensk, and Rovnoe Districts of the Saratov Province. 5859 specimens of arthropods belonging to 41 taxons from 26 systemic groups were collected in 97 burrows of the species. The focus is put on potential possibility of arboviral infection transmission from bank swallows to field sparrows (with participation of common ectoparasites), and through them – to humans. We report on species composition of arthropods detected in the examined burrows. Out of blood-sucking arthropods, 5 species of ectoparasites were distinguished, 4 of them can participate in the circulation of pathogenic microorganisms. For the first time in the region flea Ceratrophyllus styx (Rothcshild, 1900) and beetle Haploglossa nidicola (Fairmaire, 1853) (Insecta: Staphylinidae) were found. Within the inspected colonies, domination of two arthropod species has been revealed: Androlaelaps casalis (Berlese, 1887) и H. nidicola. We have analyzed the trophic structure of insecta Coleoptera communities in the examined colonies. It is shown that predator species (zoophages) prevail. Analysis of taxonomic structure has demonstrated the predominance of the beetle (Coleoptera).
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