Mites (Acari) associated with Silphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae): a worldwide review

Year 2025, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 72 - 100, 31.07.2025

Ryszrad Haitlinger

https://doi.org/10.47121/acarolstud.1724127

Abstract

The associations between mites and species belongs to the subfamily Silphinae (Coleoptera) are summarised. A total of 82 species of mites belonging to 37 genera were found on 63 insect host species belonging to 13 genera. The mites belong to the Astigmata (13 species), Ixodida (1), Mesostigmata (62) and Trombidiformes (6). Among Mesostigmata, most species were in the Macrochelidae (17) and (Parasitidae (17) and among Astigmata in the Histiostomatidae (8). The largest number of mite species were collected from Nicrophorus vespillo (26 species), N. humator (23), N. vespilloides (22), Oiceoptoma thoracicum (22), N. investigator (16), N. interruptus (14) and Necrodes littoralis (13). From the largest number of host species, the following mite species were collected: P. carabi (sensu lato) (36 host species), P. necrophori (20), P. subterraneus (14), M. glaber (12), Alliphis necrophilus (10) and M. muscadomesticae (9). The mite fauna collected from Nicrophorini and Silphini is clearly different. Fifty-six species of mites were found on 38 species of Nicrophorini. 27 species found only on Nicrophorini. Forty-four species of mites were collected from 25 species of Silphini. Twenty-four species of mites were found only on Silphini. The largest number of mite species on hosts were found in Poland (35 species), Great Britain (14), Netherlands (12), Spain (11), Slovakia (10), and Germany (9). Five species of mites overlooked in the work on the relationships of mites with Passalidae (2023) and three species of mites overlooked in the work on the relationships of mites with Geotrupidae (2024) are presented.

Keywords

Hosts , geographic distribution , mites , Nicrophorini , Silphini

Ethical Statement

Not applicable.

Supporting Institution

This study was not supported by any foundation.

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