Oppiella (Rhinoppia) hygrophila (Mahunka, 1987

HUSHTAN, Habriel H., 2018, First records of some Oribatid mite species (Acari, Oribatida) from Ukraine, Fragmenta Faunistica 61 (1), pp. 55-59 : 56-57

Oppiella (Rhinoppia) hygrophila (Mahunka, 1987 )

Within the genus there are 40 species approximately (Subias 2017). About 15 species are presented to Europe (Subias 2017). For Ukraine, including the Transcarpathian region, the genus Oppiella has 5 species (including O. hygrophila) ( Yaroshenko 2000, Melamud 2009).

Material. 2 adults, Ukraine, Zakarpattia Region , Berehove district , vicinity of Velyki Berehy, 48.222434º N, 22.781095º E, hygrophilic meadow, Borzhava river basin, 26 Oct 2013, leg. H. H. Hushtan ( Fig.1 , study site 1) .

Distribution. Central-eastern Europe ( Subias 2018). Ukraine (first record). Currently, the position in Zakarpattia is the easternmost place of the occurrence.

Ecology. Moist soil of meadows, steppes, woody plants and bogs ( Weigmann & Miko 2006).

Diagnosis. Body length 315–355 µm. Sensillus spindle-shaped or weakly clavicular, distal with a few short bristles. Lamellar costulae reduced, but at least partially preserved in the proximal part of the bothridia. Notogaster keels is hardly recognizable (in dorsal view) ( Weigmann & Miko 2006).

Figures

Fig. 1. Sites of sampling in Zakarpattia Region (Ukraine) for Oribatida (explanations in the text).