Poecilochirus necrophori P. subterraneus P. davydovae Nicrophorus spp. Stylochirus fimetarius Carabidae Microsejus truncicola Microgynium rectangulatum Species List And Habitat Preference Of Mesostigmata Mites (Acari, Parasitiformes) In Latvia Salmane, I. Brumelis, G. Acarologia 2010 2010-09-30 50 3 373 394 H6 50557 Linnaeus 1758 [417,503,1377,1401] Insecta Animalia 9 381 Arthropoda class    Poecilochirus necrophori,  P. subterraneus, and  P. davydovaeare typical symbionts of  Nicrophorusspp.beetles ( Springett, 1968; Schwarz and Koulianos 1998). In Latvia,  Stylochirus fimetariuswas observed to be abundant on Carabidaeand some other beetles, as recorded in Europe and Asia Minor( Bregetova, 1977; Lundquist, 1991; Karg, 1993; Makarova, 1995).  Microsejus truncicola, Microgynium rectangulatum, and Loboginoides spelaeamites are typical of decaying wood and wood inhabiting beetles ( Bregetova, 1977).