Complexes of gamasid mites detected in various biotopes of Eastern Transbaikalia

The fauna of the gamasid mites of the Eastern Transbaikalia is very diverse. This article summarizes the results of research on the fauna of gamasid mites found in biotopes: pine forest, mixed forest, larch forest, larch-rhododendrolous and floodplain forests of the Eastern Transbaikalia. The richest species composition of mites is found in the biotope of the floodplain forest (25 species) which belongs to 10 families and 17 genera. The dominant species are Dendrolaelaps punctatus (52±0.69), Hypoaspis (G.) praesternalis (52±0.69) and Zercon italicus (36±0.80). The smallest number of species is noted in the biotope of the mixed forest (16). The most numerous families in all biotopes are Laelaptidae and Rhodacaridae.