Table 1.
Species list, total abundance, percentage occurrence in forests and grasslands, percentage of females and eggs per gravid female of sexual and parthenogenetic oribatid mite species in the Swabian Alb and the Schorfheide-Chorin (numbers in italics summarize at the higher taxonomic levels)
| Species | Sex | Swabian Alb | Schorfheide | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest | Grassland | Forest | Grassland | ||||||||||||
| Total # individuals | % Occurrence | % Females | Eggs per female | % Occurrence | % Females | Eggs per female | Total # individuals | % Occurrence | % Females | Eggs per female | % Occurrence | % Females | Eggs per female | ||
| Enarthronota | 150 | 41.56 | 100 | 1.0 | 58.44 | 100 | 1.0 | 156 | 98.60 | 100 | 1.0 | 1.40 | 100 | 1.0 | |
| Brachychthoniidae | Parth | 3 | 78.05 | 100 | 1.0 | 21.95 | – | – | 6 | 100 | 100 | 1.0 | 0 | – | – |
| Brachychthonius impressus | Parth | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 100 | 100 | 1.0 | 0 | – | – |
| Liochthonius horridus | Parth | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 100 | 100 | 1.0 | 0 | – | – |
| Poecilochthonius spiciger | Parth | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 100 | 100 | 1.0 | 0 | – | – |
| Sellnickochthonius cricoides | Parth | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 100 | 100 | 1.0 | 0 | – | – |
| Eniochthoniidae | |||||||||||||||
| Eniochthonius minutissimus | Parth | 111 | 10.69 | 100 | 1.0 | 89.31 | 100 | 1.0 | 69 | 100 | 100 | 1.0 | 0 | 100 | 1.0 |
| Hypochthoniidae | |||||||||||||||
| Hypochthonius rufulus | Parth | 36 | 98.42 | 100 | 1.0 | 1.58 | 100 | 1.0 | 63 | 97.07 | 100 | 1.0 | 2.93 | 100 | 1.0 |
| Phthiracaroidea | 1079 | 96.35 | – | 5.5 | 3.65 | – | 3.4 | 264 | 100 | – | 4.7 | 0 | – | – | |
| Phthiracaridae | |||||||||||||||
| Steganacarus spp. | Sex | 333 | 99.32 | – | 5.6 | 0.68 | – | – | 17 | 100 | – | 6.0 | 0 | – | – |
| Steganacarus boresetosus | Sex | 53 | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Steganacarus carinatus | Sex | 50 | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Steganacarus magnus | Sex | 76 | 98.50 | – | 9.4 | 1.50 | – | – | 33 | 100 | – | 11.0 | 0 | – | – |
| Steganacarus spinosus | Sex | 141 | 88.24 | – | 3.8 | 11.76 | – | 4.7 | 34 | 100 | – | 4.2 | 0 | – | – |
| Phthiracarus spp. | Sex | 380 | 97.28 | – | 5.2 | 2.72 | – | 3.0 | 48 | 100 | – | 6.0 | 0 | – | – |
| Phthiracarus boresetosus | Sex | 20 | 80.58 | – | 5.3 | 19.42 | – | – | 25 | 100 | – | 2.8 | 0 | – | – |
| Phthiracarus laevigatus | Sex | 13 | 100 | – | 7.0 | 0 | – | – | 71 | 100 | – | 4.8 | 0 | – | – |
| Euphthiracaroidea | |||||||||||||||
| Euphthiracaridae | |||||||||||||||
| Microtritia minima | Parth | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 100 | 100 | – | 0 | – | – |
| Rhysotritia duplicata | Parth | 13 | 24.43 | 100 | 3.0 | 75.57 | 100 | 2.0 | 36 | 100 | 100 | 2.1 | 0 | – | – |
| Desmonomata | 557 | 69.37 | 100 | 4.5 | 30.63 | 100 | 3.5 | 650 | 97.00 | 100 | 2.5 | 3.00 | 100 | 4.7 | |
| Nothridae | |||||||||||||||
| Nothrus palustris | Parth | 19 | 90.46 | 100 | 3.0 | 9.54 | 100 | 1.5 | 7 | 100 | 100 | 4.0 | 0 | – | – |
| Nothrus parvus | Parth | 2 | 0 | – | – | 100 | 100 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nothrus silvestris | Parth | 99 | 92.04 | 100 | 2.0 | 7.96 | 100 | 2.0 | 130 | 99.31 | 100 | 2.0 | 0.69 | 100 | 3.0 |
| Camisidae | |||||||||||||||
| Platynothrus peltifer | Parth | 380 | 72.94 | 100 | 4.7 | 27.06 | 100 | 4.5 | 219 | 93.33 | 100 | 4.6 | 6.67 | 100 | 6.4 |
| Nanhermanniidae | |||||||||||||||
| Nanhermannia nana | Parth | 57 | 19.93 | 100 | 1.3 | 80.07 | 100 | 1.2 | 294 | 98.59 | 100 | 1.9 | 1.41 | 100 | 1.7 |
| Circumdehiscentiae | 15,825 | 72.31 | 67.9 | 1.7 | 27.69 | 68.2 | 2.1 | 13,861 | 88.24 | 78.0 | 1.6 | 11.76 | 69.6 | 2.6 | |
| Hermanniidae | |||||||||||||||
| Hermannia gibba | Sex | 50 | 98.87 | 36.7 | 3.4 | 1.13 | – | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Damaeidae | |||||||||||||||
| Metabelba sp. | Sex | 17 | 27.59 | 66.7 | 4.0 | 72.41 | 58.3 | 3.2 | 369 | 99.54 | 35.7 | 2.9 | 0.46 | – | – |
| Damaeus sp. | Sex | 87 | 100 | 32.2 | 4.6 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 97.26 | 36.0 | 9.0 | 2.74 | – | – |
| Damaeus onustus | Sex | 25 | 100 | 11.1 | 4.0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Damaeus riparius | Sex | 9 | 100 | 44.4 | 3.3 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 100 | 50.0 | – | 0 | – | – |
| Cepheidae | |||||||||||||||
| Cepheus cepheiformis | Sex | 8 | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cepheus dentatus | Sex | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 100 | 80.0 | 4.0 | 0 | – | – |
| Tritegeus bisculatus | Sex | 2 | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Damaeolidae | |||||||||||||||
| Fosseremus laciniatus | Parth | 23 | 14.48 | – | 1.5 | 85.52 | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ctenobelbidae | |||||||||||||||
| Ctenobelba pectinigera | Sex | 30 | 16.49 | – | – | 83.51 | 71.4 | 3.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Microzetidae | |||||||||||||||
| Microzetes septentrionalis | Sex | 13 | 100 | 61.5 | 1.3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Astegistidae | |||||||||||||||
| Cultroribula bicultrata | Parth | 22 | 97.39 | 100 | 1.2 | 2.61 | – | – | 21 | 94.12 | 100 | 1.8 | 5.88 | 100 | 2.0 |
| Liacaridae | |||||||||||||||
| Adoristes ovatus | Sex | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 100 | 50.0 | – | 0 | – | – |
| Liacarus subterraneus | Sex | 33 | 86.85 | 31.6 | 4.0 | 13.15 | 66.7 | 2.7 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Peloppiidae | |||||||||||||||
| Ceratoppia spp. | Sex | 1 | 0 | – | – | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Carabodidae | |||||||||||||||
| Carabodes femoralis | Sex | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | – |
| Carabodes labyrinthicus | Sex | 104 | 48.48 | 57.1 | 3.1 | 51.52 | 66.7 | 3.0 | 4 | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | – |
| Carabodes ornatus | Sex | 61 | 93.20 | 81.8 | 4.1 | 6.80 | 50.0 | 4.0 | 78 | 99.12 | 57.4 | 3.5 | 0.88 | – | – |
| Carabodes reticulatus | Sex | 104 | 34.62 | 65.38 | 4 | 100 | 0 | – | – | ||||||
| Tectocepheidae | |||||||||||||||
| Tectocepheus spp. | Parth | 1137 | 43.54 | 98.8 | 1.3 | 56.46 | 99.4 | 1.3 | 1359 | 73.90 | 99.5 | 1.1 | 26.10 | 100 | 1.2 |
| Quadroppiidae | |||||||||||||||
| Quadroppia quadricarinata | Parth | 402 | 98.15 | 100 | 1.0 | 1.85 | – | – | 35 | 100 | 100 | 1.0 | 0 | – | – |
| Oppiidae | |||||||||||||||
| Oppiidae | Sex | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 100 | 62.5 | – | 0 | – | – |
| Berniella conjuncta | Sex | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 62 | 100 | 58.6 | 1.0 | 0 | – | – |
| Berniella sigma | Sex | 46 | 7.48 | – | – | 92.52 | 44.7 | 1.0 | 18 | 100 | 72.2 | – | 0 | – | – |
| Dissorhina ornata | Sex | 580 | 98.73 | 59.5 | 1.4 | 1.27 | 53.8 | 1.3 | 1245 | 99.84 | 52.5 | 1.5 | 0.16 | – | – |
| Medioppia subpectinata | Sex | 2633 | 99.46 | 64.3 | 1.5 | 0.54 | 70.6 | 1.8 | 319 | 99.65 | 57.2 | 1.4 | 0.35 | – | – |
| Microppia minus | Parth | 33 | 19.69 | 100 | 1.0 | 80.31 | 100 | 1.0 | 15 | 100 | 100 | – | 0 | – | – |
| Multioppia laniseta | Sex | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | – |
| Oppiella falcata | Sex | 1026 | 88.86 | 53.5 | 1.0 | 11.14 | 45.1 | 1.0 | 479 | 100 | 59.8 | 1.3 | 0 | – | – |
| Oppiella nova | Parth | 1559 | 79.55 | 99.9 | 1.2 | 20.45 | 100 | 1.5 | 3266 | 98.90 | 100 | 1.3 | 1.10 | 100 | 1.1 |
| Suctobelbidae | |||||||||||||||
| Allosuctobelba spp. | Sex | 8 | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Suctobelbella spp. | Parth | 723 | 93.11 | – | – | 6.89 | – | – | 1534 | 99.91 | – | 1.0 | 0.09 | – | – |
| Suctobelbella acutidens | Parth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 340 | 100 | – | 1.0 | 0 | – | – |
| Suctobelbella forsslundi | Parth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | – |
| Suctobelbella sarekensis | Parth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 88 | 100 | – | 1.0 | 0 | – | – |
| Suctobelbella similis | Parth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | – |
| Suctobelbella subcornigera | Parth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 313 | 100 | – | 1.0 | 0 | – | – |
| Suctobelbella subtrigona | Parth | 1 | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | – | 204 | 100 | – | 1.0 | 0 | – | – |
| Autognetidae | |||||||||||||||
| Conchogneta dalecarlica | Sex | 11 | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | – | 38 | 98.46 | 66.7 | 1.2 | 1.54 | – | – |
| Thyrisomidae | |||||||||||||||
| Banksinoma lanceolata | Sex | 1 | 0 | – | – | 100 | – | – | 4 | 0 | – | – | 100 | – | – |
| Pantelozetes paolii | Sex | 167 | 90.21 | 58.9 | 1.4 | 9.79 | 56.6 | 1.2 | 75 | 89.14 | 57.4 | 1.2 | 10.86 | 90.9 | 1.0 |
| Scutoverticidae | |||||||||||||||
| Scutovertex sculptus | Sex | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 47.06 | – | – | 52.94 | – | – |
| Phenopelopodae | |||||||||||||||
| Eupelops hirtus | Sex | 1 | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Eupelops occultus | Sex | 28 | 57.14 | 66.7 | 2.0 | 42.86 | 33.3 | 3.3 | 58 | 67.95 | 61.5 | 3.5 | 32.05 | 64.3 | 3.1 |
| Eupelops plicatus | Sex | 453 | 10.13 | 56.5 | 4.0 | 89.87 | 47.8 | 3.3 | 48 | 42.99 | 69.2 | 3.0 | 57.01 | 60.7 | 3.3 |
| Eupelops tardus | Sex | 11 | 0 | – | – | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Eupelops torulosus | Sex | 15 | 0 | – | – | 100 | 50.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Eupelops spp. | Sex | 1 | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | 84.21 | – | – | 15.79 | – | – |
| Peloptulus phaenotus | Sex | 1 | 0 | – | – | 100 | – | – | 6 | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | – |
| Achipteriidae | |||||||||||||||
| Achipteria coleoptrata | Sex | 1032 | 93.71 | 56.6 | 2.7 | 6.29 | 64.5 | 2.4 | 587 | 92.69 | 55.5 | 2.4 | 7.31 | 58.7 | 2.4 |
| Achipteria nitens | Sex | 87 | 18.76 | 57.1 | 2.0 | 81.24 | 56.4 | 2.6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Achipteria quadridentata | Sex | 7 | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | – | 56 | 98.68 | 72.2 | 2.0 | 1.32 | – | – |
| Oribatellida | |||||||||||||||
| Ophidiotrichus tectorum | Sex | 33 | 96.50 | 46.7 | 1.0 | 3.50 | – | – | 6 | 100 | 20.0 | – | 0 | – | – |
| Ophidiotrichus vindobonensis | Sex | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 100 | – | – | 0 | – | – |
| Oribatella calcarata | Sex | 36 | 98.42 | 37.5 | 4.0 | 1.58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oribatella quadricornuta | Sex | 24 | 95.14 | 52.9 | 4.5 | 4.86 | – | – | 36 | 94.67 | 41.7 | 3.3 | 5.33 | – | – |
| Galumnidae | |||||||||||||||
| Galumna sp. | Sex | 110 | 52.34 | 64.3 | 1.5 | 47.66 | 63.9 | 3.1 | 63 | 96.07 | 40.0 | 2.0 | 3.93 | – | – |
| Galumna lanceata | Sex | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 100 | 48.9 | 2.0 | 0 | – | – |
| Pergalumna nervosa | Sex | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 100 | 50.0 | 4.0 | 0 | – | – |
| Ceratozetidae | |||||||||||||||
| Ceratozetes peritus | Sex | 296 | 40.52 | 57.1 | 1.3 | 59.48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ceratozetes gracilis | Sex | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 195 | 73.74 | 73.3 | 2.8 | 26.26 | 73.0 | 3.3 |
| Fuscozetes setosus | Sex | 57 | 92.70 | 51.4 | 2.3 | 7.30 | 83.3 | 1.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lepidozetes singularis | Sex | 169 | 33.26 | 64.7 | 1.8 | 66.74 | 74.5 | 1.4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Melanozetes meridianus | Sex | 19 | 96.97 | – | – | 3.03 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Trichoribates novus | Sex | 147 | 96.46 | 69.7 | 1.8 | 3.54 | 40.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 100 | – | – |
| Chamobatidae | |||||||||||||||
| Chamobates borealis | sex | 260 | 85.56 | 46.8 | 2.8 | 14.44 | 44.5 | 6.2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chamobates cuspidatus | Sex | 626 | 98.45 | 50.0 | 5.5 | 1.55 | 47.1 | 2.0 | 527 | 96.07 | 45.7 | 5.1 | 3.93 | 40.0 | 2.4 |
| Chamobates subglobulus | Sex | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 73 | 95.34 | 53.5 | 2.6 | 4.66 | 57.1 | 1.0 |
| Punctoribatidae | |||||||||||||||
| Minunthozetes semirufus | Sex | 57 | 3.08 | – | – | 96.92 | 37.5 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 100 | – | – |
| Mycobates sp. | Sex | 7 | 70.33 | – | – | 29.67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Puntoribates punctum | Sex | 1067 | 1.16 | 50.0 | 3.0 | 98.84 | 56.3 | 1.8 | 231 | 17.16 | 54.2 | 3.3 | 82.84 | 63.6 | 3.0 |
| Euzetidae | |||||||||||||||
| Euzetes sp. | Sex | 17 | 96.60 | 80.0 | 1.0 | 3.40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scheloribatidae | |||||||||||||||
| Liebstadia pannonica | Sex | 21 | 41.56 | 40.0 | 2.0 | 58.44 | 66.6 | 2.6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Liebstadia similis | Sex | 807 | 0.66 | 66.7 | 1.0 | 99.34 | 56.3 | 1.9 | 717 | 1.49 | 44.0 | 2.8 | 98.51 | 60.6 | 2.1 |
| Scheloribates spp. | Sex | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | – | 100 | – | – |
| Scheloribates initialis | Sex | 309 | 32.56 | 56.6 | 3.8 | 67.44 | 64.4 | 3.3 | 70 | 100 | 52.4 | 2.3 | 0 | – | – |
| Scheloribates laevigatus | Sex | 909 | 6.09 | 64.3 | 3.8 | 93.91 | 62.9 | 3.1 | 970 | 46.65 | 55.2 | 2.7 | 53.35 | 58.5 | 3.0 |
| Oribatulidae | |||||||||||||||
| Oribatula tibialis | Sex | 403 | 28.56 | 50.7 | 4.1 | 71.44 | 56.6 | 2.7 | 189 | 99.68 | 59.5 | 3.8 | 0.32 | – | – |
| Oribatida | 17,611 | 14,931 | |||||||||||||
| Sexual individuals | 13,005 | 74.24 | 60.4 | 2.3 | 74.48 | 58.6 | 2.5 | 6898 | 41.39 | 55.9 | 2.5 | 77.06 | 60.8 | 2.9 | |
| Parthenogenetic individuals | 4506 | 25.76 | 99.7 | 1.9 | 25.52 | 99.8 | 1.8 | 8033 | 58.61 | 99.9 | 1.4 | 22.94 | 99.8 | 1.9 | |
Italic numbers summarize higher taxonomic levels