Lichen-Associated Oribatid Mites in the Taiga Zone of Northeast European Russia: Taxonomical Composition and Geographical Distribution of Species

We examined 35 species of ground and epiphytic lichens, including fruticose, foliose, crustose lichen, as habitats oribatid mites. Observations were carried out in the taiga forests northeast European Russia, 87 from 38 families found. The Crotoniidae, Carabodidae, Oppiidae, Suctobelbidae are most numerous lichens Oribatulidae epiphytes. Micreremidae Licneremaeidae only noted A complex characteristic mites have been identified, these Carabodes labyrinthicus, Oribatula (Z.) propinqua, Phauloppia nemoralis, Micreremus brevipes, Licneremaeus licnophorus, Furcoppia (Mexicoppia) dentata, Cymbaeremaeus cymba. Only epiphytes, rarely, also Jacotella frondeus, Ameronothrus oblongus, Mycobates (Calyptozetes) tridactylus, Liebstadia humerata. Characteristic for Trhypochthonius cladonicolus, marginatus, subarcticus. Often found both Eueremaeus oblongus s. str., E. silvestris, Ceratoppia quadridentata, Adoristes ovatus poppei, Graptoppia (Apograptoppia) foveolata, Suctobelbella acidens duplex, Tectocepheus velatus, Trichoribates berlesei, Chamobates pusillus, Diapterobates tibialis, exilis, Scheloribates laevigatus, Neoribates aurantiacus, Pergalumna nervosa. In we observed that rare North (Oribatula frisiae, O. P. L. F. (M.) et al.), with some zone first time (J. frondeus).