Abstract
During ecological studies carried out in the Drawa National Park, an oribatid mite species, Xenillus salamoni Mahunka 1996 (Liacaridae), new for Poland was found. This species is known only from Hungary and from the Central Alps and it is considered as xerophilous and a forest taxon. Additionally, a key to the identification of European Xenillus species was prepared.
Highlights
Despite several surveys, the Polish fauna of Oribatida is not fully known and new taxa are still being found
The study was performed on two islands: Lech (LI) (53°04′42′′N, 15°57′47′′E) and Okrzeja (OI) (53°05′10′′N, 15°58′44′′E) on the Lake Ostrowiec in the Drawa National Park (Poland)
Xenillus salamoni differs from these species primarily by the morphology of its prodorsum (Figs. 1 and 2)
Summary
The Polish fauna of Oribatida is not fully known and new taxa are still being found (for example, Konecka and Olszanowski 2019). During ecological studies carried out in the Drawa National Park, an oribatid mite species new for Poland (Xenillus salamoni Mahunka, 1996), was found in a heavily transformed habitat below a former cormorant colony. The study was performed on two islands: Lech (LI) (53°04′42′′N, 15°57′47′′E) and Okrzeja (OI) (53°05′10′′N, 15°58′44′′E) on the Lake Ostrowiec in the Drawa National Park (Poland).
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