New records of some mite species inhabiting soil in baghdad

Abstract EN

The soil acari fauna of Citrus orchards of Baghdad in Jadiriya area was studied in a total of forty-eight samples.

Twenty-two species were recorded during the present study of which eight species were first records to Iraq.

The ordinal composition of the soil acari fauna was predominantly Mesostigmata. This fauna represents diverse trophic groups.

The most abundant groups were the predacious and the Microphytophagus, while the less abundant groups were the predacious / Microphytophagus, Macrophytophagus, and Panaphytophagus.

The most abundant and frequent species were Rhizoglyphus sp.

Tyrophagus putrescentiea (Scrank), Pachylaelaps longisetis Halbt.

and Stratiolaelaps miles Berl