Effects of plant species on diversity of soil Gamasina mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) in Eram botanical garden

Subject Areas : entomology and othea arthropods

S. Javan ¹ (Department of Entomology, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran)
H. Ostovan ² (Department of Entomology, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran)
Sh. Hesami ³ (Department of Entomology, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran)

Received: 2017-07-10 Accepted : 2017-09-04 Published : 2017-08-23

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Abstract :

Mites are one of the largest and most diverse subclasses of Arachnida with a worldwide distribution. The order includes 456 families and more than 56000 species. In this study mesostigmatic soil mite fauna was studied as indicators of biodiversity in soil beneath 20 different plants selected from Eram botanical garden located in Shiraz (Fars province in Iran). Regular sampling of the selected soil areas performed as a year (between 2014-2015). A total of 4874 mite specimens of 50 species belonging to 32 genus from 19 families were collected. Species diversity was calculated using Simpson index of diversity and Shannon-Wiener index. The highest and lowest species diversity observed in Redhorse chestnut and Lavender in this investigation two speciments Sessiluncus n.sp. and Zercon n.sp. were new for the science.