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Authors
Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-70G 053, IN
Source
Journal of Environment and Sociobiology, Vol 1, No 1-2 (2004), Pagination: 29-34
Abstract
Till date 85 species of oribatid mites belonging to 63 genera and 45 families are known from Sikkim. Of the four districts in the state. East district occupies highest position in number of species. The distribution of 25 species of these mites is still restricted to India, of which 10 are described from this state. The oribatid species showed maximum similarity in species composition with Palaearctic region (24.0%). The genera like Scheloribates, Lamellobates and Galumna are to be considered as numerically dominant in the soils of the state
Keywords
Oribatid Mite, Endemicity, Zoogeography.
References
- Dhali, S. G., Bhaduri, A. K. and Raychaudhuri, D. N. 1980. Taxonomic investigations of soil oribatid mites (Acari) of Sikkim Himalaya. Indian J. AcaroL, 5 : 50-55.
- Pearce, N. D. F. 1906. On some oribatidae from Sikkim Himalaya. Journ. Roy. Micr. Soc, 269-273.
- Sanyal, A. K. 2003. Oribatid mites (Acari : Oribatida). Zool. Surv. India, State Fauna Series 9: Fauna of Sikkim (Part 2): 37-66.
