TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - The community of mites (Acari) in the galleries of the spider Macrothele calpeiana (Araneae: Macrothelidae) in southern Spain
VL  - 65
IS  - 1
SP  - 204
EP  - 212
PY  - 2025
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Hernández-Corral, Jesús
AU  - Moraza, Maria L.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.24349/3fp1-1p5d
DO  - 10.24349/3fp1-1p5d
DA  - 2025-03-24
ET  - 2025-03-24
KW  - Androlaelaps pilosus
KW  - biology
KW  - mite community
KW  - relationship
KW  - trophic guild
AB  - A total of 87 mite specimens from 16 burrows of the spider Macrothele calpeiana were studied in the southern part of Spain (Mediterranean region). Of these specimens, 60 were found in the spider webs, while 27 specimens, all belonging to Androlaelaps pilosus Baker, 1991, were found on the spiders themselves. The maximum number of mites found on the body of a single spider was eight, all adult females. Among the 19 species of mites found in the spider webs, including non-nominal ones, it is worth noting the presence of adult individuals of Erythracarus sp. and immature individuals of Fessonia sp. Some aspects of A. pilosus are discussed.
ER -