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Table 6 Abundance of free-living mites in the study sites, mainly at the adult or deutonymphal stage

From: Parasite-host relationships of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) and black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in southeastern Spain

Sample number

Mite species

Male (n)

Female (n)

Deutonymph (n)

Larvae (n)

Mite total number

3

Atractides nodipalpis

1

   

1

Sperchon compactilis

2

   

2

Sperchon setiger

  

2

 

2

5

Sperchon denticulatus gr

  

1

 

1

Sperchon compactilis

1

 

1

 

2

7 (3)

Sperchon compactilis

 

2

1

 

3

Torrenticola barsica

 

1

  

1

14 (2)

Sperchon compactilis

 

2

1

 

3

Sperchon algeriensis

  

1

 

1

15

Oribatida

 

1

  

1

17

Hygrobates calliger

1

2

2

 

5

Hygrobates sp.

  

4

 

4

Sperchon algeriensis

1

   

1

Sperchon denticulatus gr

  

1

 

1

18 (2)

Sperchon compactilis

2

2

1

 

5

19

Hygrobates fluviatilis

2

   

2

Hygrobates sp.

  

5

 

5

Aturus sp.

 

1

  

1

Sperchon algeriensis

2

2

13

 

17

20

Torrenticola sp.

  

1

 

1

Lebertia porosa

 

1

  

1

Sperchon algeriensis

  

2

 

2

Hygrobates sp.

  

1

 

1

21

Hygrobates sp.

  

1

 

1

Sperchon setiger

  

1

 

1

21 (2)

Sperchon algeriensis

1

2

4

 

7

Torrenticola barsica

1

   

1

Hygrobates sp.

  

1

 

1

22

Aturus gallicus

1

1

  

2

Sperchon algeriensis

 

1

  

1

22(2)

Oribatida

  

1

 

1

24

Lebertia sp.

   

1

1

24 (2)

Sperchon algeriensis

  

1

 

1