ERYTHRAEOIDEA (ACARI: PROSTIGMATA: PARASITENGONA) OF FINLAND -- STATE OF KNOWLEDGE AND NEW DATA.

The mites of Erythraeoidea of Finland were studied. All of the scarce and unconfirmed data on the occurrence of Erythraeoidea mites in Finland were assembled and supplemented with present research data. In Finland, Erythraeoidea are represented by 22 species: 21 species belong to Erythraeidae family, and one species to Smarididae. The presence of 10 species previously indicated in literature was confirmed. Furthermore, the study revealed the occurrence of 10 species new to the fauna of Finland. For four species, active postlarval stages that have not been described in the literature previously, were discovered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]