[The oribates (Oribatei) in the feathers of birds]

The authors confirm the fact of disperiosn of oribate mites by birds, that was earlier noticed in acarological references. More than 400 individuals of 53 virds species belonging to different ecological groups have been examined. About 50 species alive oribates were collected in bird feathers: Liochthonius sellnicki, Brachychthonius sp., Hypochthonius rufulus, Nothrus palustris, Malaconothrus egregius, Camisia segnis, Camisia sp., Hermanniella granulata, Trhypochthonius tectorum, Oribatula tibialis, Zigoribatula exilis, Scheloribates laevigatus, Sch. latipes, Suctobelba trigona, Suctobelbella sp., Fosseremaeus laciniatus, Tectocepheus velatus, T. knullei, Nanhermannia coronata, Achpteria coleoptrata, Parachipteria punctata, Damaeus riparius, Eremaeus oblongus, Diapterobates notatus, D. humeralis, Carabodes areolatus, C. marginatus, Sphaerozetes tricuspidatus, Ceratozetes parvulus, C. cisalpinus, Mycobates sp., Punctoribates punctum, Trichoribates trimaculatus, Galumna sp., Oribella paoli, Chamobates laciniatus, Neoribates roubali, Neoliodes farinosus, Oppiella nova, O. unicarinata, O. fallax, Oppia ornata, Steganacarus striculum, Steganacarus applicatus, Tropacarus carinatus, Protoribates capucinus, Scutovertex minutus, Autognetha willmanni, A. longilamellata, Belba sp., Metabelba pulverulenta, Gustavia microcephala, Fuscozetes fuscipes [symbol: see text] Pergalumna nervosa. Carabodes marginatus were met most often, on 8 species of birds, Tectocepheus velatus, on 12 species, Oppiella unicarinata--at 7 species. Some oribate species constantly occur in bird feathers.