ARTHROPODS (ACARI, ANOPLURA, COLEOPTERA, SIPHONAPTERA) OF SMALL MAMMALS OF THE PODKARPACKIE PROVINCE (SOUTH-EAST POLAND)

2870 arthropods belonging to 128 species were obtained from 1157 small mammals of 23 species of the Podkarpackie province. 62 species were found in Bieszczady Mts, 87 in Beskid Niski Mts, 49 Pogórze Przemysko Dynowskie and 73 species in Nizina Sandomierska. Total, 2414 Acari of 100 species, 162 Anoplura of 7 species, 14 Coleoptera of 1 species and 280 Siphonaptera of 20 species were found in the Podkarpackie province. Schizophthirius jaczewskii, S. pleurophaeus, Palaeopsylla steini, Laelaps algericus, Haemogamasus hirsutosimilis, Lophioglysus liciosus, Gliricoptes muscardinus, Crocidurobia michaeli iand Leptotrombidium silvticum are very rare species in Poland. Most arthropod species were collected from C. glareolus (50), S. araneus (45), A. agrarius (43) and M. arvalis (40).

http://zeszyty.bihz.up.wroc.pl/archivum/z57-2008.pdf See pages 57-99