Diversity of House Dust Mite Species in Xishuangbanna Dai, a Tropical Rainforest Region in Southwest China
Table 1
Composition of mites and insects in house dust in Xishuangbanna area.
Species
Sampled homesa,b ()
Samplesb ()
Mitesc ()
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
Acari
40
97.56
186
79.83
6316
99.48
Astigmata
40
97.56
183
78.54
6157
96.98
Pyroglyphidae
40
97.56
182
78.11
6102
96.11
D. farinae
40
97.56
167
71.67
4001
63.02
D. pteronyssinus
38
92.68
126
54.08
1128
17.77
D. siboney
20
48.78
39
16.74
101
1.59
Nymph
38
92.68
126
54.08
818
12.88
Larva
19
46.34
27
11.59
54
0.85
Acaridae
14
34.15
19
8.15
34
0.54
T. putrescentiae
10
24.39
16
6.87
28
0.44
A. ovatus
3
7.32
3
1.29
6
0.09
Glycyphagidae
13
31.71
16
6.87
19
0.30
B. tropicalis
10
24.39
16
6.87
19
0.30
Histiostomatidae
2
4.88
2
0.86
2
0.03
Oribatida
5
12.20
8
3.43
26
0.41
Haplochthoniidae
5
12.20
8
3.43
25
0.39
Unidentified
1
2.44
1
0.43
1
0.02
Prostigmata
27
65.85
54
23.18
123
1.94
Cheyletidae
27
65.85
54
23.18
123
1.94
Mesostigmata
5
12.20
8
3.43
10
0.16
Blattisociidae
3
7.32
6
2.58
8
0.13
Laelapidae Berlese
2
4.88
2
0.86
2
0.03
Insecta
10
24.39
12
5.15
33
0.52
Liposcelididae
6
14.63
6
2.58
22
0.35
Unidentified
6
14.63
7
3.00
11
0.17
Total number identified
40
97.56
186
79.83
6349
Total number collected
41
233
Homes with more than one sample were regarded as the same home. bThe percentages of homes and samples were calculated with total number collected as the denominator. cThe percentage of individual specimens was calculated with total number identified as the denominator.
