Gregarinida and Mermithida parasitism in the Pterostichus melanarius (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in Dnipropetrovs’k region Cover Image

Паразитування у pterostichus melanarius (coleoptera, carabidae) представників gregarinida та mermithida в умовах дніпропетровської області
Gregarinida and Mermithida parasitism in the Pterostichus melanarius (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in Dnipropetrovs’k region

Author(s): O. V. Korolev, L. I. Shendrik, O. O. Bojko, V. V. Brygadyrenko
Subject(s): Sociobiology, Political Ecology
Published by: Дніпропетровський національний університет імені Олеся Гончара
Keywords: Gregarinida and Mermithida parasitism; Pterostichus melanarius; Coleoptera; Carabidae; Dnipropetrovs’k region;

Summary/Abstract: Viable parasitic Mermithidae nematodes were revealed in the abdominal cavity of ground beetles imago Pterostichus melanarius (Illiger, 1798). Some unicellular parasites of suborder Eugregarinina were found in the intestinal tract of the P. melanarius. The percentage of nematodes and sporozoa invasion in P. melanarius was assessed for the conditions of Dnipropetrovs’k region. The carabus ability to be a host in the life cycles of nematodes and gregarines was analyzed.

  • Issue Year: 17/2009
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 50-54
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Ukrainian