Mycobatidae Grandjean, 1954

Hushtan, Habriel H., Hushtan, Kateryna V. & Glotov, Sergii V., 2021, Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) of the Transcarpathian lowland, Ukraine, Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (4), pp. 371-402 : 394

Family Mycobatidae Grandjean, 1954

Punctoribates hexagonus Berlese, 1908 – mesophilic grasslands (10, 12, 13), pasture (17, 48), ruderal grasslands (19, 20), floodplain meadow (27), hydromeliorated grassland (29).

Distribution – Holartic region, Vietnam and Zambia.

Еcology – Grassland species, salt-tolerant.

Punctoribates punctum (Koch, 1839) – petrophilic habitats (1, 2), dry grasslands (3, 4, 6, 7), mesophilic grasslands (9, 10, 11, 12, 13), pastures (16, 17), ruderal grasslands (18, 19, 20), hygrophilic grasslands (22, 24, 25), floodplain meadow (26), hydromeliorated grassland (29, 52), alfalfa-clover-cereals field (53).

Distribution – Semicosmopolitan.

Еcology – Forest-grassland species, mesophilous.

Semipunctoribates zachvatkini Shaldybina, 1969 – dry grasslands (4, 6), mesophilic grasslands (12, 13), pasture (17), ruderal grasslands (19, 20), hydromeliorated grassland (29), oak forests (36, 41).

Distribution – Southern Palaearctic (Mediterranean and Mongolia).

Еcology – Eurytopic species ( Ermilov 2008, Melamud 2009).

Minunthozetes semirufus (Koch, 1841) – mesophilic grasslands (10, 11), hygrophilic grassland (24), hornbeam-oak forests (32).

Distribution – Holartic region.

Еcology – Forest-grassland species, hygro-mesophilous.