Chernichko K. Mites of feather's cover of waders Azov-Black Sea coast of Ukraine

The detailed analysis of the mites of 32 wader species was implemented. There are 88 mite species (63 species of feather mites, 20 species of quill mites and 5 species of cheyletid mites) was found on the feather's cover of waders in Azov-Black Sea coast of Ukraine. These data are presented for the first time for the study area. 27 species of feather mites, 14 species of quill mites and 2 species of cheyletid mites was marked for Ukrainian fauna for the first time. There are three new species of mites belonging to the families Avenzoariidae, Xolalgidae and Cheyletidae, as well as a male of Cheletopsis charadrii (Cheyletidae) was identi From 88 registered mite species, 48 are monoxenous, 25 are oligoxenous and 15 -polixenous. New waders-hosts for 17 mite species (13 feather mites, 2 quill mites and 2 cheyletid mites) were indicated for the first time. 9 mite species, which was known as monoxenous, according to our research are oligoxenous (7 species of feather mites, 1 species of quill mites and 1 species of cheyletid mites).