NON-INDIGENOUS ACARI OF ANTARCTICA AND THE SUB-ANTARCTIC ISLANDS

Approximately 70 species out of a total of more than 520 Acari recorde d from Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands may originate from oth er continents, especially Australasia, South America and Europe, Altho ugh some species have probably been carried into the region on migrant birds, most may have been introduced as a result of human activity, i n particular by whalers and sealers. The majority of species appear to originate from imported sheep, rabbits, rats and fowl, and a few from vegetation, soil and ship's stores.