First record of Cheletonella (Acariformes: Cheyletidae) in Poland, with comments on other member of the genus

Members of the family Cheyletidaeare generally free-living predators, and have a worldwide distribution. The genus Cheletonella Womersley within the family Cheyletidae comprises four species. This study presents the first recordof the Cheletonella and C. vespertilionis Womersley for thefauna of Poland, and is based on mite specimens found in litter and detritussamples collected from the foot of wall of a tunnel used as shelter by bats,and found in litter and soil samples located close to the bat boxes in the citypark. Cheletonella summersiChatterjee and Gupta is considered here as a species inquirenda.It is also provided an updated list of cheyletid mites recorded from Poland.