Author/Authors :
Rahiminejad ، Vahid Department of Plant Protection - Faculty of Plant Production - Gorgan University of Agricultural Science and Natural Resource , Seyedein ، Sarina Department of Plant Protection - Faculty of Plant Production - Gorgan University of Agricultural Science and Natural Resource , Nadimi ، Ahmad Department of Plant Protection - Faculty of Plant Production - Gorgan University of Agricultural Science and Natural Resource
Abstract :
Following a short-term faunistic study on soil inhabiting heterostigmatic mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Heterostigmata), during spring-winter 2019, in Gorgan, Golestan Province, northern Iran, a total of six species from five genera of two families were identified. Among them Promicrodispus pumilis (Sevastianov, 1975) and Premicrodispus montanus Khaustov, 2006 are new records for mite fauna of Iran. The genus Promicrodispus Khaustov, 2017 is recorded for the first time for the mite fauna of Iran. Moreover, Pre. akermanae (Sevastianov Al Douri, 1988), Paramicrodispus scarabidophilus Hajiqanbar Rahiminejad, 2012, Pygmodispus (Allodispus) latisternus Paoli, 1911 and Scutacarus sphaeroideus Karafiati, 1959 were collected from soil in the sampling sites. The world distribution of the mites is reviewed.
Keywords :
Soil arthropods , Forest , Berlese funnel , Gorgan , Iran
