Title of article :
Contribution to the Pachylaelapidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) fauna in some parts of Guilan province of Iran
Author/Authors :
Mojahed, Samaneh Department of Plant Protection - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences - University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran , Hajizadeh, Jalil Department of Plant Protection - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences - University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran , Hosseini, Reza Department of Plant Protection - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences - University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran , Ahadiyat, Ali Department of Entomology - Science and Research Branch - Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
A faunistic study on the family Pachylaelapidae in forest and garden habitats from some regions in Guilan province, northern Iran, was carried out during 2015–2016. The samples were taken from soil, decaying organic matter, especially humus, rotten wood, moss and plant remains. A total of 10 species, belonging to three genera, were collected
and identified, among them, Onchodellus squamosus Koroleva is newly recorded from Iran. Onchodellus and Pachylaelaps grandis Koroleva were considered as the most specious genus and the most frequent species,respectively. Some morphological characters and distributions of the species in Iran are discussed herein.
Keywords :
Edaphic mites , Eviphidoidea , fauna , forest , Gamasina
Journal title :
Persian Journal of Acarology
