Acarological Society of Iran Persian Journal of Acarology 2251-8169 10 2 2025 12 01 First report of two parasitengone larvae on mantids Bolivariabrachyptera, and Rivetinainermis (Insecta: Mantodea) from Iran 235 238 238678 10.22073/pja.v10i2.63947 EN Zohreh Mirzaee Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz,Iran; Masoud Arbabi Agricultural Zoology Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Tehran, Saber Sadeghi Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz,Iran; Journal Article During a mantid fauna survey in Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad province (Iran) in 2019, the parasitengone mite larvae with red-orange color mostly found on thorax of two mantid species (<em>Bolivaria</em> <em>brachyptera</em>, <em>Rivetina</em> <em>inermis</em>). According to larval stage, two species of Parasitengona identified as <em>Dolichothrombium</em> sp. (Trombidiidae) and <em>Eutrombidium</em> <em>aegyptium</em> (Microtrombidiidae). Mite larvae abundance on the thorax may emphasize an impact on the survival and reproduction of the collected mantids. This is the first occurrence of parasitengone larvae on mantids of Iran reported here. Dolichothrombium Eutrombidium Microtrombidiidae new host record Trombidiidae https://www.persianacarology.org/article_238678_2ecf5217d3dd802d5259a54e708f438a.pdf