Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

The first report on the Bdelloidea and Raphignathoideamites (Acari: Trombidiformes: Prostigmata) fromthe heights of Damavand Mountain, Iran

Authors
1 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
2 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Crop Sciences, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran
10.22073/pja.v12i4.83041
Abstract
Mount Damavand is the highest elevation about 5628 m a.s.l. in Iran. It is an inactive volcanic mountain which was activated in Quaternary Period. It has numerous thermal springs. The peak of Damavand covers permanently snow during the entire year. The Flora and Fauna is very rich and include about 2000 plant species. Damavand is in the middle of the Alborz range, and near the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, in Amol County, Mazandaran Province.