Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, 14115-336, Tehran, Iran; E-mails: aminnavabi17@gmail.com, hajiqanbar@modares.ac.ir
A survey was carried out to investigate heterostigmatic mites associated with insects in Borujerd, Lorestan province, western Iran, in 2016. Insectswerecaptured using light traps in the areas. Two species of the family Neopygmephoridae including Allopygmephorusspinisetus Khaustov & Sazhnev, 2016 and A. punctatus Khaustov & Sazhnev, 2016 were identified associated with beetles Drasteriusbimaculatus (Rossi, 1790) (Coleoptera: Elateridae) and Augyles sp. (Col.: Heteroceridae). Both species are new records for mite fauna of Iran with the former being also new for Asia. Moreover, the association between mites of Allopygmephorusand elaterid beetles is new. A list of Iranian neopygmephorid mites is also provided.
Navabi, A., Hajiqanbar, H. & Mortazavi, A. (2026). New records of the genus Allopygmephorus(Acari: Neopygmephoridae) with a list of thespecies of thefamily Neopygmephoridae in Iran. Persian Journal of Acarology, 7(4), 315–322. https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.v7i4.40314
MLA
Navabi, A., Hajiqanbar, H., & Mortazavi, A. "New records of the genus Allopygmephorus(Acari: Neopygmephoridae) with a list of thespecies of thefamily Neopygmephoridae in Iran", Persian Journal of Acarology, 7, 4, 2026, 315–322. doi: 10.22073/pja.v7i4.40314
HARVARD
Navabi, A., Hajiqanbar, H., & Mortazavi, A. (2026). 'New records of the genus Allopygmephorus(Acari: Neopygmephoridae) with a list of thespecies of thefamily Neopygmephoridae in Iran', Persian Journal of Acarology, 7(4), pp. 315–322. doi: 10.22073/pja.v7i4.40314
CHICAGO
Navabi, A., Hajiqanbar, H. & Mortazavi, A., "New records of the genus Allopygmephorus(Acari: Neopygmephoridae) with a list of thespecies of thefamily Neopygmephoridae in Iran." Persian Journal of Acarology, 7 4 (2026): 315–322, doi: 10.22073/pja.v7i4.40314
VANCOUVER
Navabi A., Hajiqanbar H., Mortazavi A. New records of the genus Allopygmephorus(Acari: Neopygmephoridae) with a list of thespecies of thefamily Neopygmephoridae in Iran. Persian J. Acarol. 2026;7(4):315–322. doi: 10.22073/pja.v7i4.40314
