A study on the oripodoid mites fauna (Oribatida: Oripodoidea) in Miandoab region (West Azerbaijan Province) was carried out during 2015–2016. In this survey, 16 species belonging to three families and five genera are known, of which the species Scheloribates (Scheloribates) labyrinthicus Jeleva, 1962 is recorded for the first time from Iran. An additional description is provided for Scheloribates (S.) labyrinthicus based on spe

Taghipour Gol, Tahereh; Bagheri, Mohammad; Ahaniazad, Mansoureh

doi:10.22073/pja.v6i2.28227

A study on the oripodoid mites fauna (Oribatida: Oripodoidea) in Miandoab region (West Azerbaijan Province) was carried out during 2015–2016. In this survey, 16 species belonging to three families and five genera are known, of which the species Scheloribates (Scheloribates) labyrinthicus Jeleva, 1962 is recorded for the first time from Iran. An additional description is provided for Scheloribates (S.) labyrinthicus based on spe

Authors

Tahereh Taghipour Gol ¹

Mohammad Bagheri ¹

Mansoureh Ahaniazad ²

¹ Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, Iran;

² Young Researchers and Elite Club, Maragheh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Maragheh, Iran;

10.22073/pja.v6i2.28227

Abstract

A study on the oripodoid mites fauna (Oribatida: Oripodoidea) in Miandoab region (West Azerbaijan Province) was carried out during 2015–2016. In this survey, 16 species belonging to three families and five genera are known, of which the species Scheloribates (Scheloribates) labyrinthicus Jeleva, 1962 is recorded for the first time from Iran. An additional description is provided for Scheloribates (S.) labyrinthicus based on specimens collected from the northwest of Iran. Moreover, a checklist of 16 oripodoid mite species of Miandoab region is presented.

Keywords

Brachypylina

mite

new data

new record

Sarcoptiformes