A catalog of Iranian prostigmatic mites of superfamilies Raphignathoidea & Tetranychoidea (Acari)

Beyzavi, Gholamreza; A. Ueckermann, Edward; Faraji, Farid; Ostovan, Hadi

doi:10.22073/pja.v2i3.10042

A catalog of Iranian prostigmatic mites of superfamilies Raphignathoidea & Tetranychoidea (Acari)

Authors

Gholamreza Beyzavi ¹

Edward A. Ueckermann ²^{, 3}

Farid Faraji ⁴

Hadi Ostovan ¹

¹ Department of Entomology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University,Fars, Iran;

² ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute, Private bag X123, Queenswood, Pretoria, 0121, South Africa;

³ chool of Environmental Sciences and Development, Zoology, North-West University- Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa

⁴ MITOX Consultants, P. O. Box 92260, 1090 AG Amsterdam, The Netherlands

10.22073/pja.v2i3.10042

Abstract

This catalog comprises 56 genera and 266 species of mite names of superfamilies Raphignathoidea and Tetranychoidea recorded from Iran at the end of January, 2013. Data on the mite distributions and habitats based on the published information are included. Remarks about the incorrect reports and nomen nudum species are also presented.

Keywords

Checklist

mite

habitat

distribution

Iran