Preliminary study of oribatid mites (Acari: oribatida) in Assaluyeh and Lengeh ports, Iran

Subject Areas : entomology and othea arthropods

M. Alikhani ¹ , T. Arkani ² , H. Hashemzadeh ³ , R. Vafaei Shooshtari ⁴

1 - Young Researchers Club, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
2 - Young Researchers Club, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
3 - Graduated student, Department of Entomology, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Arak, Iran
4 - Department of Entomology, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Arak, Iran

Received: 2011-01-01 Accepted : 2011-11-30 Published : 2014-11-22

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Abstract :

During 2008-2009, in oribatid mites study of south of Iran, six genera belonging to six families were collected that five specimens were identified at level of species. Among which, three genera and two species that marked by an asterisk are recorded for the first time from Iran. The species of Hypozetes translamellatus has the most numerically specimens in sampling sites. The family of Scheloribatidae (Scheloribates sp.)has the highest total identified species. Acording to sampling data the families of Scheloribatidae,TegoribatidaeandOribatulidaehave the highest distribution in sampling sites respectively. Scientific name of each genus and speciesis presented: Heptacarus‌ sp., (Lohmanniidae); Damaeolus asperatus‌ (Berlese, 1904), (Damaeolidae); Oribatula (Zygoribatula) undulata Berlese, 1916, (Oribatulidae); Scheloribates fimbriatus Thor, 1930. S. praeincisus (Berlese, 1910), (Scheloribatidae);Hypozetes‌ translamellatus‌ Wallwork, 1965,  (Tegoribatidae); Lamellobates‌ sp., (Mycobatidae).