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-Shoushtari ⁴

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

Received: 2011-01-01 Accepted : 2011-06-30 Published : 2013-02-19

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Abstract :

The oribatid mites of south of Iran was studied during 2008-2009. Six genera belonging to six families were collected which, three genera and two species that marked by an asterisk are recorded for the first time from Iran. The species Hypozetes translamellatus has the most abundant in sampling sites. The family of Scheloribatidae (Scheloribates sp.)has the highest total identified species. According to sampling data the families of Scheloribatidae,TegoribatidaeandOribatulidaehave the highest distribution in sampling sites respectively. These species are: 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).