<p><strong>Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of <em>Verachthonius</em> cf. <em>laticeps</em> (Brachychthoniidae)</strong></p>

A survey was conducted on the fauna of oribatid mites (Oribatida) in Sistan and Baluchestan province (southeastern Iran). In total, 23 species belonging to 20 genera and 15 families were collected and identified. According to the results, Cosmochthoniidae, Haplochthoniidae, Galumnidae, Cosmochthoni...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Ordouni, Sara Ramroodi, Mohammad Ali Akrami, Ehsan Rakhshani
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Published: Acarological Society of Iran 2023-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/75578
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author Fatemeh Ordouni
Sara Ramroodi
Mohammad Ali Akrami
Ehsan Rakhshani
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description A survey was conducted on the fauna of oribatid mites (Oribatida) in Sistan and Baluchestan province (southeastern Iran). In total, 23 species belonging to 20 genera and 15 families were collected and identified. According to the results, Cosmochthoniidae, Haplochthoniidae, Galumnidae, Cosmochthonius, and Haplochthonius are the families and genera with the highest number of species. Sellnickochthonius immaculatus (Forsslund, 1942) and Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Strenzke, 1951) are newly recorded for the fauna of Iran. Additional morphological information and new illustrations of the latter species are provided on the basis of new material.
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spelling doaj-art-8db99fb468b44cbd8fd4a23633615ada2025-08-20T03:12:34ZengAcarological Society of IranPersian Journal of Acarology2251-81692023-04-0112210.22073/pja.v12i2.75578<p><strong>Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of <em>Verachthonius</em> cf. <em>laticeps</em> (Brachychthoniidae)</strong></p>Fatemeh Ordouni0Sara Ramroodi1Mohammad Ali Akrami2Ehsan Rakhshani3Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, IranDepartment of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, IranDepartment of Plant Protection, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran A survey was conducted on the fauna of oribatid mites (Oribatida) in Sistan and Baluchestan province (southeastern Iran). In total, 23 species belonging to 20 genera and 15 families were collected and identified. According to the results, Cosmochthoniidae, Haplochthoniidae, Galumnidae, Cosmochthonius, and Haplochthonius are the families and genera with the highest number of species. Sellnickochthonius immaculatus (Forsslund, 1942) and Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Strenzke, 1951) are newly recorded for the fauna of Iran. Additional morphological information and new illustrations of the latter species are provided on the basis of new material. https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/75578Faunaidentification keynew recordPalaearcticSistan and BaluchestanVerachthonius
spellingShingle Fatemeh Ordouni
Sara Ramroodi
Mohammad Ali Akrami
Ehsan Rakhshani
<p><strong>Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of <em>Verachthonius</em> cf. <em>laticeps</em> (Brachychthoniidae)</strong></p>
Persian Journal of Acarology
Fauna
identification key
new record
Palaearctic
Sistan and Baluchestan
Verachthonius
title <p><strong>Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of <em>Verachthonius</em> cf. <em>laticeps</em> (Brachychthoniidae)</strong></p>
title_full <p><strong>Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of <em>Verachthonius</em> cf. <em>laticeps</em> (Brachychthoniidae)</strong></p>
title_fullStr <p><strong>Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of <em>Verachthonius</em> cf. <em>laticeps</em> (Brachychthoniidae)</strong></p>
title_full_unstemmed <p><strong>Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of <em>Verachthonius</em> cf. <em>laticeps</em> (Brachychthoniidae)</strong></p>
title_short <p><strong>Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of <em>Verachthonius</em> cf. <em>laticeps</em> (Brachychthoniidae)</strong></p>
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topic Fauna
identification key
new record
Palaearctic
Sistan and Baluchestan
Verachthonius
url https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/75578
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