Abstract
The cheyletid mites collected from Guilan province in Northern Iran were investigated. A total of 16 species were determined. Of these, Eucheyletia flabellifera (Michael, 1878) is a new record for the Iranian cheyletid mite fauna. Herein, we provide an expanded description, including illustrations of the adult female of this species based on the Iranian material. A tabulated checklist for cheyletid mites recorded from Iran is also provided.
Highlights
The family Cheyletidae (Acariformes: Cheyletoidea) presently includes over 440 species in 75 genera (Zhang et al 2011; Bochkov and Abramov 2016)
This study was conducted in Guilan Province, Northern Iran, searching for cheyletid mites during the period 2015-2017
The checklist of Iranian Cheyletidae is arranged alphabetically according to genera and based on the first official report of each species from Iran
Summary
The family Cheyletidae (Acariformes: Cheyletoidea) presently includes over 440 species in 75 genera (Zhang et al 2011; Bochkov and Abramov 2016). We recorded 16 cheyletid mite species from Guilan Province (37°16′38.64′′N, 49°35′20.4′′E), Northern Iran Among these identified species, Eucheyletia flabellifera (Michael, 1878) is a new record for the Iranian cheyletid mite fauna. Fain and Bochkov (2001a) provided a key to ten species of the genus Eucheyletia based on female specimens. Michael’s (1878) description and drawings of E. flabellifera, lack measurements of the median dorsal setae of some cheyletids which can take on strange shapes. Oudemans (1906) redescribed E. flabellifera, including male specimens for the first time He used specimens in Michael’s collection from England and Austria for his study. Volgin (1969, 1987) described a new species, E. taurica with broadly fan-shaped median dorsal setae but Fain & Bochkov (2001) considered it a junior synonym of E. flabellifera. A tabulated checklist for cheyletid species found in Iran is provided
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