Fauna of Oribatid mite (Acari, Oribatida) in Oak forests of Sardasht, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Oribatid mites are one of the most diverse suborders of Sarcoptiformes. These mites are one of the largest and dominating groups of soil inhabitants that play an important role in the formation and fertilization processes of the soils. Fauna of oribatid mites in Sardasht Forests (Western Azerbaijan Province in North Western Iran) was studied during ۲۰۱۷-۲۰۱۸. In this survey, ۴۲ species of ۲۹ genera belonging to ۲۴ families were collected and identified, of which ۱۰ species and four genera were newly recorded from West Azarbaijan province as fallows:Ramusella (Insculpoppia) varians، Ramusella (Rectoppia) mihelcici، Lasiobelba (Lasiobelba) decui، Lasiobelba (Lasiobelba) kuehnelti، Scheloribatesleavigatus، Epilohmannia cylidarica cylidarica، Ceratoppia quadridentata، Suctobelbella (Flagrosuctobelba) elegantula ، Papillacarus aciculatus,Atropacarus (Atropacarus) striculus Epimerella sp., Tectoribates sp., Achipteria sp., Pilogalumna sp.

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Mite ، Orbatida ، Sardasht ، Iran