New records of two cheyletid mite species (Acari: Cheyletidae) from Iran

Authors: SALİH DOĞAN, MAHDI JALAEIAN, HASHEM KAMALI

Abstract: Two species of the family Cheyletidae (Acari: Prostigmata), Cheletonella vespertilionis Womersley and Cheyletus kuznetzovi Bochkov and Khaustov, are given as new records for the Iranian fauna. This is also the first report of the genus Cheletonella Womersley from Iran.

Keywords: Acari, Cheyletidae, Cheletonella, Cheyletus, new records, Iran

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