Abstract

During 2011-2012, a faunistic survey on oribatid mites was investigated in Zanjan county. The mites were extracted using Berlese- tullgren setup and mounted after clearing in Nesbitt‘s fluid. 46 species from 35 genera belonging to 24 families were identified. Among them, one species was new record for mite fauna of Iran (*) and all specimens were new records for mite fauna of Zanjan province. Amerobelbidae: Amerobelba decedens Berlese; Brachychthoniidae: Brachychthonius gracilis Chinone; Carabodidae: Austrocarabodes sp.; Cosmochthoniidae: Cosmochthonius foliatus Subias, Cosmochthonius sp. nr. reticulatus Grandjean; Damaeidae: Belba sp.; Damaeolidae: Fosseremus laciniatus Berlese (Syn: Fosseremus quadripertitus Grandjean); Epilohmanniidae: Epilohmannia cylindrica cylindrica Berlese; Euphthiracaridae: Acrotritia ardua C. L. Koch; Gymnodamaeidae: Jacotella frondeus Kulijev (Syn: Plesiodamaeus ornatus Mahunka); Galumnidae: Allogalumna sp.; Galumna iranensis Mahunka & Akrami, Galumna karajica Mahunka & Akrami, Pergalumna sp.*; Haplochthoniidae: Haplochthonius sanctaeluciae Bernini, Haplochthonius simplex Willmann; Haplozetidae: Haplozetes fusifer Berlese, Peloribates sp.; Hypochthoniidae: Hypochthonius luteus Oudemans; Licnodamaeidae: Licnodamaeus fissuratus Balogh & Mahunka, Licnodamaeus sp. nr. Itsukushima Fujikawa; Lohmanniidae: Papillacarus aciculatus Berlese; Nothridae: Nothrus biciliatus Koch; Oppiidae: Anomaloppia mazandaranica Akrami & Subias, Anomaloppia ozkani Ayyildiz (Syn: Anomaloppia iranica Bayartoghtokh & Akrami), Corynoppia sp., Multioppia wilsoni laniseta Moritz, Oppia denticulata Canestrini, Oppia sp., Oppiella (Oppiella) nova nova Oudemans, Rhinoppia bipectinata Akrami & Subias, Ramusella (Ramusella) puertomonttensis Hammer, Ramusella (Rectoppia) damavandica Akrami & Subias, Ramusella (Rectoppia) faciata Paoli, Oribatulidae: Oribatula (Zygoribatula) connexa Berlese, Oribatula (Oribatula) pallida Banks, Oribatula (Zygoribatula) sp. nr. skrjabini Bulanova-Zachvatkina; Passalozetidae: Passalozetes africanus Grandjean; Phthiracaridae: Phthiracarus sp. nr. incredibilis Niedbala; Protoribatidae: Liebstadia similis Michael, Protoribates (Protoribates) paracapucinus Mahunka, Sicaxylobates sp.; Scheloribatidae: Scheloribates praeincisus Berlese, Scheloribates sp.; Sphaerochthoniidae: Sphaerochthonius splendidus Berlese; Tectocepheidae: Tectocepheus velatus Michael