Thamnacarus smirnovi Bulanova-Zachvatkina, 1978

Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali & Rakhshani, Ehsan, 2023, Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae), Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2), pp. 173-188 : 178

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8109446
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scientific name	Thamnacarus smirnovi Bulanova-Zachvatkina, 1978
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Material examined – 6♀♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Jazinak forest, Zahak county (30° 54' 06" N, 61° 34' 44" E, 483 m a.s.l.), ant ( Pheidole pallidula ) and termite ( Microcerotermes sp. ) nests, 4 January 2018, leg.: S. Saravani Rad.

Distribution in Iran – Yazd province ( Akrami and Shahedi 2020). This is the second record for the fauna of Iran.

Zoogeographical distribution – Central West Asia.

References

Akrami, M. A. & Shahedi, A. R. (2020) Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Taft county, Yazd province of Iran, with new records. Persian Journal of Acarology, 9 (2): 141 - 160. DOI: 10.220 73 / pja. v 9 i 2.58955

Bulanova-Zachvatkina, E. M. (1978) New oribatid mites (Oribatida: Mixonomata) from termite nests in central Asia. Entomological Review, 4: 918 - 922.