Macrocheles Latreille, 1829

Nemati, Alireza, Riahi, Elham, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2018, A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue, Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (2), pp. 115-191 : 153-155

Genus Macrocheles Latreille, 1829

Macrocheles glaber (Müller, 1860) Distribution and habitats. Kerman Province (Kerman), cow manure and poultry manure (Arjomandi et al. 2013a) ; Gulian Province (Eshkavarat and Astara ), soil of hazelnut orchard ( Arjimandi-Nezhad and Babaeian 2014) ; Markazi Province ( Arak Region ), soil ( Jadidi and Joharchi 2014) ; East Azarbaijan Province (Arasbaran Forests, Kalaleh, Garmanab ), soil and plant debris (MohammadDustar-Sharaf et al. 2016b); Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province ( Saman ), soil ( Shariati et al. 2017) ; Khorasan Razavi Province ( Mashhad ), soil ( Abbaspour et al. 2017) .

Macrocheles insignitus Berlese, 1918

Distribution and habitats. East Azarbaijan Province (Southwest), soil ( Hashemi Khabir et al. 2013); Gulian Province (Eshkavarat, Astara), soil of hazelnut orchard ( Arjimandi-Nezhad and Babaeian 2014); Kerman Province (Region not mentioned), soil and manure ( Hosseinpour and Latifi 2014); (Sirjan, Rafsanjan, Shahr-e-Babak), soil and manure ( Masnavipour et al. 2014); Lorestan Province (Khorramabad), manure ( Hasanvand et al. 2015); Tehran Povince (Tehran City, Police Park), soil ( Maleki et al. 2016); Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Saman), soil ( Shariati et al. 2017); Esfahan Province (Kashan, Qamsar), apricot plantation ( Abutaleb Kermani et al. 2017).

Macrocheles mammifer Berlese, 1918

Distribution and habitats. Gulian Province (Eshkavarat, Astara), soil of hazelnut orchard ( Arjimandi-Nezhad and Babaeian 2014); Markazi Province (Sāveh County, Ᾱveh Region), vermicompost ( Ahadiyat et al. 2014); Tehran Province (Tehran City, District 18 and 19 of Tehran Municipality, Moallem Boulevard, Ghāem Park and Khordād Street), vermicompost ( Ahadiyat et al. 2014).

Macrocheles merdarius (Berlese, 1889)

Distribution and habitats. North East of Iran (Region not mentioned), stored food products ( Khaleghabadian et al. 2013); Kerman Province (Kerman County), cow manure and poultry manure (Arjomandi et al. 2013a); (Kerman City, parks and landscapes), soil ( Arjomandi and Kazemi 2014b); (Region not mentioned), soil and manure ( Hosseinpour and Latifi 2014); (Sirjan, Rafsanjan, Shahre-Babak), soil, manure and decaying wood ( Masnavipour et al. 2014); Gulian Province (Eshkavarat, Astara), soil of hazelnut orchard ( Arjimandi-Nezhad and Babaeian 2014); Markazi Province (Arak Region), soil ( Jadidi and Joharchi 2014); Khorasan Razavi Province (Mashhad), stored food products ( Khaleghabadian et al. 2015); Lorestan Province (Khorramabad), orchard, oak forest, ant nest and manure ( Hasanvand et al. 2015); North Khorasan Province (Region not mentioned), associated with Onthophagus sp. (Scarabaeidae) and Xylocopa sp. (Apidae) ( Rezaei et al. 2016); Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Saman), soil ( Shariati et al. 2017); Esfahan Province (Jowshaqan, Kashan), empty pastures and vineyards ( Abutaleb Kermani et al. 2017); Qom Province (Region not mentioned), soil, dung, compost and plant-litters of crops, lawns, shrubs and trees in farms, forests, orchards and parks ( Agha Alikhani et al. 2017).

Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli, 1772)

Distribution and habitats. North East of Iran (Region not mentioned), associated with stored food products ( Khaleghabadian et al. 2013); Kerman Province (Kerman County), cow manure and poultry manure (Arjomandi et al. 2013a); (Region not mentioned), soil and manure ( Hosseinpour and Latifi 2014); Gulian Province (Eshkavarat, Astara), soil of hazelnut orchard ( Arjimandi-Nezhad and Babaeian 2014); Khorasan Razavi Province (Mashhad), stored food products ( Khaleghabadian et al. 2015); Tehran Province (Tehran City, Police Park), soil ( Maleki et al. 2016); Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Saman), soil ( Shariati et al. 2017); Esfahan Province (Kashan Region (Jowshaqan and Qamsar)), empty pastures and tomato patches ( Abutaleb Kermani et al. 2017).

Macrocheles peniculatus Berles, 1918

Distribution and habitats. Markazi Province (Arak Region), soil ( Jadidi and Joharchi 2014); Tehran Province (Tehran City, Police Park), soil ( Maleki et al. 2016).

Macrocheles robustulus (Berlese, 1905)

Distribution and habitats. Tehran Province (Region not mentioned), associated with ornamental plants ( Hamidi et al. 2013); (Tehran City, Police Park), soil ( Maleki et al. 2016); Gulian Province (Eshkavarat, Astara), soil of hazelnut orchard ( Arjimandi-Nezhad and Babaeian 2014); Kerman Province (Region not mentioned), soil and manure ( Hosseinpour and Latifi 2014); Lorestan Province (Badrabad District), soil under cedar trees (Hasanvand et al. 2014b); (Khorramabad), orchard and oak forest ( Hasanvand et al. 2015); Qom Province (Region not mentioned), soil, dung, compost and plant-litters of crops, lawns, shrubs and trees in farms, forests, orchards and parks ( Agha Alikhani et al. 2017).

Macrocheles scutatus (Berlese, 1904)

Distribution and habitats. Lorestan Province (Khorramabad), oak forest, field and manure ( Hasanvand et al. 2015).

Macrocheles subbadius (Berlese‚ 1904)

Distribution and habitats. Gulian Province (Eshkavarat, Astara), soil of hazelnut orchard ( Arjimandi-Nezhad and Babaeian 2014); Markazi Province (Arak Region), soil ( Jadidi and Joharchi 2014); Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Saman), soil ( Shariati et al. 2017).

Macrocheles cf. nataliae (Koroleva, 1960)

Distribution and habitats. Esfahan Province (Kashan Region (Abyaneh and Aran and Bidgol)), enriched soil and pomegranate plantation ( Abutaleb Kermani et al. 2017).

Macrocheles terreus Canestrini & Fanzago 1877

Distribution and habitats. Kerman Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Hosseinpour & Latifi 2014).