Acaropsellina sollers (Kuzin, 1940)

Ardeshir, Fariba, 2017, Cheyletid mites (Acari: Trombidiformes) in stored grains in Iran, Persian Journal of Acarology 6 (1), pp. 11-24 : 13

Acaropsellina sollers (Kuzin, 1940)

World Distribution – Holarctic: England, Scotland, Russia, USA ( Hughes 1976), Greece ( Eliopoulos and Papadoulis 2001), Iraq ( Mahmood 1992).

Distribution in Iran – Fars ( Ostovan 1993); E. Azarbijan ( Fathipour et al. 1999); Guilan ( Hajizadeh et al. 2011); Alborz ( Seiedy et al. 2012).

Material examined – Alborz province (Karaj), 1997 (silo: grain and dust); 1998 (silo: grain and dust); 2005–2006 (silo mill and flour-mills: grain, broken wheat, dust and chaff). Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari (Farrokh Shahr and Shahr-e Kord), 2006–2007 (silo and flour-mill: grain and dust) . Isfahan province (Isfahan, Golpaygan and Kashan), 2005–2006 (silos, barns and flour-mills: grain, dust and chaff). Fars province (Shiraz), 2006–2007 (silo and flour-mills: grain and chaff). Golestan province (Gorgan), 1997 (silo: grain and dust); 1998 (Flour-mills: dust); (Gorgan and Gonbad-e Kavus) 2005–2006 (silo and flour-mill: grain, broken wheat, dust and chaff); (Gorgan and Gonbad- e Kavus), 2006–2007 (silo, flour-mill and barn: grain, barley and bran). Khorasan-e Razavi and South Khorasan provinces (Mashhad, Neyshabur, Fariman, Kashmar and Chenaran), 2005–2006 (silos and flour-mill: grain, broken wheat, dust and chaff). Khuzestan province (Ahvaz, Andimeshk, Shoush), 2006–2007 (silos, flour-mills: grain, dust and chaff). Kohgiluyeh & Boyer-Ahmad (Yasouj), 2006–2007 (silo: grain) . Mazandaran province (Sari, Neka), 1998 (silo and flour-mills: grain, broken wheat and dust); (Sari and Babol), 2006–2007 (rice-mill and flour-mill: rice, brass scrap and dust). Tehran province (Tehran and Varamin), 2005–2006 (silos, flour-mills and mills: grain, broken wheat, dust and chaff) and West Azarbijan (Uromia, Khoy and Mahabad ), 2005–2006 (silos, flour-mills: grain and dust) .

Remarks – This species is very abundant in Iran and both sexes can easily collect from different provinces.