Tectocepheus velatus (Michael, 1880)

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 : 180

Tectocepheus velatus (Michael, 1880)

Material examined – 11 ♀♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Mohammad-Abad town, Hamoon county (30° 88' 19" N, 61° 46' 50" E, 480 m a.s.l.), 25 July 2016; Niatak forest, Hirmand county (31° 11' 88" N, 61° 61' 93" E, 488 m a.s.l.), Tamarix sp. , 25 August 2016; Chah - Nimeh recreational, Morus sp. Olea europaea L. and Tamarix sp. and Culture complex, Zahak county (30° 50' 39" N, 61° 43' 07" E, 483 m a.s.l.), Morus sp. , 11 May 2018 and March 2016, respectively; leg.: F. Ordouni.

Distribution in Iran – East Azarbaijan, Hamadan, Yazd, Mazandaran, Fars, Markazi, Khuzestan, Guilan and Zanjan provinces ( Akrami 2015).

Zoogeographical distribution – Cosmopolitan.