Zetzellia mali (Ewing, 1917)

Mohammad-Doustaresharaf, Mojtaba & Bagheri, Mohammad, 2021, Raphignathoid mites (Acariformes: Raphignathoidea) in parts of the Azerbaijan provinces of Iran, Acarological Studies 3 (2), pp. 56-65 : 62

Zetzellia mali (Ewing, 1917)

Cosmopolitan species. This species is widely distributed in 28 countries and originally described from Hillsboro, Oregon, USA ( Fan et al., 2016; Beron, 2020). It was also previously recorded from different part of Iran ( Beyzavi et al., 2013; Bagheri and Mohammad-Doustaresharaf, 2020).

Material examined: Two females and two deutonymphs, Carpinus sp. , foliage, Khoda Afarin (Aynaloo) (38° 53′ 03″ N, 46° 47 ' 38 '' E, 1700 m), 18 July 2018; one female, Carpinus sp. , foliage, Khoda Afarin (Kalaleh) (38° 56′ 42″ N, 46° 45 ' 43 '' E, 1380 m), 27 August 2018; coll. M. Mohammad-Doustaresharaf.