Parasitus Latreille, 1795

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 : 167-168

Genus Parasitus Latreille, 1795

Parasitus coleoptratorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution and habitats. Guilan Province (Rasht, Sangar, Shahrestan, Amlash), soil, debris, litters and plant foliage ( Nazari and Hajizadeh 2013); Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Saman), soil ( Shariati et al. 2017).

Parasitus copridis (Costa, 1963)

Distribution and habitats. East Azarbaijan Province (Arasbaran forests, Aynalu, Garmanab), soil and plant debris (Mohammad-Dustar-Sharaf et al. 2016a, b).

Parasitus fimetorum (Berlese, 1903)

Distribution and habitats. Guilan Province (Manjil, Talesh, Hovigh, Sangar, Rudbar, Lowshan, Rostamabad, Langarud, Hashtpar, Asalem, Roudsar, Rahimabad), soil, debris, litters and plant foliage ( Nazari and Hajizadeh 2013); Kerman Province (Kerman), sheep manure, cow manure and poultry manure (Arjomandi et al. 2013a); (Kerman City, parks and landscapes), soil ( Arjomandi and Kazemi 2014b); Lorestan Province (Bishe, Chamseyedi Districts), soil and litter (Hasanvand et al. 2014b); West Azarbaijan Province (Miandoab), soil of apple orchards ( Zarei and Kazemi 2014); Khorasan Razavi Province (Mashhad), soil and manure ( Abbaspour et al. 2017).

Parasitus hyalinus (Willmann, 1949)

Distribution and habitats. Kerman Province (Kerman Province), cow manure (Arjomandi et al.

2013a); Tehran Province (Region not mentioned), ornamental plants ( Hamidi et al. 2013); Guilan Province (Shaft, Choubar, Fuman, Masouleh, Makluwan), soil, debris, litters and plant foliage ( Nazari and Hajizadeh 2013).

Parasitus insignis (Holzmann, 1969)

Distribution and habitats. Guilan Province (Rasht, Sangar, Shahrestan, Saravan, Hashtpar, Asalem, Langarud, Fuman, Masouleh, Makluwan, Somesara, Gysum, University of Guilan, Aqa Seyyed Sharif, Falakdeh, Kuchesfahan, Jafarabad, Emamzadeh Ebrahim, Lahijan, Roudsar, Kelachay, Vajargah, Chaboksar, Siahkalroud, Ghasemabad), soil, debris, litters and plant foliage ( Nazari and Hajizadeh 2013).

Parasitus kempersi Oudemans, 1902

Distribution and habitats. Guilan Province (Shaft, Rasht, Kuchesfahan, Aqa Seyyed Sharif, Lulaman, Lahijan, Roudsar, Rahimabad, Chaboksar, Kelachay, Vajargah, Langarud, Siahkalroud), soil, debris, litters and plant foliage ( Nazari and Hajizadeh 2013); Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Saman), soil ( Shariati et al. 2017).

Parasitus loricatus (Wankel, 1861)

Distribution and habitats. Guilan Province (Rasht, Falakdeh, Saravan, Somesara, Behanbar, Khomam, Chapar Khaneh, Sangar, Chaboksar, Shanderman, Aqa Seyyed Sharif, Fuman, Lishavandan, Masouleh, Lavandevil), soil, debris, litters and plant foliage ( Nazari and Hajizadeh 2013); Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Saman), soil ( Shariati et al. 2017).

Parasitus mycophilus Karg, 1971

Distribution and habitats. Kerman Province (Kerman), sheep manure (Arjomandi et al. 2013a); Yazd Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Kafi et al. 2014); Tehran Province (Tehran City, Police Park), soil ( Maleki et al. 2016).