Imparipes morosus Khaustov, 2008

Navabi, Amin, Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza & Mortazavi, Abdolazim, 2018, New species and records of the genera Scutacarus and Imparipes (Acari: Heterostigmatina: Scutacaridae) associated with Coleoptera and Hymenoptera (Arthropoda: Insecta) from Iran, Zootaxa 4531 (4), pp. 532-540 : 537-539

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4531.4.4
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:BD0BADCE-2CB7-471A-B3E3-741585CF80A0
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5974849
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/521D2D31-9A6E-FFF4-DCEF-F8B37A1FD876
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Imparipes morosus Khaustov, 2008
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Imparipes morosus Khaustov, 2008, p. 133 , Figs 86 (1–3).

This species is recorded from Ukraine, Donetsk district, on undetermined ant ( Hymenoptera View in CoL : Formicidae View in CoL ) and Crimea, on the ant Messor View in CoL sp. ( Khaustov 2008). So far, this species has been recorded from eastern Ukraine and the southern shore of Crimea.

Material examined. Western Iran, Lorestan Province, Borujerd city, Sheykh Miri-ye Sadat village (33°54'51.84"N, 48°41'0.93"E). Two females removed from ventral body surfaces of Camponotus oasium Forel ( Hymenoptera : Formicidae ), 19 May 2016.

Remarks. This species is recorded from Asia for the first time. The association between this mite and the ant Camponotus oasium Forel is new.