Cheyletus eruditus (Schrank, 1781)

Ardeshir, Fariba, 2017, Cheyletid mites (Acari: Trombidiformes) in stored grains in Iran, Persian Journal of Acarology 6 (1), pp. 11-24 : 14-15

Cheyletus eruditus (Schrank, 1781)

World Distribution – Cosmopolitan: England ( Griffiths 1960); Canada ( Liscombe and Watters 1962); Japan ( Sinha 1968); Afrotropical ( Fain 1979); Taiwan ( Tseng 1979); Croatia ( Pagliarini 1979); China ( Lung-Shut 1984).

Distribution in Iran – Mazandaran ( Sepasgozarian 1978; Modaress Awal 1994); Guilan ( Hajizadeh et al. 2011); W. Azarbijan ( Fathipour 1994).

Material examined – Alborz province ( Karaj ), 2005–2006 (2 ♀ in flour-mills: dust and chaff) . Guilan province (Rasht and Sowméeh Sara), 2006-2007 (11 ♀ in rice-mill, barn: rice, paddy) . Mazandaran province ( Sari ), 2006-2007 (1 ♀ in rice-mill: brass scarp) . Tehran province (Tehran and Varamin ), 2005-2006 (2 ♀ in Silo and mill: dust and chaff) .