Cheletomorpha lepidopterorum (Show, 1794)

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

Cheletomorpha lepidopterorum (Show, 1794)

World Distribution – Holarctic: England ( Griffiths 1960); Peru ( Caceres and Fain 1977); Taiwan ( Tseng 1979); Pakistan ( Aheer et al. 1997).

Distribution in Iran – not mentioned ( Sepasgozarian 1978; Modaress Awal 1994; Fathipour 1994). Material examined – Golestan province (Gorgan), 2006–2007 (15 ♀ in rice mills and barn: paddy and brass scrap). Mazandaran province (Neka), 1996 (1 ♀ in silo: grain); (Sari), 1997 (1 ♀ in Flourmills: grain); (Sari), 2006–2007 (4 ♀ in rice-mill and barn: paddy and brass scarp).