New taxa of the family Trochometridiidae (Acari: Heterostigmata) associated with insects from Iran

Mites of the family Histiostomatidae associated with the Australian giant earwig,Titanolabis colossea(Dohrn) (Dermaptera: Anisolabididae)

“…As with most insect groups, there are many records of mites phoretic on earwigs. These include diverse groups of mites such as Paradiplogynium nahmani Seeman (Diplogyniidae) (Seeman 2007), Trochometridium chinensis (Mahunka) (Trochometridiidae) (Mahunka 1966;Hajiqanbar et al 2009) and Anystipalpus labiduricola Lindquist & Moraza (Ascidae) (Lindquist & Moraza 2009). Previous records of histiostomatid mites phoretic on earwigs include Histiostoma polypori (Oudemans) (Oudemans 1914;Behura 1950;Hughes & Jackson 1958;Chmielewski 2009Chmielewski , 2010Wirth 2009) and H. feroniarum (Dufour) (Dufour 1839;Rebolledo & Arroyo 1995;Chmielewski 2009Chmielewski , 2010.…”

A new genus and species of mites of the family Caraboacaridae (Acari: Heterostigmata) associated withClivina ypsilon(Coleoptera: Carabidae) with notes on distribution and host range of the family

“…Within the superfamily Trochometridioidea (sensu Kaliszewski et al 1995), only the family Trochometridiidae shares the character state of the reduction of the solenidion on tarsus I (Hajiqanbar et al . 2009), which may be an example of reductive parallelism. The consolidated tibia and tarsus IV into a single structure, the tibiotarsus, is a unique character state for the genus Caraboacarus .…”

An illustrated key to world species of the mite family Trochometridiidae (Acari: Prostigmata), with description of a new species and new insect host records

“…Remarks: This species was previously found during two different studies: from northeastern Iran (Razawi Khorassan province) phoretic on Pseudapis nilotica (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) (Hajiqanbar et al 2009) and from the central regions of Iran (Isfahan province), phoretic on Philanthus triangulum (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae), captured by netting (Tajodin et al 2012). In this study the mites were found on K. tartara and an undetermined fly of the family Calliphoridae (new host records).…”

“…Mites of the family Trochometridiidae (Acari: Trombidiformes: Heterostigmatina) are associated with three orders of the insects (Coleoptera, Dermaptera, and Hymenoptera) and most species are found with apoid bees of the families Halictidae and Andrenidae (Cross and Bohart 1979; Lindquist 1985; Hajiqanbar et al 2009; Mortazavi et al 2011). A study on the life cycle of one of the species, Trochometridium tribulatum Cross, showed that this species has a triple-symbiotic relationship of mite, fungus, and bee host.…”

“…kazachstanicum Khaustov and Eidelberg from Kazakhstan and Iran; and T . iranicum Hajiqanbar and Khaustov and T. kermanicum Mortazavi and Hajiqanbar both from Iran (Cross 1965; Mahunka 1966; Cross and Bohart 1979; Khaustov and Eidelberg 2002; OConnor and Klimov 2004; Hajiqanbar et al 2009; Mortazavi et al 2011).…”