Sphaerochthonius splendidus (Berlese, 1904)

Material examined. Seven specimens. Iran, Hormozgan province, Bandar Abbas, Isin (27°19'8.93"N, 56°16'54.83"E, 65 m a.s.l.), soil of red mulberry ( Morus rubra L., Moraceae), 29-III-2021; Bandar Abbas, Kuhe (27°43'44.63″N, 56°19'55.58"E, 571 m a.s.l), soil of common guava ( Psidium guajava L., Myrtaceae), 09-IV-2021; Bandar Abbas, Zakin (27°51′11.21"N, 56°19′3.08"E, 1272 m a.s.l.), soil of grape ( Vitis vinifera L., Vitaceae), 21-V-2021.

Distribution in Iran. East Azerbaijan, Fars, Guilan, Hamadan, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khorasan-e Razavi, Markazi, Mazandaran, West Azerbaijan, Yazd, Sistan & Baluchestan, and Zanjan provinces.

General distribution. Ethiopian, Neotropical, Pantropical: Oriental, Australian (Australia and Polynesia) and Subtropical (southern Holarctic).