Tectocepheus velatus (Michael, 1880)

Material examined. 23 specimens. Iran, Hormozgan province, Bandar Abbas, Forkhorj (27°46'8.52"N, 56°25'19.36"E, 647 m a.s.l.), soil of Citrus nobilis, Morus rubra, 16-IV-2021; Bandar Abbas, Sikhuran (27°49'57.74"N, 57°28'25.83"E, 887 m a.s.l.), soil of Citrus limon, 27-IIX-2021; Bandar Abbas, Tale-Gerdu (27°48'39.60"N, 56°25'29.60"E, 847 m a.s.l.), soil of Mangifera indica, 23-IV-2021; Bandar Abbas, Segh (27°47'33.77"N, 56°23'8.84"E, 794 m a.s.l.), soil of Citrus nobilis, 23-IV-2021; Bandar Abbas, Zakin (27°43'11.45"N, 56°30'79.18"E, 1168 m a.s.l.), soil of Citrus nobilis, Mangifera indica, Citrus limon, 30-IV-2021; Bandar Abbas, Bikh (27°51'6.39"N, 56°28'19.38"E, 1049 m a.s.l.), soil of Citrus limon, Mangifera indica, Prunus amygdalus, Vitis vinifera, 24-IX-2021; Hajiabad (28°14'4.28"N, 55°50'40.88"E, 778 m a.s.l.), soil of Citrus limon, Mangifera indica, 17-IX-2021; Haji Abad, Kashkoie (28°19'2.23"N, 55°56'59.15"E, 958 m a.s.l.), soil of Punica granatum, Phoenix dactylifera, Morus rubra, Ficus carica, 09-X-2021.

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

General distribution. Cosmopolitan.