Oribatula (Z.) exarata Berlese, 1916

Material examined. 14 specimens. Iran, Hormozgan province, Bandar Abbas, Kuhe (27°19'10.68"N, 56°16'55.78"E, 65 m a.s.l.), soil of Indian jujube ( Ziziphus mauritiana Lam., Rhamnaceae), soil of tamarisk ( Tamarix sp., Tamaricaceae), 29-III-2021; Bandar Abbas, Zakin (27°51'9.27"N, 56°18'59.51"E, 1275 m a.s.l.), soil of Citrus nobilis, 23-IV-2021; Bandar Abbas, Bikh (27°51'3.48"N, 56°28'15.60"E, 1036 m a.s.l.), soil of Mangifera indica, Morus rubra, Prunus amygdalus, 05-VI-2021; Rudan (27°27'10.28"N, 57°7'8.54"E, 235 m a.s.l.), soil of Citrus limon, Psidium guajava, 20-IIX-2021; Bandar Abbas, Takht (27°30'16.49"N, 56°38'29.58"E, 39 m a.s.l.), soil of Phoenix dactylifera, 03-IX-2021; Minab (27°16'06.42"N, 57°1'45.90"E, 37 m a.s.l.), soil of Phoenix dactylifera, 27-IIX-2021.

Distribution in Iran. East Azerbaijan, Kerman, Khorasan-e Razavi, Mazandaran, West Azerbaijan, and Guilan provinces.

General distribution. Southern Palaearctic.