identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
03B087BCFFCCFFA88D03F965FEC9F7FE.text	03B087BCFFCCFFA88D03F965FEC9F7FE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ctenacarus araneola (Grandjean 1932)	<div><p>Ctenacarus araneola (Grandjean, 1932)</p> <p>Material examined – 1♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Adimi, Nimrooz county (31° 08' 71" N, 61° 43' 47" E, 470 m a.s.l.), Orchard undergrowth, Punica granatum L., Ficus carica L. and Morus sp., 14 August 2019, leg.: F. Ordouni.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – Yazd, East Azarbaijan, Fars and Razavi Khorasan provinces (Akrami 2015; Akrami and Shahedi 2020).</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Pantropical (Australian, Oriental, Neotropical and Ethiopian) and Subtropical (Southern and Eastern Palaearctic, Neotropical, Southern Holarctic, Nearctic and Ethiopian).</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFCCFFA88D03F965FEC9F7FE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFCDFFA98EEFFEA3FE12FD65.text	03B087BCFFCDFFA98EEFFEA3FE12FD65.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Aphelacarus acarinus subsp. acarinus (Berlese 1910)	<div><p>Aphelacarus acarinus acarinus (Berlese, 1910)</p> <p>Material examined – 1♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Kur-Ekelkian village, Iranshahr county (27° 15' 85" N, 60° 66' 25" E, 591 m a.s.l.), under growth of Phoenix dactylifera L., 1 September 2019, leg.: F. Ordouni.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – Yazd, Hamedan, West Azerbaijan, Fars and RazaviKhorasan provinces (Akrami 2015; Akrami and Shahedi 2020).</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Semicosmopolitan (Holarctic: less frequent in the North, Ethiopian and Neotropical).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFCDFFA98EEFFEA3FE12FD65	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFCDFFA98EF3F9E2FAFDF8E8.text	03B087BCFFCDFFA98EF3F9E2FAFDF8E8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cosmochthonius asiaticus Gordeeva 1980	<div><p>Cosmochthonius asiaticus Gordeeva, 1980</p> <p>Material examined – 4♀♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Ebrahim-Abad village, Hamoon county (30° 91' 26" N, 61° 43' 87" E, 480 m a.s.l.), Desmostachyabipinnata L., 17 March 2019, leg.: F. Ordouni.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – Khuzestan and East Azarbaijan provinces (Akrami 2015).</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Southern Palaearctic (west-central Asia and Spain).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFCDFFA98EF3F9E2FAFDF8E8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFCDFFA98ECBFCC2FBB5FBF5.text	03B087BCFFCDFFA98ECBFCC2FBB5FBF5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Sellnickochthonius immaculatus (Forsslund 1942)	<div><p>Sellnickochthonius immaculatus (Forsslund, 1942)</p> <p>Material examined – 4♀♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Dehpabid village, Khash county (28° 61' 57" N, 60° 78' 44" E, 1410 m a.s.l.), Morus sp., 1 September 2019, leg.: F. Ordouni.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – Sistan and Baluchestan province (New record for Iran).</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Holarctic (frequent) and Neotropical.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFCDFFA98ECBFCC2FBB5FBF5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFCDFFA98EF6FB7DFAB7FA85.text	03B087BCFFCDFFA98EF6FB7DFAB7FA85.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Verachthonius laticeps (Strenzke 1951)	<div><p>Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Strenzke, 1951)</p> <p>Material examined – 3♀♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Dehpabid village, Khash county (28° 61' 57" N, 60° 78' 44" E, 1410 m a.s.l.), Morus sp., 1 September 2019 and, 2 May 2022, leg.: F. Ordouni.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – Sistan and Baluchestan (New record for Iran).</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Palaearctic (Europe and East of Asia Russia) and Bolivia</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFCDFFA98EF6FB7DFAB7FA85	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFCDFFAE8D05F8B8FB00FEA8.text	03B087BCFFCDFFAE8D05F8B8FB00FEA8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cosmochthonius lanatus (Michael 1885)	<div><p>Cosmochthonius lanatus (Michael, 1885)</p> <p>Material examined – 2♀♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Education research farm, Nimrooz county (31° 08' 71" N, 61° 43' 47" E, 470 m a.s.l.), Tamarix sp. and Elymus repens (L.), 14 August 2019, leg.: F. Ordouni.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – Yazd and East Azarbaijan provinces (Akrami 2015; Akrami and Shahedi 2020).</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Cosmopolitan (except Australian and Antarctic).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFCDFFAE8D05F8B8FB00FEA8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFCAFFAE8E8DFACBFCB5F9D6.text	03B087BCFFCAFFAE8E8DFACBFCB5F9D6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Haplochthonius chamela Mahunka & Mejia-Recamier 1998	<div><p>Haplochthonius chamela Mahunka &amp; Mejía-Recamier, 1998</p> <p>Material examined – 1♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Hamoon wetland, Hamoon county (31° 08' 71" N, 61° 43' 47" E, 609 m a.s.l.), 16 April 2018, leg.: S. Saravani Rad.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – Fars province (Akrami 2015). This is the second record for the fauna of Iran.</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Mexico and Iran.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFCAFFAE8E8DFACBFCB5F9D6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFCAFFAE8E48FC35FD54FAFD.text	03B087BCFFCAFFAE8E48FC35FD54FAFD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Haplochthonius longiapophysus Ordouni, Akrami & Ramroodi 2021	<div><p>Haplochthonius longiapophysus Ordouni, Akrami &amp; Ramroodi, 2021</p> <p>Material examined – 6♀♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Mohammad Ghasem village, Hirmand county (31° 04' 24.38" N, 61° 74' 32.48" E, 470 m a.s.l.), Prunus sp., Education research farm, Nimrooz county (31° 08' 71.52" N, 61° 43' 47.43" E, 488 m a.s.l.), Elymus repens (L.), 14 August 2019 and Kurekelkian village, Iranshahr county (27° 15' 85" N, 60° 66' 25" E, 591 m a.s.l.), Phoenix dactylifera (L.), 1 September 2019, leg.: F. Ordouni.</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Iran.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFCAFFAE8E48FC35FD54FAFD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFCAFFAE8EF0F9A2FA61F878.text	03B087BCFFCAFFAE8EF0F9A2FA61F878.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Haplochthonius simplex (Willmann 1930)	<div><p>Haplochthonius simplex (Willmann, 1930)</p> <p>Material examined – 2♀♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Education research farm, Nimrooz county (31° 08' 71" N, 61° 43' 47" E, 470 m a.s.l.), Tamarix sp. and Elymus repens (L.), 14 August 2019, leg.: F. Ordouni.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – Yazd, Hamedan, Zanjan, Fars and East Azarbaijan (Akrami 2015;</p> <p>Akrami and Shahedi 2020).</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Semicosmopolitan: Holarctic, Ethiopian, Oriental and Brazil.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFCAFFAE8EF0F9A2FA61F878	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFCAFFAE8D39FE31FB0EFCCA.text	03B087BCFFCAFFAE8D39FE31FB0EFCCA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Phyllozetes emmae (Berlese 1910)	<div><p>Phyllozetes emmae (Berlese, 1910)</p> <p>Material examined – 7♀♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Ebrahim-Abad village, Hamoon county (30° 91' 26" N, 61° 43' 87" E, 480 m a.s.l.), Desmostachya bipinnata L., 31 July 2019; Education research farm, Tamarix sp. and Elymus repens (L.), 14 August 2019 and KurEkelkian, Iranshahr county (27° 15' 85" N, 60° 66' 25" E, 591 m a.s.l.), Phoenix dactylifera L., 1 September 2019, leg.: F. Ordouni.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – Yazd, West Azerbaijan, Mazandaran, Khuzestan, Fars, Razavi Khorasan and East Azarbaijan provinces (Akrami 2015; Akrami and Shahedi 2020).</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Pantropical (except Ethiopian) and Subtropical.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFCAFFAE8D39FE31FB0EFCCA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFCBFFAF8D03FF15FDFFFDF0.text	03B087BCFFCBFFAF8D03FF15FDFFFDF0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cryptacarus promecus Grandjean 1950	<div><p>Cryptacarus promecus Grandjean, 1950</p> <p>Material examined – 2♀♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Khamak village, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=61.622776&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.926945" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 61.622776/lat 30.926945)">Zahak county</a> (30° 55' 37" N, 61° 37' 22" E, 483 m a.s.l.), Convolvulus arvensis L., 3 November 2019, leg.: Z. Daneshzaei.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – Fars and Khuzestan provinces (Akrami 2015).</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Southern Palaearctic (Mediterranean and western central Asia), Ethiopian and Mexico.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFCBFFAF8D03FF15FDFFFDF0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFCBFFAF8ECBFBC3FB1CF9EA.text	03B087BCFFCBFFAF8ECBFBC3FB1CF9EA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Epilohmannia cylindrica subsp. cylindrica (Berlese 1904)	<div><p>Epilohmannia cylindrica cylindrica (Berlese, 1904)</p> <p>Material examined – 11 ♀♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Golkhani village, Nimrooz county (31° 03' 69" N, 61° 39' 72" E, 470 m a.s.l.), Morus sp. 1 February 2019; Ebrahim-Abad village, Hamoon county, orchard fruit trees, Punica granatum L., Phoenix dactylifera L., and Morus sp., 25 May 2018; Dehpabid village (28° 61' 57" N, 60° 78' 44" E, 1410 m a.s.l.), Morus sp., and Khash county, Taftan mountain (28° 57' 58" N, 61° 02' 36" E, 3941 m a.s.l.), 1 September 2019 and, 24 August 2019, respectively; leg.: F. Ordouni.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – Yazd, East Azarbaijan, Kurdistan, West Azerbaijan, Mazandaran, Fars, Markazi, Guilan, Khuzestan, Tehran and Zanjan provinces (Akrami 2015; Akrami and Shahedi 2020).</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Cosmopolitan (Palaearctic: Less frequent in the North, Nearctic, Ethiopian (Chad and Yemen), Eastern, Australian (Hawaii) and Neotropical).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFCBFFAF8ECBFBC3FB1CF9EA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFCBFFAF8EBAFD79FC9CFC5B.text	03B087BCFFCBFFAF8EBAFD79FC9CFC5B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Thamnacarus smirnovi Bulanova-Zachvatkina 1978	<div><p>Thamnacarus smirnovi Bulanova-Zachvatkina, 1978</p> <p>Material examined – 6♀♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Jazinak forest, Zahak county (30° 54' 06" N, 61° 34' 44" E, 483 m a.s.l.), ant (Pheidole pallidula) and termite (Microcerotermes sp.) nests, 4 January 2018, leg.: S. Saravani Rad.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – Yazd province (Akrami and Shahedi 2020). This is the second record for the fauna of Iran.</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Central West Asia.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFCBFFAF8EBAFD79FC9CFC5B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFCBFFAC8D5EF955FCD5FEF2.text	03B087BCFFCBFFAC8D5EF955FCD5FEF2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Acrotritia ardua (Koch 1841)	<div><p>Acrotritia ardua (Koch, 1841)</p> <p>Material examined – 12 ♀♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Culture complex, Morus sp., and Chah-Nimeh recreational, Zahak county (30° 50' 39" N, 61° 43' 07" E, 483 m a.s.l.), Morus sp., Olea europaea L., and Tamarix sp., 11 May 2018, leg.: F. Ordouni and Kahir village, Konarak county (25° 59' 00" N, 60° 12' 57" E, 5 m a.s.l.), Mangifera sp., 27 February 2019, leg.: A. Arjmandi-Nezhad.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – Isfahan, East Azarbaijan, Hamedan, Ardabil, Mazandaran, Fars, Markazi, Guilan, Kurdistan, Khuzestan, Razavi Khorasanand Zanjan provinces (Akrami 2015; Akrami and Shahedi 2020).</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Cosmopolitan.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFCBFFAC8D5EF955FCD5FEF2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFC8FFAC8D3DFE5DFDFEFD38.text	03B087BCFFC8FFAC8D3DFE5DFDFEFD38.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Atropacarus striculus (Koch 1835)	<div><p>Atropacarus striculus (Koch, 1835)</p> <p>Material examined – 1♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Khash county, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=61.04333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=28.966112" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 61.04333/lat 28.966112)">Taftan mountain</a> (28° 57' 58" N, 61° 02' 36" E, 3941 m a.s.l.), 24 August 2019, leg.: F. Ordouni.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – Yazd, Mazandaran, Fars and East Azarbaijan provinces (Akrami 2015; Akrami and Shahedi 2020).</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Semicosmopolitan (Holarctic, Eastern, Northern Neotropical, Australian, and Madagascar).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFC8FFAC8D3DFE5DFDFEFD38	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFC8FFAC8D3BFA9AFEE2F97B.text	03B087BCFFC8FFAC8D3BFA9AFEE2F97B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Jacotella frondeus (Kulijev 1979)	<div><p>Jacotella frondeus (Kulijev, 1979)</p> <p>Material examined – 2♀♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Taftan mountain, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=61.04333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=28.966112" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 61.04333/lat 28.966112)">Khash county</a> (28° 57' 58" N, 61° 02' 36" E, 3941 m a.s.l.), 24 August 2019, leg.: F. Ordouni.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – Hamadan, Yazd, Mazandaran, Fars, Markazi, Kurdistan, Zanjan and East Azarbaijan provinces (Akrami 2015; Akrami and Shahedi 2020).</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Southern Palaearctic (Eastern Mediterranean and Iran) and Ethiopia.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFC8FFAC8D3BFA9AFEE2F97B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFC8FFAC8ECDFCA6FA97FB3D.text	03B087BCFFC8FFAC8ECDFCA6FA97FB3D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nothrus anauniensis Canestrini and Fanzago 1877	<div><p>Nothrus anauniensis Canestrini and Fanzago, 1877</p> <p>Material examined – 2♀♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Dehpabid village, Khash county (28° 61' 57" N, 60° 78' 44" E, 1410 m a.s.l.), Morus sp., Punica granatum L. and Prunus armeniaca L., 27 July 2018 and Rikapout village, Iranshahr county (27° 11' 57" N, 60° 29' 52" E, 591 m a.s.l.), Phoenix dactylifera L., Olea europaea L., and Punica granatum, 18 October 2018, leg.: F. Ordouni.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – West Azerbaijan, Hamadan, Yazd, Mazandaran, Fars, Markazi, Guilan, Khuzestan and Zanjan provinces (Akrami 2015; Akrami and Shahedi 2020).</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Cosmopolitan (except Antarctica) – frequent in Palaearctic.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFC8FFAC8ECDFCA6FA97FB3D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFC8FFAD8D30F8B8FCD5FEA8.text	03B087BCFFC8FFAD8D30F8B8FCD5FEA8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oppiella nova (Oudemans 1902)	<div><p>Oppiella nova (Oudemans, 1902)</p> <p>Material examined – 7♀♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Chah-Nimeh recreational, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=61.718613&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.844168" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 61.718613/lat 30.844168)">Zahak county</a> (30° 50' 39" N, 61° 43' 07" E, 483 m a.s.l.), Morus sp., 11 May 2018, leg.: F. Ordouni.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – Mazandaran, Markazi, East Azarbaijan, Guilan, Fars, Zanjan, Isfahan and Alborz provinces (Akrami 2015).</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Cosmopolitan.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFC8FFAD8D30F8B8FCD5FEA8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFC9FFAD8ED4F9DEFD54F8BA.text	03B087BCFFC9FFAD8ED4F9DEFD54F8BA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pergalumna sistanbaluchestanica Akrami 2021	<div><p>Pergalumna sistanbaluchestanica Akrami, 2021</p> <p>Material examined – 6♀♀ and 3♂♂, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Ebrahim-Abad village, Hamoon county (30° 91' 26" N, 61° 43' 87" E, 480 m a.s.l.), orchard fruit trees, Malus sp., Ficus carica L., Ziziphus sp., Elaeagnus sp., and Tamarix sp., 23 March 2019 and 9 June 2019 and Education research farm, Nimrooz county (31° 08' 71.52" N, 61° 43' 47.43" E, 470 m a.s.l.), Tamarix sp., 14 August 2019, leg.: F. Ordouni.</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Iran.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFC9FFAD8ED4F9DEFD54F8BA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFC9FFAD8D24FBFFFC05FA6B.text	03B087BCFFC9FFAD8D24FBFFFC05FA6B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scheloribates fimbriatus Thor 1930	<div><p>Scheloribates fimbriatus Thor, 1930</p> <p>Material examined – 53 ♀♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Taftan mountain, Khash county (28° 57' 58" N, 61° 02' 36" E, 3941 m a.s.l.), 24 August 2019; Mohtaram-Abad village, Fanouj county (26° 70' 71" N, 59° 24' 40" E, 185 m a.s.l.), Nerium oleander L., 22 June 2018, leg.: F. Ordouni; Ramin village (25° 27' 27" N, 60° 74' 76" E, 7 m a.s.l.), Ficus religiosa L., Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh., 28 February 2019 and Mangrove forest, Chabahar county (25° 03' 33" N, 62° 31' 66" E, 7 m a.s.l.), 30 February 2019, respectively; leg.: A. Arjmandi-Nezhad.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – Yazd, West Azerbaijan, Mazandaran, Guilan, Fars, Bushehr, Hormozgan, Razavi Khorasan and Khuzestan provinces (Akrami 2015).</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Pantropical and Subtropical.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFC9FFAD8D24FBFFFC05FA6B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFC9FFAD8D2DFE10FCD5FC89.text	03B087BCFFC9FFAD8D2DFE10FCD5FC89.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tectocepheus velatus (Michael 1880)	<div><p>Tectocepheus velatus (Michael, 1880)</p> <p>Material examined – 11 ♀♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Mohammad-Abad town, Hamoon county (30° 88' 19" N, 61° 46' 50" E, 480 m a.s.l.), 25 July 2016; Niatak forest, Hirmand county (31° 11' 88" N, 61° 61' 93" E, 488 m a.s.l.), Tamarix sp., 25 August 2016; Chah - Nimeh recreational, Morus sp. Olea europaea L. and Tamarix sp. and Culture complex, Zahak county (30° 50' 39" N, 61° 43' 07" E, 483 m a.s.l.), Morus sp., 11 May 2018 and March 2016, respectively; leg.: F. Ordouni.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – East Azarbaijan, Hamadan, Yazd, Mazandaran, Fars, Markazi, Khuzestan, Guilan and Zanjan provinces (Akrami 2015).</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Cosmopolitan.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFC9FFAD8D2DFE10FCD5FC89	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFC9FFA28D1EF849FC70FE83.text	03B087BCFFC9FFA28D1EF849FC70FE83.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pilogalumna tenuiclava (Berlese 1908)	<div><p>Pilogalumna tenuiclava (Berlese, 1908)</p> <p>Material examined – 1♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Ebrahim-Abad village,</p> <p>Hamoon county (30° 91' 26" N, 61° 43' 87" E, 480 m a.s.l.), Tamarix sp., 9 June 2019, leg.: F. Ordouni.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – Yazd, Fars and Markazi provinces (Akrami 2015).</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Holarctic and Mexico.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFC9FFA28D1EF849FC70FE83	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFC6FFA28ED5FE16FEBCFACF.text	03B087BCFFC6FFA28ED5FE16FEBCFACF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Galumna flabellifera subsp. flabellifera Hammer 1958	<div><p>Galumna flabellifera flabellifera Hammer, 1958</p> <p>Material examined – 1♀, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Ebrahim-Abad village, Hamoon county (30° 91' 26" N, 61° 43' 87" E, 480 m a.s.l.), Phoenix dactylifera L., 22 June 2018. leg.: F. Ordouni.</p> <p>Distribution in Iran – Fars, Alborz, Kerman, Kermanshah and Yazd provinces (Akrami and Shahedi 2020).</p> <p>Zoogeographical distribution – Pantropical (frequent) and Subtropical.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>In the study of the oribatid mite fauna of Sistan and Baluchestan province, totally, 23 species from 20 genera and 15 families were collected, of which two species represented new records for the mite fauna of Iran; it should be noted that all species are recorded for the first time from Sistan and Baluchestan province. According to the results, Cosmochthoniidae, Haplochthoniidae and Galumnidae (each with 3 species), Cosmochthonius (with 2 species), and Haplochthonius (with 3 species) are the families and genera with the highest number of species. A rare species, Thamnacarus smirnovi, previously known from Central Asia, is reported for the second time for the fauna of Iran. The knowledge about the diversity and distribution of the oribatid mites of Sistan and Baluchestan province is limited and more research is needed for a better understanding of the diversity of Iranian oribatid mites. Among them, the finding of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Strenzke, 1951) is the first record for fauna of Iran. We give an additional description and new illustrations of the adult of this species based on material collected from Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFC6FFA28ED5FE16FEBCFACF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
03B087BCFFC6FFA78EAAFA9AFA63FE3A.text	03B087BCFFC6FFA78EAAFA9AFA63FE3A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Verachthonius laticeps (Strenzke 1951)	<div><p>Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Strenzke, 1951) (Figs. 2–11)</p> <p>Supplementary description</p> <p>Measurements (n = 3) – Body length 210–218 (length of prodorsum 65–68; length of notogaster 145–150: NA 53–54, NM 27–29, NP 65–67); width of prodorsum 82–84; width of notogaster 128–130. Lateral height 90–94. Bothridial seta (peduncle 20–22, head 19–20). Bothridium: diameter 13, length 10–11. Op 5 × 7.5. Prodorsal setae ro 18–19, le 17, il 16, exa 17. Notogastral setae c 1 17, c 2 16, c 3 16, d 1 18, d 2 16, d 3 18, e 1 15, e 2 19, f 1 18, f 2 17, h 1 18, h 2 16, h 3 15, p 1 15, p 2 13, p 3 15. Intervals of setae: ro -ro 10, le -le 23, il -il 30, exa -exa 66–67, c 1 - c 1 44, d 1 - d 1 38, e 1 - e 1 31, f 1 - f 1 14–15, h 1 - h 1 26–28, h 2 - h 2 53–55, p 1 - p 1 27. Epimeral setae 6–7. Anogenital setae pe 7–8, an 1 and an 2 9–10, ad 1 16, ad 2 14, ad 3 13, g 1-7 and ag 5–6. Chelicera 40. Cheliceral seta 10–11. Palp 50– 52. Subcapitulum 54–56 × 24–25. Subcapitular setae h and ma 7–8, m and a 9–10. Adoral seta or 10.</p> <p>Integument – Body yellowish in color; integumental surface smooth, not sculptured. Cuticle of body smooth, not sculptured, only with numerous round or oval muscle sigillae on dorsal plates and legs.</p> <p>Prodorsum (Fig. 2) – Broader than long and slightly narrower than the notogaster. Rostrum widely rounded and rostral apex without teeth. Prodorsal setae thick, setiform and smooth, rostral seta (ro) larger setae, situated near tip of rostrum, close together and parallel to each other. Another three pairs of prodorsal setae (except bothridial seta) nearly equal in length, and smooth. Longitudinal, transversal and curved ridges visible between rostral, lamellar and exobothridial setae. Both lamellar (le) and interlamellar (il) setae slightly shorter than their mutual distance. Anterolaterad of each bothridium, a spherical, robust lateral tubercle (op) present; anterior exobothridial seta (exa) inserted on its anterior rim, nearly as long as other prodorsal setae (except ro); posterior exobothridial pore (exp) lateral to bothridium. Bothridium (bo) cup-shaped, with wide opening, directed posterolaterally. Bothridial seta (bs) spindle-shaped and barbed. One pair of mascle sigillae in the exobothridial regions and two pairs of oblong or oval-shape mascle sigillae in the between of interlamellar setae.</p> <p>Notogaster (Fig. 2) – Parallel-sided laterally, almost evenly rounded posteriorly with 16 pairs of medium long, stout and smooth setae. Setal row c and d (6 pairs) on anterior notogastral sclerite (NA), row e (2 pairs) on medial (NM), and rows f, h and p (8 pairs) on posterior sclerite (NP). Seta d 2 close to d 1, setae p 2 and p 3 visible in lateral and ventral view. NA bearing four mascle sigillae on each side, middle two mascle sigillae near each other; NM with three small mascle sigillae on each side and NP bearing two near and small spots on each side addition four large spots, touching each other between setae p1.</p> <p>Pleural region (Fig. 4) – Only one pair of suprapleural plate (SpE) present. Anterior pleural sclerite (PA) triangular, with weak ridges, anterior apex reaching close to region of lyrifissure ia. posterior pleural sclerite (PP) wider, smooth and fused to ended of NP. Sclerites PA and PP separated from each other. Lyrifissures (ia, im, ih, ip and ips) as small cupules, in usual position.</p> <p>Gnathosoma (Figs. 3, 5–7) – Subcapitulum bearing subcapitular setae (a, ma, m and h), setae h and ma short and setae h longer than their mutual distance. Adoral setae (or) square-tipped and flated at apex. Rutellum (ru) tri-dentated directed anteromedial and bears two independent brushes (br) on its dorsal face, that one shorter than the other. Palp five-segmented with formula: 0-2-1-3- 10(+1ω), setae (u) fused, bifid; all setae smooth. Chelicerae weakly dentate, with one setiform and smooth seta (cha) on dorsum of fixed digit that directed anteriad. Movable digit small. Chelicera proximally inserted in body wall and adaxially emarginated; lamellated organ (l.or), oncophysis opʹ and the cheliceral frame attachment (line en) present.</p> <p>tarsus) omitted; 6. Left palp, dorsoabaxial view; 7. Left chelicera, adaxial view. Scale bars 25 μm.</p> <p>Epimeral region (Fig. 3) – Epimeral setal formula: 3-1-3-4. All setae short, thin and almost equal in length.</p> <p>Anogenital region (Fig. 3) – Genital plates large, bearing seven pairs of short, smooth and thin setae (g 1- g 7) in two longitudinal rows (four medially and three laterally); one pair aggenital setae (ag) present on unsclerotized integument (aggenital sclerite absent). Peranal sclerites broad with one pair of peranal setae (pe). Ano-adanal sclerites with two pairs of equal, smooth and thin anal setae (an 1 -an 2); three pairs of long, thicker and smooth adanal setae (ad 1 -ad 3), progressively shorter from ad 1 to ad 3; adanal sclerites fused posteriorly, forming a U-shaped plate.</p> <p>Legs (Figs. 8–11) – All tarsi monodactylous; claws rather slender. Formulae of leg setation (solenidia): I: 0-3-3-4-18 (2-1-3), II: 0-4-3-4-14 (1-1-1), III: 2-3-3-3-11 (1-1-0), IV: 1-2-3-4-11 (1- 1-0); solenidion φ of tibia I and II very long; solenidia ω of tarsi I and II long, famulus ε of tarsus I short, inserted beside ω 1. Coupled setae and solenidia on genua and tibiae I–IV. Oval-shape mascle sigillae present on some segments. Homology of leg setae and solenidia as shown in Table 1.</p> <p>Remarks</p> <p>The genus Verachthonius was erected by Moritz (1976) and then fully defined by Lee (1982) based on a limited number of species. To date, six species are included in Verachthonius (Subías 2022) that are closely related and some of which can be distinguished only with difficulty. One problem in classifying this genus is that the descriptions of some included species are too brief and mainly based on the dorsal view of body, thus more of differentiating characteristics were overlooked. Distinguishing characteristics are found in the combination of body dimensions; form, relative length and distance between of dorsal setae; form of sensillus; dorsal mascle sigillae and ridges.</p> <p>We consider the Iranian specimens similar to Verachthonius moritzi (Lee 1982: p. 343), Verachthonius pseudolaticeps (Subías 1977: p. 65), Verachthonius congruus (Moritz 1976: p. 164), Verachthonius diversus (Moritz 1976: p. 159) and Verachthonius montanus (Hummer 1952: p. 17 &amp; 1958: p. 19).</p> <p>Verachthonius moritzi is the smallest species of the genus (158) and beside possessing more notal ridges than the other 5 nominal species, differs by having conspicuously large and fine notal setae that some of which on tubercle (“ S 5 ”), adanal shields not posteriorly merged together, aggenital sclerite present and some difference in leg cheatotaxy (tibia and tarsus I; tibia II and IV).</p> <p>Verachthonius pseudolaticeps is the largest species of the genus (255) and differs by having fine and setiform dorsal setae that narrow towards the end, setae on NP longer than other notal setae and size and form of mascle sigillae (3 between il, 2 on each side NA and 1 on each side NM and NP).</p> <p>Verachthonius congruus differs by having the dorsal setae being long, thin, faintly curved and stand away from the body, the pleural sclerites (PP and PA) overlapping, the number and position of the mascle sigillae (5 on prodorsum &amp; 4 on NA), the structure of the sensillus and the distance between dorsal setae.</p> <p>Verachthonius diversus differs by having short, simple and stout the dorsal setae, separation the pleural sclerites (PP and PA), the number and position of the mascle sigillae (only 5 on prodorsum), short stalk and stout fusiform club the bothridium.</p> <p>Although the original description of Verachthonius montanus is not very detailed, according to the illustrations, the overall body shape, form and size of sensillus, relative length and distance between of dorsal setae, it has similarities with Iranian specimens however differs by having relatively large body size (240 × 140), lanceolate dorsal setae, adanal shields not posteriorly merged together, the number and position of the mascle sigillae, two bends just behind the rostral setae and connect the lamellar setae with a curved line. Present and number of the suprapleural sclerites are characters heavily weighted in diagnosing the genus (Schatz 2021: p. 376). Hammer (1952: p. 17) states in his generic diagnosis of Verachthonius montanus that “ On the ventral side three of the four lateral plates characteristic of the genus are seen (to the left on the figure 5 a)”, which contradicts the characteristics of Verachthonius.</p> <p>According to the original description of Verachthonius laticeps (Strenzke 1951: p. 240) and supplementary description of this species by Moritz (1976: p. 155), Iranian specimens show the most similarities with this palearectic species by having medium long and stout dorsal setae, same distance between the dorsal setae, adanal sclerites fused caudally and simple and thin the adanal setae. Also it seems that there are some morphological differences such as body size, absent transverse bulge arching in front of the bases of setae h2 and h3, and curved ridges in the middle of prodorsum in Iranian specimens.</p> <p>The resolution of some ambiguities by examining type specimens or in some cases must wait for the collection of new samples from the type localities and the creation of a neotype. In conclusion, the following key can be used to identify adults of all known species of Verachthonius.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087BCFFC6FFA78EAAFA9AFA63FE3A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ordouni, Fatemeh;Ramroodi, Sara;Akrami, Mohammad Ali;Rakhshani, Ehsan	Ordouni, Fatemeh, Ramroodi, Sara, Akrami, Mohammad Ali, Rakhshani, Ehsan (2023): Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from southeastern Iran, with supplementary description of Verachthonius cf. laticeps (Brachychthoniidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2): 173-188, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i2.75578
