Tectocepheus velatus (Michael, 1880)

Akrami, Mohammad Ali & Eskandari-Nasab, Zahra, 2025, Oribatid mites (Acari, Sarcoptiformes) of Hormozgan province, southern Iran, with new records, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (1), pp. 21-38 : 30

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.