مشخصات پژوهش

A study on the oripodoid mites fauna (Oribatida: Oripodoidea) in Miandoab region (West Azerbaijan Province) was carried out during 2015–2016. In this survey, 16 species belonging to three families and five genera are known, of which the species Scheloribates (Scheloribates) labyrinthicus Jeleva, 1962 is recorded for the first time from Iran. An additional description is provided for Scheloribates (S.) labyrinthicus based on specimens collected from the northwest of Iran. Moreover, a checklist of 16 oripodoid mite species of Miandoab region is presented.