Cosmolaelaps Berlese, 1903

Nemati, Alireza, Riahi, Elham, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2018, A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue, Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (2), pp. 115-191 : 134-136

Genus Cosmolaelaps Berlese, 1903

Cosmolaelaps angustiscutatus (Willmann, 1951)

Distribution and habitats. Guilan Province (Region not mentioned), soil and litter ( Ramroodi et al. 2014c).

Note: Ramrrodi et al. (2014c) reported this species as a member of Gaeolaelaps genus. This species was transferred to Cosmolaelaps genus by Nemati and Gwiazdowicz (2016b). Cosmolaelaps subacutiscutus also was reported by Ramroodi et al. (2014c), but this species was considered as junior synonym of C. angustiscutus by Nemati and Gwiazdowicz (2016b).

Cosmolaelaps brevipedestra (Karg, 1985)

Distribution and habitats. Bushehr Province (Bushehr), soil of unknown ant nest ( Nemati and Gwiazdowicz 2016b); Fars Province (Shiraz), soil of unknown ant nest ( Nemati and Gwiazdowicz 2016b); Khuzestan Province (Ahwaz), Tapinoma simrothi Krausse , in the nest of Pheidole pallidula Nylander and Monomorium destructor (Jerdon) ; (Izeh), soil of nest Tapinoma sp. ( Nemati and Gwiazdowicz 2016b); (Region not mentioned), soil (Nemati et al. 2017b).

Cosmolaelaps claviger (Berlese, 1882)

Distribution and habitats. Alborz Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Keshavarz Jamshidian and Babaeian 2013); Tehran Province (Tehran, Varamin, Shahr-e Rey, Firouzkooh, Dmavand Region), soil, leaf litter and dung, green spaces and orchards ( Baroozeh et al. 2013); Guilan Province (Roodbar and Majil), soil in olive orchard (Mahjoori et al. 2014); (Region not mentioned), soil and litter ( Ramroodi et al. 2014c).

Cosmolaelaps dorfakiensis Ramroodi, Hajizadeh & Joharchi, 2014

Distribution and habitats. Guilan Province (Astara Town, Khotbesara Village, Rasht Town, Amlash Twon), soil and leaf litter ( Ramroodi et al. 2014a).

Cosmolaelaps leptochaetes Ma & Ling, 2009

Distribution and habitats. Guilan Province (Region not mentioned), soil and litter ( Ramroodi et al. 2014c).

Cosmolaelaps lutegiensis (Shcherbak, 1971)

Distribution and habitats. Alborz Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Keshavarz Jamshidian and Babaeian 2013); Fars Province (Neyriz), soil ( Bazrafshan et al. 2013); Khorasan Razavi Province (Mashhad), soil-litter and associated with ants nests (Ghafarian et al. 2013a); Lorestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Heydari et al. 2013); (Poledokhtar District), soil (Heydari et al. 2014b); Tehran Province (Tehran, Varamin, Shahr-e Rey, Firouzkooh, Dmavand Region), soil, leaf litter and dung, green spaces and orchards) ( Baroozeh et al. 2013); (Tehran City, Police Park), soil ( Maleki et al. 2016); Mazandaran Province (Region not mentioned), soil (Kazemi et al. 2013c); (Lavij Region of Nour County), soil, humus and litter ( Ghasemi-Moghadam et al. 2014); (Nowshahr, Ecological (Botanical) Garden), soil and litter ( Saberi et al. 2016); Zanjan Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Bigdeli et al. 2014); Guilan Province (Roodbar, Majil, Rostamabad and Nesfi), soil in olive orchard (Mahjoori et al. 2014); (Region not mentioned), soil and litter ( Ramroodi et al. 2014c); (Saravan, Emamzadeh Hashem, Rostamabad, Rudbar), soil (Ramroodi et al. 2015); East Azarbaijan Province (Arasbaran Forests), soil and plant debris (Mohammad-Dustar-Sharaf et al. 2016a); (Arasbaran Forests, Vaygan, Aynalu, Kalaleh, Garmanab), soil and plant debris (Mohammad-Dustar-Sharaf et al. 2016b); (forests of Arasbaran Region), soil, leaf-litter and plant debris ( Ordoukhanian et al. 2017); (Maragheh Region), soil in orchards ( Valizadeh et al. 2017); Khuzestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil (Nemati et al. 2017b).

Cosmolaelaps malmiriensis Nemati & Gwiazdowicz, 2016

Distribution and habitats. Khuzestan Province (Izeh), soil of ant nest ( Tapinoma sp. ) and soil of unknown ant nest ( Nemati and Gwiazdowicz 2016b).

Cosmolaelaps michaeli (Huhta & Karg, 2010)

Distribution and habitats. Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Saman and Shahrekord), soil of ant nests, Tapinoma sp. (Hym.: Formicidae ) ( Khalili-Moghadam and Saboori 2015).

Cosmolaelaps mixta (Shcherbak, 1971)

Distribution and habitats. Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Shahrekord), different habitats (Nemati et al. 2017a).

Cosmolaelaps ornatus (Berlese, 1903)

Distribution and habitats. Fars Province (Neyriz), soil ( Bazrafshan et al. 2013); Mazandaran Province (Region not mentioned), soil (Kazemi et al. 2013c); Guilan Province (Region not mentioned), soil and litter ( Ramroodi et al. 2014c).

Cosmolaelaps pinnatus Ramroodi, Hajizadeh & Joharchi, 2014

Distribution and habitats. Guilan Province (Shaft Town, Chobar Village; Rostamabad Town), soil and leaf litter ( Ramroodi et al. 2014a); East Azarbaijan Province (Maragheh), soil in orchards ( Valizadeh et al. 2017).

Cosmolaelaps rectangularis (Sheals, 1962)

Distribution and habitats. Lorestan Province (Kuhdasht District), soil (Heydari et al. 2014a); (Khorramabad), soil (Hasanvand et al. 2014a); Guilan Province (Region not mentioned), soil and litter ( Ramroodi et al. 2014c); Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Lordegan County, Khanmirza Region, Salehat Village; Central Region, Tang keloureh), soil from different parts of oak forests (Bagheri Kordeshami et al. 2015); East Azarbaijan Province (Maragheh Region), soil in orchards ( Valizadeh et al. 2017).

Cosmolaelaps vacua (Michael, 1891)

Distribution and habitats. Alborz Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Keshavarz Jamshidian and Babaeian 2013); Fars Province (Neyriz), soil ( Bazrafshan et al. 2013); Khorasan Razavi Province (Mashhad), soil-litter and associated with ants nests (Ghafarian et al. 2013a); Tehran Province (Tehran, Varamin, Shahr-e Rey, Firouzkooh, Damavand Region), habitats such as soil, leaf litter and dung, green spaces and orchards ( Baroozeh et al. 2013); (Tehran City, Police Park), soil ( Maleki et al. 2016); East Azarbaijan Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Hashemi Khabir et al. 2013); (Arasbaran Forests), soil and plant debris (Mohammad-Dustar-Sharaf et al. 2016a); (Arasbaran Forests, Kalaleh, Garmanab), soil and plant debris (Mohammad-Dustar-Sharaf et al. 2016b); (forests of Arasbaran Region), soil, leaf-litter and plant debris ( Ordoukhanian et al. 2017); (Maragheh Region), soil in orchards ( Valizadeh et al. 2017); Lorestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Heydari et al. 2013); (Poledokhtar District), soil (Heydari et al. 2014b); (Kuhdasht District), soil (Heydari et al. 2014a); (Khorramabad), soil (Hasanvand et al. 2014a); Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Region not mentioned), associated with Fomes sp. ( Khalili-Moghadam and Nemati 2014a); (Region not mentioned), associated with ants nest, (Khalili Moghadam and Nemati 2014b); (Shahrekord), different habitats (Nemati et al. 2017a); Kerman Province (Rafsanjan), soil, manure and leaf litter ( Masnavipour et al. 2014); (Kerman, parks and landscapes), soil ( Arjomandi and Kazemi 2014b); Mazandaran Province (Lavij Region of Nour County), soil, humus and litter ( Ghasemi-Moghadam et al. 2014); Zanjan Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Bigdeli et al. 2014); Yazd Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Kafi et al. 2014); Guilan Province (Majil and Rostamabad), soil in olive orchard (Mahjoori et al. 2014); (Region not mentioned), soil and litter ( Ramroodi et al. 2014c); (Saravan, Emamzadeh Hashem, Rostamabad and Rudbar), soil (Ramroodi et al. 2015); North Khorasan Province (Region not mentioned), associated with the nests of ants of family Formicidae ( Rezaei et al. 2016) ; Khuzestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil (Nemati et al. 2017b).