Tenuipalpus punicae Pritchard and Baker; 1958

Tenuipalpus punicae Pritchard and Baker, 1958: 240 . Tenuipalpus punicae Khosrowshahi and Arbabi 1997: 38; Khanjani et al. 2013a: 119.

Distribution — Iran, India, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Spain, U.S. S.R.

Specimens examined and associations — Sari (Mahforooz Mahalleh village): 36°40’N, 53°05’E, - 5 m a.s.l., 19 Nov. 2010 – 6 ♀♀ on Punica granatum L. ( Punicaceae); Sari (Darab kola forest): 36°32’N, 53°16’E, 216 m a.s.l., 9 Oct. 2010 – 17 ♀♀, 1♂ on Punica granatum .

Previous records from Iran — generally distributed (Kamali et al. 2001); Shalan, Banmazaran and Zhalakeh, Kermanshah Province; Dalfard, Jiroft, Kerman Province (Khanjani et al. 2013a).

Comments — This mite is a serious pest of Pomegranate in Iran.