Cenopalpus lanceolatisetae

Attiah, 1956

Brevipalpus lanceolatisetae Attiah, 1956: 436 . Cenopalpus lanceolatisetae Pritchard and Baker, 1958: 192 . Brevipalpus lanceolatisetae Meyer, 1979: 92 . Cenopalpus lanceolatisetae Zaher, 1984: 59 .

Distribution — Cyprus, Egypt, England, Greece, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Portugal.

Specimens examined and associations — Chalus county (Kushksara village): 36°39’N, 51°24’E, 20 m a.s.l., 28 July 2011 – 8 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂ and 3 Deutonymphs on Alnus subcordata Mey. (Betulaceae) .

Previous records from Iran — Banmazaran and Shalan villages, Kermanshah Province; Baba Pir-Ahmad, Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province (Khanjani et al. 2012b); Isfahan, Fars, Guilan, Khuzestan and Tehran Provinces (Kamali et al. 2001).

Comments — This is the first report of C. lanceolatisetae from Mazandaran province and the host plant A. subcordata is a new record for it (Khanjani et al., 2013a).