Scutacarus avarus Khaustov, 2008

Scutacarus avarus Khaustov, 2008, p. 183, Figs 118 (1–3).

This species is known only from its type locality, the southern shore of Crimea, on Formica cunicularia Latreille ( Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (Khaustov 2008).

Material examined. Western Iran, Lorestan Province, Borujerd city, Fial village (33°53'51.1" N, 48°42'51.0E). One female removed from a vial containing some ants of Formica sp. ( Hymenoptera: Formicidae), 9 May 2016.

Remarks. This species is reported for the second time in the world and recorded from Asia for the first time.