Onchodellus hispani (Berlese, 1908)

Mojahed, Samaneh, Hajizadeh, Jalil, Hosseini, Reza & Ahadiyat, Ali, 2017, Contribution to the Pachylaelapidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) fauna in some parts of Guilan province of Iran, Persian Journal of Acarology 6 (4), pp. 269-285 : 273-274

Onchodellus hispani (Berlese, 1908)

Diagnosis

Female with dorsal shield oval, middle-sized, 568 long, 368 wide (length/width ratio: 1.54), marginal section reticulate and median section lineate. Dorsal shield setae J1 40, J2–3 76, J4, J5 long (J4 72, J5 44) and slightly differing in length (J4 / J5 ratio: 1.63). Sternal shield 200 long, 100 wide (length/width ratio: 2), lateral and median surfaces reticulate and smooth, respectively. Genitiventral shield 208 long, 224 wide, (length/width ratio: 0.92), median section with no reticulation. Anal shield subtriangular and smooth, 64 long, 120 wide, (length/width ratio: 0.53). Soft lateral and opisthogastric integument with 15 pairs of smooth setae. Tarsus II with one spur-like distal seta.

Material examined – 1 female, Saravan forest , from soil and humus under pine tree, 11 July 2015 .

Distribution and habitats in Iran – This species was found in soil from Kerman province (Region not mentioned) ( Ahmadi 2002).

World distribution – European countries (e.g. Bulgaria, Italy, Poland and Slovakia) ( Karg 1993; Mašán 2007; Mašán and Halliday 2009, 2014a; Mašán and Mihál 2009).

Note – This is the first record of this species in Guilan province.