Aceria granati (Canestrini & Massalongo, 1894)

Bahirai, Fereshteh, Jafari, Shahriar, Lotfollahi, Parisa & Shakarami, Jahanshir, 2021, Eriophyoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) of the Lorestan Province and first record of Aceria querci (Garnam, 1883) outside of the USA, Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (1), pp. 111-119 : 112

Aceria granati (Canestrini & Massalongo, 1894)

Material examined – This mite was collected on leaves of pomegranate trees ( Punica granatum L.) ( Lythraceae ). The activity of this mite species lead to roll the edge of pomegranate leaves. 16 females and two males, Sarenjeh-ye Zivdar village , Poldokhtar County, 19 July 2017 ; 16 females and nine males, Tange-siab , Kuhdasht city, 15 July 2017 ; six females and one male, Sepid Dasht, 11 September 2017; 12 females and four males, Bisheh Waterfall, 6 July 2018; 34 females and 10 males, Bizhanvand village , Dore Chegeni city, 19 September 2018 ; Lorestan Province, Iran .

Remarks – Previous to our study, this species has been reported from Guilan ( Hajizadeh et al. 2002) and Fars ( Doryanizadeh et al. 2013) Provinces of Iran. This is a new record of this species from Lorestan Province.