Tegolophus hassani (Keifer, 1959)

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 : 114

Tegolophus hassani (Keifer, 1959)

Material examined – This species was collected on leaves of olive trees, Olea europaea L. ( Oleaceae ), especially on the lower part of the canopy. The activity of this species had led to deformation of olive leaves. Fifteen (15) females and two males, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, 13 July 2018; Lorestan Province, Iran.

Remarks – Prior to our study, this species has been reported Guilan ( Hajizadeh and Hosseini 2004b) and Fars ( Doryanizadeh et al. 2013) Provinces of Iran. This is a new record of this species from Lorestan Province.