New occurrences of zerconid mites (Acari: Zerconidae) from Iran, with checklist and a key to the Iranian species

Abstract

In this study, we reported the presence of six zerconid species belonging to two genera (Prozercon and Zercon) which were collected between May 2014 and November 2015 from East Azerbaijan and Lorestan Provinces of Iran. Of these, Prozercon bircanae, Zercon colligans, Z. notabilis, and Z. turcicus are newly recorded for the Iran acarofauna. Some known zerconid mites are recorded from new localities in the country. In addition, a checklist, distribution maps, and a key to the species of the family Zerconidae known from Iran were given. © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.