Archidispus bembidii (Karafiat, 1959)

Häckel, Martin & Anichtchenko, Alexandr, 2015, Megacephala marginicollis, Acarologia 55 (3), pp. 311-320 : 311-320

Archidispus bembidii

( Karafiat, 1959) ( Figures 2 C-D)

Material examined — 46 ♀♀, Mazandaran Prov., Tonekabon, Palhamdash village (36°47’N, 50°53’E, altitude 11 m a.s.l.), 24.VI.2013, from under elytra of three specimens of Acuapalpus sp. (Col.: Carabidae ) attracted to light trap. 35 ♀♀, Mazandaran Prov., Tonekabon , Palhamdash village (36°47’N, 50°53’E, altitude 11 m a.s.l.), 24.VI.2013, from under elytra of Pterostichus sp. (Col.: Carabidae ) attracted to light trap .

World distribution — Holarctic ( Khaustov, 2008)

Remarks — This species is a new record for mite fauna of Iran.

Figures

FIGURE 2: Heterostigmatic mites on their host beetles: A – Colony of Pavania tadjikistanica attaching to the cervical membrane of Onthophagus sp.; B – Archidispus armatus attaching to the abdominal sternites and tergites of a staphylinid beetle; C-D – Colony of Archidispus bembidii under elytra of Acuapalpus sp.; E – Coccipolipus macfarlanei on elytral cavity of Coccinella septempunctata; F – Colony of Eutarsopolipus steveni under elytra of Chlaenius coeruleus.