Proctolaelaps Berlese, 1923

Nemati, Alireza, Riahi, Elham, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2018, A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue, Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (2), pp. 115-191 : 131-132

Genus Proctolaelaps Berlese, 1923

Proctolaelaps bickleyi (Bram, 1956)

Distribution and habitats. Fars Province (Shiraz), associated with insectariums (potato, zucchini, flour and the floor of insectariums) ( Granpayeh and Ostovan 2014); Markazi Province (Arak Region), soil ( Jadidi and Joharchi 2014).

Proctolaelaps brevipilis (Westerboer, 1963)

Distribution and habitats. Qom Province (Region not mentioned), soil, dung, compost and plantlitters of crops, lawns, shrubs and trees in farms, forests, orchards and parks ( Agha Alikhani et al. 2017).

Proctolaelaps fiseri Samšiňák, 1960

Distribution and habitats. Guilan Province (Rasht, University of Guilan), on body of rove beetle ( Staphylinidae ) ( Karami et al. 2017a); (Region not mentioned), soil, stored products, debris, plant foliage, leaves, wood, and manure ( Karami et al. 2017b).

Proctolaelaps intermedius Athias-Henriot, 1959

Distribution and habitats. Lorestan Province (Khorramabad), orchard and oak forest ( Hasanvand et al. 2015).

Proctolaelaps pygmaeus (Müller, 1860)

Distribution and habitats. Esfahan Province (Esfahan), soil ( Kadkhodaei et al. 2013); North East of Iran (Region not mentioned), stored food products ( Khaleghabadian et al. 2013); Kerman Province (Kerman), cow manure (Arjomandi et al. 2013a); (Sirjan, Rafsanjan, Shahr-e-Babak), soil, manure and leaf litter ( Masnavipour et al. 2014); (Kerman City, parks and landscapes), soil ( Arjomandi and Kazemi 2014b); Guilan Province (Somesara), on raspberry shrubs ( Rubus spp. ) ( Tajmiri and Hajizadeh 2013); (Rasht, Pir Kola Chah Village and Somesara), rice hulls; (Sangar, Sarvandan Village, Eslamabad (Shaqaji) Village), soil of spruce tree and manure ( Karami et al. 2017a); (Region not mentioned), soil, stored products, debris, plant foliage, leaves, wood, and manure ( Karami et al. 2017b); Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Region not mentioned), Fomes sp. ( Khalili-Moghadam and Nemati 2014a); Yazd Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Kafi et al. 2014); Zanjan Province (Region not mentioned), soil ( Bigdeli et al. 2014); Lorestan Province (Babazeid and Mehdiabad Districts), soil of lemon orchard and vine orchard, (Hasanvand et al. 2014b); (Khorramabad), orchard, oak forest and manure ( Hasanvand et al. 2015); Fars Province (Shiraz), associated with insectariums (potato, zucchini, flour and the floor of insectariums) ( Granpayeh and Ostovan 2014); (Northwestern), soil and debris ( Abolghasemi and Kazemi 2016); Khorasan Razavi Province (Mashhad), stored food products ( Khaleghabadian et al. 2015); (Mashhad), soil and manure ( Abbaspour et al. 2017); East Azarbaijan Province (Arasbaran Forests, Garmanab), soil and plant debris (Mohammad-Dustar-Sharaf et al. 2016b); North Khorasan Province (Region not mentioned), in the nests of Tapinoma sp. (Formicidae) ( Rezaei et al. 2016); Tehran Province (Tehran City, Police Park), soil ( Maleki et al. 2016); Qom Province (Region not mentioned), soil, dung, compost and plant-litters of crops, lawns, shrubs and trees in farms, forests, orchards and parks ( Agha Alikhani et al. 2017).

Proctolaelaps scolyti Evans, 1958

Distribution and habitats. Guilan Province (Rasht, Emamzadeh Hashem), rotten fruit of pomegranate ( Karami et al. 2017a); (Region not mentioned), soil, stored products, debris, plant foliage, leaves, wood, and manure ( Karami et al. 2017b).

Proctolaelaps ventrianalis Karg, 1971

Distribution and habitats. North East of Iran (Region not mentioned), stored food products ( Khaleghabadian et al. 2013); Khorasan Razavi Province (Mashhad), stored food products ( Khaleghabadian et al. 2015); Guilan Province (Langarud), soil of citrus garden ( Karami et al. 2017a); (Region not mentioned), soil, stored products, debris, plant foliage, leaves, wood, and manure ( Karami et al. 2017b).