Pentamerismus oregonensis, McGregor, 1949

Raissi Ardali, M., Hadizadeh, A., Mohammadi Sharif, M. & Khanjani, M., 2014, Tenuipalpid Mites From Northern Iran And Description Of The Male Of Cenopalpus Rubusi Khanjani 2012, Acarologia 54 (4), pp. 453-462 : 460

Pentamerismus oregonensis

McGregor, 1949

Oligomerismus oregonensis Gutierrez, Kreiter, Bolland and Cotton, 1989: 53-54 .

Distribution — USA, Iran.

Specimens examined and associations — Sari (Badeleh, Faculty of Natural Resources Campus): 36°34’N, 53°11’E, 29 m a.s.l., 7 Dec. 2010 – 18♀♀, on Juniperus communis L. ( Cupressaceae ); Sari (Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Campus): 36°39’N, 53°04’E, - 10 m a.s.l., 23 Feb. 2011 – 6 ♀♀ on Juniperus horizontalis Moench ; Sari (Baharestan Orchards): 36°35’N, 53°05’E, 28 m a.s.l., 2 June 2011 – 12 ♀♀ on Thuja orientalis L. (Cupressaceae) ; Tonekabon: 36°48’N, 50°52’E, - 18 m a.s.l., 21 July 2011 – 5 ♀♀ on Juniperus communis L., Savadkuh county (Shirgah): 36°19’N, 52°50’E, 236 m a.s.l., 9 Sept. 2011 – 14 ♀♀ on Thuja orientalis L. and 1 ♀ on Chrysanthemum coronarium ; Fereydunkenar: 36°41’N, 52°31’E, - 26 m a.s.l., 18 Aug. 2011 – 6 ♀♀ on Thuja orientalis L.

Previous records from Iran — Mazandaran Province ( Kamali et al., 2001).

Comments — The host plants C. coronarium , J. horizontalis and T. orientalis are new records for P. oregonensis .