اولین گزارش جنس Saniosulus Summer (Acari: Raphignathoidea: Eupalopsellidae) از ایران

The predatory family Eupalopsellidae currently comprises five known genera in the world (Eupalopsellus Sellnick, Eupalopsis Canestrini, Exothorhis Summers, Peltasellus Meyer & Ueckermann and Saniosulus Summers), So far only the genus Eupalopsellus has been collected and reported from Iran. In this study, genus Saniosulus Summer introduced as a new report for mites in Iran. The genus Saniosulus was established by Summer in 1960 in the family Eupalopsellidae. This genus is known as a biological control agent on plants and has seven species in the world. During 2018-2019, one female specimen, Saniosulus deliquus Doğan, Bingül & Doğan, 2019 collected and identified by Mojtaba M. Doustaresharaf from, grassland soil in Shalmakan region, Urmia (44º 59' 59'' longitude, 37° 27' 34'' latitude and 1800 meters above the sea level), West Azerbaijan province. This species could be identified from other known species of this genus by combination of the following features: 1- propodosoma between setae ve with a pair of small and punctate shields 2- opisthosomal shield punctate, somewhat trapezoid-shaped, bearing setae e1 and f1 3- three pairs of long and whip-shaped intercoxal setae (seta 4a shorter than 1a and 3a) 4- aggenital area with three pairs of setae 5- leg tarsus IV without solenidion ω 6- palp genu and tibia with one and two setae respectively.