Some mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Parasitiformes) of Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran
Journal: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Year: 2018

Animal droppings constitute an ephemeral habitat where specialized invertebrate communities including significant abundance of mites live together. In order to study the Mesostigmata mites associated with manure, samples were taken from different manure types of domestic animals and poultry in Ahvaz and its vicinity in Khuzestan Province, southwestern of Iran, over a period of two years (2015-2017). Here we report 20 species belonging to eight families of Mesostigmata, among which 14 species are