An introduction of the collected Prostigmatic (Acari: Trombidiformes) mites on raspberry shrubs in central area of Guilan Province

A faunistic study was carried out for identification of raspberry shrubs (Rubus spp.) Prostigmatic mites in central area of Guilan Province, Iran, during 2009-2010. Totally 28 species belong to 26 genera and 17 families were identified. New records for Guilan Province and Iran mite fauna were marked by one and two asterisk respectively. The abundance of Prostigmatic mites was lower than order Mesostigmata but was higher than the other collected orders of mites. The list of identified species according to related family is as follow: Tarsonemidae: Tarsonemus sp.; Raphignathidae: Raphignathus hecmatanaensis Khanjani & Ueckermann, 2003; Stigmaeidae: Stigmaeus pilatus* Kuznetzov, 1978, Zetzellia mali* (Ewing) Summers, 1960; Cunaxidae: Coleoscirus buartus Den Heyer, 1980*, Cunaxoides sp.*; Tetranychidae: Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1836, Bryobia rubriculus* (Schenten, 1857), Panonychus citri (McGregor), 1916, Oligonychus bicolor (Banks, 1894); Tydeidae: Tydeus sp., Brachytydeus sp.; Tenuipalpidae: Cenopalpus irani Dosse, 1971, Brevipalpus obovatus Donnadieu, 1875; Anystidae: Anystis wallacei** Otto, 1992, Anystis baccarum (Linneus, 1886); Bdellidae: Spinibdella cronini (Baker and Balock, 1944); Eupalopsellidae: Eupalopsellus trudis**Summers, 1960; Camerobiidae: Neophyllobius sp.*; Siteroptidae: Siteroptes cerealium* (Kirchner, 1864); Cheyletidae: Cheyletus malaccensis Oudemans, 1903, Cheyletus eruditus (Schrank, 1781), Cheletomorpha lepidopterorum (Shaw, 1794); Erythraeidae. Erythraeus (Zaracarus) ueckermanni * Saboori et al., 2004, Abrolophus iraninejadi* Saboori & Hajiqanbar, 2005; Trombidiidae: Allotrombium pulvinum Ewing, 1917; Trombiculidae: Neotrombicula (Neotrombicula) near baschkirica** Kudryashova, 1998; Eupodidae: Eupodes sp.*.