Edaphic Mesostigmata mites in central Iran: Twelve new country and local records

Agroecosystems containing edaphic mesostigmata are considered important predators of nematodes, collembola, and insects, and those living on plants may be effective at controlling pests like spider mites. in this research study we provide new information about edaphic mesostigmata mites known from isfahan in central iran based on new field collection. in this publication, we give records of thirty-two edaphic species belong to 13 families, and 25 genera collected in isfahan province (iran), which four species are new records for the iran (indicated as a rec. new). twelve new provincial distribution records viz., asca aphidioides (linnaeus, 1758), blattisocius tarsalis (berlese, 1918), cosmolaelaps claviger (berlese, 1883), gaeolaelaps neoaculeifer (hrischmann, 1966) a rec. new, gymnolaelaps obscuroides (costa, 1968), hypoaspis quadridentatus (allred, 1970) a rec. new, hypoaspisella asperatus (berlese, 1904) a rec. new, hypoaspisella patagoniensis (sheals, 1962) a rec. new, neoseiulus bicadus (wainstein, 1962), parasitus mycophilus (karg, 1971), pogonolaelaps canestrinii (berlese, 1903), polyaspis berlesei (camin, 1954) are presented.