Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Imparipes Berlese (Acari: Heterostigmata: Scutacaridae) associated with ants in Iran Author Rahiminejad, Vahid Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Plant Production, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran. Author Nadimi, Ahmad 0000-0002-1169-2407 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Plant Production, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran. & nadimi @ gau. ac. ir; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 1169 - 2407 nadimi@gau.ac.ir Author Seyedein, Sarina 0000-0002-4906-4422 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Plant Production, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran. & s. seyedin @ gau. ac. ir; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4906 - 4422 s.seyedin@gau.ac.ir text Zootaxa 2022 2022-05-06 5133 4 585 593 journal article 55608 10.11646/zootaxa.5133.4.9 43a60d2f-4219-4799-9475-996f95bdd8c1 1175-5326 6531183 43432226-9019-447F-94AF-1B2E09820F06 Imparipes ( Imparipes ) obsoletus Rack, 1966 World distribution. This species has a world-wide distribution, inhabits soil and is phoretic on various ant species, such as Lasius flavus (F.), L. umbratus (Nylander, 1846) ., L. alienus (Foerster, 1850) , L. ( Lasius ) niger (Linnaeus, 1758) , L. ( Dendrolasius ) fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798) , Formica ( Serviformica ) fusca Linnaeus, 1758 , F. ( Serviformica ) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793 and Messor spp. ( Khaustov 2008 ; Khaustov & Tolstikov 2016 ). Material examined. Four specimens of this mite species were obtained in a vial containing ethanol 75% and 11 specimens of Lasius spp. ants, collected by a light trap in Alangdareh Forest Park , Gorgan , Golestan Province , northern Iran , 36.46°N , 54.26°E , altitude 432 m . , coll. V . Rahiminejad, 30 July 2021 . Remarks. This species is a new record for mite fauna of Iran .