New records of the water mite genus Arrenurus from Iran, with the description of two new species from Iran and Cyprus (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Arrenuridae) Author Smit, Harry Author Pesic, Vladimir text Zootaxa 2006 1152 59 68 journal article 50619 10.5281/zenodo.172191 c4830fbe-877f-49ac-bf03-a2eacfed0342 1175­5326 172191 Arrenurus (Arrenurus) distans Walter Material examined : IR14, Mazandaran Province, Elbrus Mt., Valasht Lake (along Valasht road), temperature 22 ºC, 21 July 2003 (1/0/0). Distribution : Mediterranean, Iran . Remarks : New for the fauna of Iran . Arrenurus (Arrenurus) cf. hanskalensis Erman & Özkan Material examined : IR50, Markazi Province, Shahzand stream in Shahzand city, ca. 1870 m asl, 21 July 2003 (0/1/0). Distribution : Turkey , Iran . Remarks : The identification of Arrenurus females without accompanying male is always difficult. Although the specimen from Iran matches the description of Erman & Özkan (1997) , we are not completely certain about our identification. New for the fauna of Iran .