A contribution to the knowledge of cheyletid mites of Iran with redescription of Eucheyletia flabellifera (Michael, 1878) (Prostigmata: Cheyletidae) Author Salarzehi, Safoura Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran. Author Hajizadeh, Jalil Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran. Author Hakimitabar, Masoud Department of plant protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran. Author Ueckermann, Edward A. School of Environmental Sciences and Development, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus & Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran. text Acarologia 2018 2018-03-22 58 2 457 470 http://dx.doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20184253 journal article 10.24349/acarologia/20184253 2107-7207 5757887 C7A331FC-208D-433F-BC3B-EAB748D7E1FA Cheletomorpha lepidopterorum (Shaw, 1794) Material examined — Nine females, stored rice and decayed rice bran; 3 females , raspberry leaf; 2 females , soil; 2 females , manure; 1 female , poultry waste; 1 female , leaf of grape, Rasht ( 37°17′0″N , 49°35′0″E , alt. - 7 m ), 27 May. 2016, 28 October 2016 , 23 September 2016 , 9 November 2016; 2 females , decayed plant material, Sangar ( 37°10′42″N , 49°41′38″E , alt. 31 m), 9 June. 2016; 2 females , stored rice and decayed rice bran, Koochesfahan ( 37°28′11″N , 49°77′32″E, alt. 0 m), 15 June 2016 ; 1 female , stored rice and decayed rice bran, Khomam ( 37°23′21″N , 49°39′30″E , alt. - 17 m ), 30 October. 2016; 1 female , manure, Lashtnesha ( 37°36′44″N , 49°85′78″E, alt. 24 m ), 16 November 2016 ; 1 female , stored rice and decayed rice bran, Shaft ( 37°9′24″N , 49°24′26″E , alt. 47 m ), 4 July. 2016; 1 female , citrus leaf; 1 female , cedar leaf, Lahijan ( 37°12′0″N , 50°0′0″E , alt. 2 m ), 1 December 2016 , 16 October 2016 ; 1 female , bran and dust of rice warehouse, Emamzadeh Hashem ( 37°01′27″N , 49°37′32″E , alt. 115 m ), 3 November 2016 ; 2 females , soil, Astane-ye-Ashrafiyeh ( 37°15′54″N , 49°56′40″E , alt. - 2 m ), 6 November 2016 ; 1 female , bran and dust of rice warehouse; 1 female , stored rice and decayed rice bran, Anzali ( 37°28′N , 49°280′E, alt. - 36 m ), 27 October 2016 , collected by S. Salarzehi ; 2 females , stored rice and decayed rice bran, Sowme’e-Sara ( 37°18′0″N , 49°18′0″E , alt. 20 m ); 14 females , stored rice and decayed rice bran, Masal ( 37°21′47″N , 49°7′58″E , alt. 44 m ); 4 females , stored rice and decayed rice bran, Roudsar ( 37°8′0″N , 50°17′0″E , alt. -19 m), (Noei, 2007). World Distribution — Cosmopolitan ( Volgin, 1987 ; Summers and Price 1970 ).