First report of the species Tectoribates ornatus (Acari: Oribatida: Tegoribatidae) from Iran

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In the course of our survey on oribatid mite fauna of the orchards of the city of Arak (Markazi Province), in 2005-2006, we identified the species Tectoribates ornatus (Schuster). This species belongs to the family Tegoribatidae and is a new record for the Iranian mite fauna.