Report of one genus and species of Ascidae (Acari) from Iran

During 1995-1997, a faunistic survey was carried out on spider mites and their predacious mites in Urmieh region, Iran. A total of 15 species belonging to 7 families and 13 genera were collected and identified, of which one genus and species is a new record for Iran (marked by two asterisks), and 6 species are new records for West Azerbaijan province (marked one asterisks)