Hoplophorella hamata (Ewing, 1909)

Hoplophorella hamata (Ewing, 1909) View in CoL ( Fig. 2A)

Material examined. 43 specimens. Iran, Hormozgan province, Bandar Abbas, Isin (27°19'25.67"N, 56°13'29.73"E, 76 m a.s.l.), soil of jambolan or java plum ( Eugenia jambolana Lam. , Myrtaceae ), 29-III-2021; Bandar Abbas, Kuhe (27°43'42.46"N, 56°19'57.15"E, 572 m a.s.l), soil of assyrian plum (sepistan) ( Cordia myxa L., Boraginaceae ), 09-IV-2021; Bandar Abbas, Dasht Emam (27°24'57.41"N, 56°20'12.11"E, 154 m a.s.l.), soil of date palm ( Phoenix dactylifera L., Arecaceae ), common fig ( Ficus carica L., Moraceae ), christ's thorn jujube ( Ziziphus spina-christi (L.), Rhamnaceae ), Psidium guajava , Citrus limon , 21-V-2021; Bandar Abbas, Zakin (27°50'32.59"N, 56°18'7.47"E, 1184 m a.s.l.), soil of mandarin orange ( Citrus nobilis Loureiro , Rutaceae ), 21-V-2021; Bandar Abbas (27°12'36.14"N, 56°21'27.62"E, 5 m a.s.l), soil of Citrus limon , Phoenix dactylifera , 23-07-2021; Rudan (27°27'8.97"N, 56°8'25.65"E, 227 m a.s.l.), soil of sweet orange ( Citrus sinensis (L.), Rutaceae ), soil of banana ( Musa sapientum L., Musaceae ), Mangifera indica , Citrus limon , 13- IIX-2021; Minab (27°16'6.41"N, 57°1'46.42"E, 39 m a.s.l.), soil of Mangifera indica , Cordia myxa , 27-IIX-2021; Hajiabad (28°14'4.28"N, 55°50'40.88"E, 778 m a.s.l.), soil of Citrus limon , 17-IX-2021.

Diagnosis. Prodorsum: length 178–200 (192) µm, notogaster: length 333–383 (366) µm, height 206–250 (226) µm (n = 5). Body colour very light brownish yellow. Surface of body covered with concavities. Prodorsum with posterior furrows present; median sigillar field of prodorsum longer than laterals and enlarging towards rostral setae; median carina weak; lateral carinae short, not reach sinus. Sensilli long, narrow, sickle-shaped with narrow pedicel and broad head, covered with thin spines. Interlamellar setae phylliform, similar to notogastral setae; lamellar setae spiniform, smooth; in> ro> le, exobothridial setae vestigial. Notogaster with setae spoon-shaped, short (c 1 <c 1 -d 1), covered with small spines; vestigial setae f 1 posteriorly of h 1 setae. Formula of genital setae 6: 3; anoadanal plates with setae ad 2 spoon-shaped, the remaining setae spiniform; setae ad 3 shorter than anal setae and ad 1 setae.

Distribution in Iran. Hormozgan province (New record for Iran).

General distribution. Pantropical and Subtropical.