Title of article :
First record of Samsinakia trilobitus (Prostigmata, Cheyletidae) from Iran
Author/Authors :
Kazemi, Shahrooz Department of Biodiversity - Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences - Graduate University of Advanced Technology , Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid Department of Plant Protection - Faculty of Agriculture - University of Maragheh
Abstract :
A cheyletid mite species of the genus Samsinakia, S. trilobitus Bochkov & Mironov, 1998, was removed from under elytra of an unknown (host has been lost) scarab beetle (Col., Scarabaeidae) of the genus Copris Geoffroy collected Nour City, Mazandaran Province, which is considered as a new species record for mite fauna of Iran.
Keywords :
Cheyletoidea , female , phoretic mites , Prostigmata , taxonomy
Journal title :
Persian Journal of Acarology
