Title of article :
Second record of Erythraeus (Zaracarus) coleopterus (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Iran with new morphological data
Author/Authors :
Noei, Javad Department of Plant Protection - Faculty of Agriculture - University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran , Maroufpoor, Mostafa Department of Plant Protection - Faculty of Agriculture - University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran , Faizi, Fardin Department of Plant Protection - Faculty of Agriculture - University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran , Ostovan, Hadi Department of Entomology - Shiraz Branch Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
Abstract :
Erythraeus (Zaracarus) coleopterus Mortazavi, Hajiqanbar & Saboori, 2012 (Acari: Parasitengona: Erythraeidae) was described based on a single specimen from Kerman province, southeastern Iran, associated with a scarabaeid beetle, Cyphonoxia sp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). This species reports for the second time from stored grain (off host) in
Saqqez and Baneh cities, Kurdistan province, western Iran and presents new morphological data. Finding some specimens help us to augment and correct the original description of E. (Z.) coleopterus. A key to world larval species group of Erythraeus (Zaracarus) is presented which is modified and corrected from Mahmoudi et al. (2014).
Keywords :
Erythraeinae , key , Kurdistan , larva , Parasitengona
Journal title :
Persian Journal of Acarology
