Title of article :
Stigmaeus lorestaniensis, a new species of the genus Stigmaeus (Acari: Stigmaeidae) from Southwest of Iran
Author/Authors :
Ahmad-Hosseini, Mohammad Research Center of Honey Bee - Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran , Jafari, Shahriar Department of Plant Protection - Faculty of Agriculture - Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
Abstract :
A new species of the genus Stigmaeus Koch, 1836 (Acari: Trombidiformes: Stigmaeidae), S. lorestaniensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated. This new species was collected from soil and litter under apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca L. (Rosaceae) in Lorestan province, southwest Iran.
Keywords :
Iran , Lorestan Province , new species , predatory mites , Raphignathoidea
Journal title :
Persian Journal of Acarology
