Acarological Society of Iran Persian Journal of Acarology 2251-8169 9 4 2025 12 01 A contribution to the knowledge of the eriophyoid mites (Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae) associated to Lythraceae with description of a new species from Iran 327 339 238707 10.22073/pja.v9i4.63764 EN Sadegh Tajaddod Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran; Parisa Lotfollahi Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran; Enrico De Lillo Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences (Di.S.S.P.A.), University of Bari Aldo Moro, via Amendola, 165/a, 70126, Bari, Italy; Journal Article A new eriophyid species (Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae), <em>Aceria salicariae</em> Lotfollahi & Tajaddod <strong>sp. nov.</strong>, from the Ajabshir region in southeastern East Azerbaijan Province in Iran, is described and illustrated. A key to all known eriophyoid species collected on the plants of family Lythraceae is presented. Information about their type hosts, type localities and relation to the host plant as well as remarks about available descriptions of these species are provided. https://www.persianacarology.org/article_238707_ba06c9beba4650316d4d683ca7fa9d1f.pdf