Acarological Society of Iran Persian Journal of Acarology 2251-8169 9 2 2026 01 01 Redescription of Aceria varia and Tegoprionus dentatus (Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae) from Iran 129 139 239251 10.22073/pja.v9i2.58457 EN Hosein Mehri Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran; E-mails: h.mehri1374.hm@gmail.com, Prslotfollahy@yahoo.com, s_azimi2007@yahoo.com Parisa Lotfollahi Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran; E-mails: h.mehri1374.hm@gmail.com, Prslotfollahy@yahoo.com, s_azimi2007@yahoo.com Enrico De Lillo Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences (Di.S.S.P.A.), Entomology and Zoology Section, University of Bari Aldo Moro, via Amendola, 165/a, 70126 Bari, Italy; E-mail: enrico.delillo@uniba.it Solmaz Azimi Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran; E-mails: h.mehri1374.hm@gmail.com, Prslotfollahy@yahoo.com, s_azimi2007@yahoo.com Journal Article This paper describes two eriophyid species, poorly detailed in the past, which have been found for the first time in Iran. Aceria varia (Nalepa) (Eriophyinae: Acerini) was collected on Populus alba L. (Salicaceae) and Tegoprionus dentatus (Nalepa) (Phyllocoptinae: Anthocoptini) on Galium aparine L. (Rubiaceae) in Miandowab region of West Azerbaijan province (Iran). More information about the type host plants, other hosts and habitus of five Aceria species associated with P. alba and a gross comparison of some traits among Tegoprionus species known worldwide are provided.

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