Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

Tegolophus parietariae sp. nov. (Acari: Eriophyidae) from Dor Badam Village, Quchan County, Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Arash Honarmand
Parisa Lotfollahi
Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran
10.22073/pja.v14i3.87263
Abstract
A new Anthocoptini mite, Tegolophus parietariae sp. nov. was discovered and described on Parietaria judaica L. (Urticaceae) in the Dor Badam village, Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan Province of Iran. No apparent symptoms were observed. This is the first eriophyoid mite reported from Parietaria plant species and the second species assigned to Tegolophus found on a plant of the family Urticaceae.
Keywords
Anthocoptini
Northeast Iran
Parietaria
Urticaceae
Vagrant
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