A new species of Atractides (Hydrachnidia: Hygrobatidae) from Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

2 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

Abstract
The distribution and abundance of the species of Atrectides in Iran is significant and this genus is present in all provinces of the country. Atractides (Atractides) khuzestaniensis sp. nov. is described as new to science from one of the southern provinces. This is the thirty-second species of this genus from Iran.

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