Description of Ameroseius lidiaemale (Mesostigmata: Ameroseiidae) from Iran with a key to males of European species within the genus

Teodorowicz, Ewa; Nemati, Alireza

doi:10.22073/pja.v12i4.82262

Description of Ameroseius lidiaemale (Mesostigmata: Ameroseiidae) from Iran with a key to males of European species within the genus

Authors

Ewa Teodorowicz ¹

Alireza Nemati ²

¹ Poznan University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Wojska Polskiego 71c, 60-625 Poznan, Poland,

² Plant Protection Department, Agricultural College, Shahrekord University, Iran

10.22073/pja.v12i4.82262

Abstract

Specimens of Ameroseius lidiae Bregetova were found in soil from Ahwaz city, Khuzestan Province, Iran. The previously unknown male of this species is described here. Before the present study, only male of A. corbiculus (Sowerby) had been reported from Iran. A key to males of the genus Ameroseius occuring in Europe is provided.

Keywords

Khuzestan Province

male

mites

morphology

taxonomy