Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

A new species of larval Abrolophus(Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) from Iranwith a key to species without a comb-like seta on the palptarsus

Author
University of Birjand
10.22073/pja.v11i2.72880
Abstract
Larvae of Abrolophus hajiqanbari sp. nov. (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) collected from soil and litter (off host) in Chahardeh and Chahkand villages, Birjand, South Khorasan province, Iran are described and illustrated. It belongs to Abrolophus group which lacks a comb-like seta on palptarsus. A key to the larval species of Abrolophus of the world without comb-like seta on the palptarsus is presented.
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