Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

Stigmaeus lorestaniensis, a new species of the genus Stigmaeus (Acari: Stigmaeidae) fromSouthwest of Iran

Authors
1 1. Research Center of Honey Bee, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran;E-mail: mahmadhoseini@yahoo.com
2 2. Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran;E-mail: shahriar.jafari@gmail.com
10.22073/pja.v11i2.73266
Abstract
A new species of the genus Stigmaeus Koch, 1836 (Acari: Trombidiformes: Stigmaeidae), Slorestaniensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated. This new species was collected from soil and litter under apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca L. (Rosaceae) in Lorestan province, southwest Iran.
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