First record of larva of the water mite Hydrachna skorikowi Piersig(Acari, Hydrachnidia, Hydrachnidae)from Iran

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Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran; E-mails:jhajizadeh @yahoo.com, r_hosseini@yahoo.com

Abstract
Larvae of water mite Hydrachna skorikowi Piersig, 1900 (Acari, Hydrachnidae) were collected on water boatmen species Corixa punctata (Illiger, 1807) and Sigara sp. (Corixidae) from, Guilan provine, Iran captured by light trap. The redescription of the larva was made based on specimens collected from Guilan province, northern Iran. This is the first record of the larva of H. skorikowi from Iran.

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