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

Hajizadeh, Jalil; Hosseini, Reza

doi:10.22073/pja.v8i4.55321

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

Authors

Jalil Hajizadeh

Reza Hosseini

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

10.22073/pja.v8i4.55321

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.

Keywords

Corixa punctata

parasite

redescription

Sigara sp

water boatmen