Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

Review of the “Scanning electron microscopic studies on several otopheidomenid mites (Acari: Otopheidomenidae”

Author
Alireza Saboori
Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran;E-mail:saboori@ut.ac.ir
10.22073/pja.v8i3.54987
Abstract
There is a few book on a family of mites which be comprehensive like this book. Mites of this family are associated with main orders of Insects, i.e. Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, Orthoptera and Isoptera which are important in the agriculture. Most members of the family are ectoparasites. This book includes detailed morphology and systematics of Otopheidomenidae as well as comments of the author. Experience is very important in systematics and the author, Dr. Vikram Prasad is published this book after his many year works on otopheidomenids. Morphology is discussed in detail including all parts of the body which I never seen before in any reference and in systematic part, diagnosis and redescription for many species and remarks or note for each species as well as a key to familes of Phytoseioidea, and to subfamilies, genera and species of Otopheidomenidae s. str. are given.
Persian Journal of Acarology
Volume 8, Issue 3
Summer 2019
Pages 287-288