Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

Plegadognathus bonariensis (Acari: Halacaridae): First halacarid mite report from Qatar

Authors
1 Işıklar Caddesi No 16, 17 TR-07100 Antalya, Turkey; E-mail: f_durucan@hotmail.com
2 Environmental Science Center, Qatar University, P.O.Box 2713 Doha, Qatar; E-mail:Prange@qu.edu.qa
3 Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, P.O.Box:2713 Doha, Qatar; E-mail:benhamadou@qu.edu.qa
10.22073/pja.v8i2.45159
Abstract
In this study, the genus Plegadognathus Morselli, 1981 with the species P. bonariensis. Viets, 1936) is recorded from Qatar for the first time. Diagnoses for the genus Plegadognathus and the short description of female of P. bonariensis are given with original illustrations.
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