Persian Journal of Acarology

Tyrophagus hamedaniensissp. nov.(Acari: Acaridae) from Western Iran

Authors

Farshad Masoudian 1
Mohammad Khanjani 2
Alireza Saboori 3

1 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran;E-mails: f.masoodian@gmail.com,mkhanjani@gmail.com

2 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran; E-mails: f.masoodian @gmail.com, mkhanjani@gmail.com

3 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran; E-mail: saboori@ut.ac.ir

https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.v8i1.40690
Abstract
A new species belonging to the family Acaridae, Tyrophagus hamedaniensis sp. nov., is described and illustrated from specimens collected from soil and litter beneath forest trees, Hamedan province, Iran. Also, a key to Iranian species of the genus Tyrophagus is provided.

Keywords

Description
fungivorous
Hamedan
mite
Sarcoptiformes
Persian Journal of Acarology
Volume 8, Issue 1
Winter 2019
Pages 1-9

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