The second larval species of Cicaditrombium(Acari: Trombidiidae) of the world from Iran

Noei, Javad; Hasanvand, Iman; Saboori, Alireza; Shakarami, Jahanshir

doi:10.22073/pja.v6i3.30514

The second larval species of Cicaditrombium(Acari: Trombidiidae) of the world from Iran

Authors

Javad Noei ¹

Iman Hasanvand ²

Alireza Saboori ³

Jahanshir Shakarami ⁴

¹ Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran;

² Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Khorramabad,

³ Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran;

⁴ Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran;

10.22073/pja.v6i3.30514

Abstract

Cicaditrombium lorestanensis Noei sp. nov. (Acari: Trombidiformes: Trombidiidae) collected from forest soils (off host) in Hotel Kouhestan region, Birjand city, South Khorasan province, and also collected from soil samples (off host) from under an apple tree in the Bayranshahr city, Lorestan province, Iran, is described. This is the second larval species of Cicaditrombium which is described in the world.

Keywords

Bayranshahr

Birjand

incertae sedis

Prostigmata

Trombidiformes

Trombidioidea