Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

Onenew Aculusspecies (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae)on Glycyrrhiza glabra from Lorestanprovince,Iran

Authors
1 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran;
2 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Lorestan, Iran;
10.22073/pja.v6i1.25586
Abstract
During the study on eriophyid mites associated to Fabaceae plants in Naghare village, Lorestan province (Iran), one new Aculus species (Acari: Eriophyidae), A. lorestaniensis sp. nov., was found on Glycyrrhiza glabra L. and herein described and illustrated. This is the first Aculus mites associated to a host plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza.
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