Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

First record of the ant-associate genus Acinogaster (Acari: Neopygme-phoridae) from Asia with redescription of A. microchaetosus (Sevastia-nov, 1967)

Authors
Faatemeh Abbasi-Moqadam
Hamidreza Hajiqanbar
Mohammad Merhrabadi
Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, 14115- 336, Tehran, Iran;
10.22073/pja.v5i2.19534
Abstract
In this study, the mite Acinogaster microchaetosus (Sevastianov, 1967) (Acari: Heterostigmata: Neopygmephoridae) associated with Tetramorium sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is redescribed based on material recovered from northern forests of Iran. It is first record of the genus Acinogaster from Asia including Iran. Distribution and host range of all 11 species of the genus is reviewed.
Persian Journal of Acarology
Volume 5, Issue 2
Winter 2016
Pages 99-107