Anew species of Cunaxoides (Acari: Trombidiformes: Cunaxidae)from Iran

Authors

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

2 Universidade Estadual de Roraima, Rorainopolis, Roraima, Brazil;

3 CNPq researcher, Depto. de Entomologia e Acarologia, ESALQ-Universidade de São Paulo, 13418-900 Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil,

Abstract
A new species of Cunaxoides, C. shahriari Bagheri, Paktinat-Saeij and Castro sp. nov., is described from soil, humus and moss from northern Iran. A key to the Cunaxoides species of the Iran is also provided.

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