Persian Journal of Acarology

A new species of Laelaspis Berlese (Acari: Laelapidae) associated with Tetramorium sp. (Hymnoptera: Formicidae) from Iran

Authors

Elham Masoomi 1
Omid Joharchi 2
Alireza Jalalizand 3

1 Department of Entomology,Collage of Agriculture,Khorasgan Branch,Islamic Azad University,Isfahan, Iran

2 Young Researchers and Elite Club,Yazd Branch,Islamic Azad University,Yazd,Iran;

3 Department of Entomology, Collage of Agriculture, Khorasgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.v5i1.16968
Abstract
Laelaspis natanziensis sp. nov., a new laelapid mite (Acari: Mesostigmata) is described and illustrated based on females and male collected in the nest of Tetramorium sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Natanz region, Isfahan Province, Iran.

Keywords

Acari
Taxonomy
Mesostigmata
Laelaspis
ants
Iran
Persian Journal of Acarology
Volume 5, Issue 1
Winter 2016
Pages 27-34

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