Phytoseiid mites (Acari:Phytoseiidae) associated with conifers in northern Iran, with a new species record and an identification key to coniferous phytoseiid mites of Iran

Yazdanpanah, Mohammad Reza; Hajizadeh, Jalil; Mortazavi, Shabnam; Barimani Varandi, Hasan

doi:10.22073/pja.v4i4.13710

Phytoseiid mites (Acari:Phytoseiidae) associated with conifers in northern Iran, with a new species record and an identification key to coniferous phytoseiid mites of Iran

Authors

Mohammad Reza Yazdanpanah ¹

Jalil Hajizadeh ¹

Shabnam Mortazavi ¹

Hasan Barimani Varandi ²

¹ Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, P.O. Box 41735-1314, Rasht, Iran;

² Department of Natural Resources, Agricultural andNatural Resources Research Centre of Mazandaran, Sari,

10.22073/pja.v4i4.13710

Abstract

The phytoseiid mites fauna of coniferous trees and shrubs were surveyed in northern Iran. Sixteen phytoseiid species belonging to 6 genera were identified on 11 plant species. Among them, Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) foenilis (Oudemans 1930) is considered as new record for mites fauna of Iran. Detailed morphological characteristics based on adult of both sexes of T. (A.) foenilis are given. An identification key to phytoseiid mites associated with conifers in Iran is also provided.

Keywords

Conifers

fauna

Iran

key

Phytoseiidae

Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) foenilis