Persian Journal of Acarology

Stigmaeid and pseudocheylid mite fauna (Acari: Prostigmata) inthree northwestern provinces ofIran with description of male and re-description of female ofMediolata belfieldiMomen

Authors

Reza Navaei-Bonab 1
Majid Kazazi 2
Mohammad Bagheri 3
Elham Zarei 3
Edward A.Ueckermann 4, 5

1 Young Researchers and Elite Club, Marand Branch, Islamic Azad University,Marand, Iran;

2 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Bu–AliSina University, Hamedan, Iran

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

4 ARC-PPRI, Private Box 134, Queenswood, Pretoria 0121, South Africa;

5 School of Environmental Sciences and Development, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus 2520, South Africa

https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.v4i4.15333
Abstract
A study of the stigmaeid and pseudocheylid mites fauna in northwestern provinces of Iran was carried out during 2012-2014. In this survey, 24 and 4 species of Stigmaeidae (belonging to 7 genera) and Pseudocheylidae were collected and identified, respectively. In this paper the male of Mediolata belfieldi Momen, 1987 is described and the female of the later re-described. A key to the genera of the Iranian Stigmaeidae is included. 

Keywords

Acari
fauna
Mediolata
Stigmaeidae
Pseudocheylidae
Persian Journal of Acarology
Volume 4, Issue 4
Autumn 2015
Pages 373-398

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