Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

A new species of the genus Acarophenax(Acari: Heterostigmatina: Acarophenacidae) associated with Sphindussp.(Coleoptera: Sphindi-dae) from Iran

Authors
Vahid Rahiminejad
Hamidreza Hajiqanbar
Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, 14115-336, Tehran, Iran;
10.22073/pja.v4i3.11287
Abstract
The mite Acarophenax sphindi Rahiminejad & Hajiqanbar sp. nov. (Acari: Heterostigmata) collected under head of the host beetle, Sphindus sp. (Coleoptera: Sphindidae) is described and illustrated from Oak forests of Golestan province, northern Iran. It is first record of the beetle family Sphindidae (Col.: Cucujoidea) as an acarophenacid host. Moreover, host range of the genus is reviewed and a key to world species of the genus Acarophenax Newstead & Duvall, 1918, is provided.
Persian Journal of Acarology
Volume 4, Issue 3
Summer 2015
Pages 277-286