Anew species ofAgistemus (Acari: Stigmaeidae)as a predatory agentof eriophyid mites in olive orchards in Guilan, Iran

Authors

1 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Bu–Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran;

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

Abstract
A new species, Agistemus manjilicus Khanjani, Hajizadeh & Zarei sp. nov. was collected from olive leaves and litter in olive orchards, Olea europaea L. (Oleaceae) in Manjil vicinity, Guilan province, Iran, is described and illustrated.

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