Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

A new species of the genus Vittacus Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) from Iran

Authors
1 Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China;
2 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran;
10.22073/pja.v4i1.10187
Abstract
A new species of the genus Vittacus, V. veronicae Guo, Sadeghi & Xue sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on females collected from Veronica anagallis-aquatica L. (Plantaginaceae) in Ali Abad-e Katool, Golestan Province of Iran. This is the first report of the genus Vittacus from Iran. A key to the species of Vittacus is provided.
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