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 Vittacusfrom Iran. A key to the species of Vittacus is provided.
Guo, J., Sadeghi-Namaghi, H., Gol, A., & Xue, X. (2026). A new species of the genus Vittacus Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) from Iran. Persian Journal of Acarology, 4(1), 57-63. https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.v4i1.10187
MLA
Guo, J., Sadeghi-Namaghi, H., Gol, A., & Xue, X. "A new species of the genus Vittacus Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) from Iran", Persian Journal of Acarology, 4, 1, 2026, 57-63. doi: 10.22073/pja.v4i1.10187
HARVARD
Guo J., Sadeghi-Namaghi H., Gol A., Xue X. (2026). 'A new species of the genus Vittacus Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) from Iran', Persian Journal of Acarology, 4(1), pp. 57-63. doi: 10.22073/pja.v4i1.10187
CHICAGO
J. Guo, H. Sadeghi-Namaghi, A. Gol & X. Xue, "A new species of the genus Vittacus Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) from Iran," Persian Journal of Acarology, 4 1 (2026): 57-63, doi: 10.22073/pja.v4i1.10187
VANCOUVER
Guo J., Sadeghi-Namaghi H., Gol A., Xue X. A new species of the genus Vittacus Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) from Iran. Persian J. Acarol. 2026;4(1):57-63. doi: 10.22073/pja.v4i1.10187