A new species of the genus Favognathus Luxton is described from Iran, namely: F. naghii Hassanzadeh, Khanjani & SafarAlizadeh sp. nov., collected from soil and litter under Cydonia oblonga Mill. (Rosaceae), Sardasht vicinity, Western Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Also, a key to all known species of the genus Favognathus is presented here.
Hassanzadeh, M., Khanjani, M., SafarAlizadeh, M. H. & Mirfakhraee, S. (2026). A new species of the genus FavognathusLuxton (Acari: Cryptognath-idae) from western Azerbaijani,Iran. Persian Journal of Acarology, 3(4), 311–320. https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.v3i4.10180
MLA
Hassanzadeh, M., Khanjani, M., SafarAlizadeh, M. H., & Mirfakhraee, S. "A new species of the genus FavognathusLuxton (Acari: Cryptognath-idae) from western Azerbaijani,Iran", Persian Journal of Acarology, 3, 4, 2026, 311–320. doi: 10.22073/pja.v3i4.10180
HARVARD
Hassanzadeh, M., Khanjani, M., SafarAlizadeh, M. H., & Mirfakhraee, S. (2026). 'A new species of the genus FavognathusLuxton (Acari: Cryptognath-idae) from western Azerbaijani,Iran', Persian Journal of Acarology, 3(4), pp. 311–320. doi: 10.22073/pja.v3i4.10180
CHICAGO
Hassanzadeh, M., Khanjani, M., SafarAlizadeh, M. H. & Mirfakhraee, S., "A new species of the genus FavognathusLuxton (Acari: Cryptognath-idae) from western Azerbaijani,Iran." Persian Journal of Acarology, 3 4 (2026): 311–320, doi: 10.22073/pja.v3i4.10180
VANCOUVER
Hassanzadeh M., Khanjani M., SafarAlizadeh M. H., Mirfakhraee S. A new species of the genus FavognathusLuxton (Acari: Cryptognath-idae) from western Azerbaijani,Iran. Persian J. Acarol. 2026;3(4):311–320. doi: 10.22073/pja.v3i4.10180
