Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

Two new eriophyoid mite species (Acari, Prostigmata, Eriophyidae) on date trees from Iran

Authors
1 Razavi Khorasan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center, Mashhad, Iran;
2 Departmentof Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran;
10.22073/pja.v3i4.10181
Abstract
Two new eriophyoid species belonging to subfamily Phyllocoptinae, namely Tegonotus larii sp. nov. and Tetra iranica sp. nov. from Phoenix dactylifera L. (Arecaceae) in Lar city, Fars Province, southern Iran, are described and illustrated. Detailed morphological characteristics are given based on adult females. Both new species described herein are vagrants on their host plants. No symptoms were observed.
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