First record of the genus Archidispus (Acari: Scutacaridae) from Iran with description of anew species

Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza; Khaustov, Alexandr

doi:10.22073/pja.v3i1.10124

First record of the genus Archidispus (Acari: Scutacaridae) from Iran with description of anew species

Authors

Hamidreza Hajiqanbar ¹

Alexandr Khaustov ²

¹ Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University,14115-336, Tehran, Iran;

² Nikita Botanical Gardens - National Scientific Center, Yalta, Crimea, 98648,Ukraine;

10.22073/pja.v3i1.10124

Abstract

The mite species Archidispus esfarayenicus Hajiqanbar & Khaustov sp. nov. (Acari: Heterostigmatina: Scutacaridae) detached from under elytra of a carabid beetle, Elaphropus (Tachyura) diabrachys (Kolenati, 1845) (Coleoptera: Carabidae), is described and illustrated from Iran. The new species is distinguishable from congeners by the characteristically modified setae 1a, dilated thoroughly with an apical thorn. This is the first record of the genus Archidispus from Iran.

Keywords

mite

beetle

Archidispus

Scutacaridae

Carabidae

Heterostigmatina