Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

A new species of the genus Laelaspis Berlese (Acari: Laelapidae) from Iran

Authors
1 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran;
2 Department of Plant Protection, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran;
3 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran
10.22073/pja.v2i3.10039
Abstract
A new species of melittiphine laelapid mites, Laelaspis mossadeghi Babaeian & Joharchi sp. nov. associated with Messor sp. and Tapinoma sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is described and illustrated from Iran.
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