Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

A review of the Iranian Parasitidae (Acari: Mesostigmata)

Authors
1 Department of Biodiversity, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran;
2 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran,
3 M. Sc. of Plant Protection, General Office of Natural Resources of Mazandaran Province, Nowshahr, Iran
10.22073/pja.v2i1.9951
Abstract
Iranian mites of the family Parasitidae were reviewed in the base of literature and collected materials were reviewed. Cornigamasus lunaris Berlese, Parasitus lunariphilus Makarova, P. mustelarum Oudemans and Vulgarogamasus kraepelini (Berlese) are reported for the first time from Iran. The specimens which had been cited previously as Parasitellus talparum (Oudemans) were re-examined and identified as P. fucorum (De Geer). Also, a key to Iranian genera of the family, distribution and habitats information of the Iranian species are presented.
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