Anew larval species of Erythraeus (Zaracarus)(Acari: Erythraeidae) from southeasternIran

Authors

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

2 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran;

Abstract
The mite species Erythraeus (Zaracarus) coleopterus sp. nov. (Acari: Parasitengona: Erythraeidae) associated with a scarabaeid beetle is described from Iran. This is the first record of association between mites of the genus Erythraeus and beetles.

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