A new oribatid mite of the genus Ramusella (Acari: Oppiidae) from Iran

Behmanesh, Moslem; Ali Akrami, Mohammad; S. Subías, Luis

doi:10.22073/pja.v1i1.9870

A new oribatid mite of the genus Ramusella (Acari: Oppiidae) from Iran

Authors

Moslem Behmanesh ¹

Mohammad Ali Akrami ¹

Luis S. Subías ²

¹ Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran;

² Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain;

10.22073/pja.v1i1.9870

Abstract

A new species of oribatid mite of the family Oppiidae, Ramusella (Ramusella) iranica sp. nov., is described from Iran. The new species is characterized by the radiate sensillus, with ten long ciliae on its head; barbed notogastral setae and five pairs of genital setae. An identification key to the Iranian species of Ramusella (Ramusella) is given.

Keywords

Oribatida

Oppiidae

Ramusella

new species

Iran