Persian Journal of Acarology

Persian Journal of Acarology

Description of Paraphytoptus cichorintybus Yousefnezhad & Lotfollahi sp. nov. (Acari: Eriophyidae) from Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Nesa Yousefnezhad 1
Arash Honarmand 1
Maghsoud Pazhouhandeh 2
Parisa Lotfollahi 1
1 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran
2 Department of Plant, Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Science, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
10.22073/pja.150208
Abstract
During a survey of eriophyoid mites conducted in Heris village, Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, in the summer of 2024, a new species, Paraphytoptus cichorintybus Yousefnezhad & Lotfollahi sp. nov., was discovered on common chicory, Cichorium intybus L. (Asteraceae). The new species is described and illustrated herein. No visible symptoms were observed on the host plants.
Keywords
Aceria
East Azerbaijan
Eriophyinae
Iran
Maragheh
Paraphytoptus

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