<p><strong>A review of the Iranian Parasitidae (Acari: Mesostigmata)</strong></p>

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 specimen...

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Main Authors: Shahrooz Kazemi, Elham Arjomandi, Yazdanfar Ahangaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Acarological Society of Iran 2013-01-01
Series:Persian Journal of Acarology
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Online Access:https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/9951
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2251-8169