<strong>Mites of the Raphignathoidea (Acari: Prostigmata) from Zanjan vicinities and description of male of <em>Stigmaeus</em> <em>shabestariensis</em></strong>

Raphignathoid mites are important biological control agents of spider and eriophyid mites, and scale insects in agriculture and forestry. Therefore, a study on the fauna of superfamily Raphignathoidea in Zanjan city was carried out during 2012–2013. In this survey, 23 species belonging to 8 genera f...

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Main Authors: Narges Fakhari, Mohammad Khanjani, Hasan Rahmani, Masoumeh Khanjani
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Language:English
Published: Acarological Society of Iran 2014-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/10151
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description Raphignathoid mites are important biological control agents of spider and eriophyid mites, and scale insects in agriculture and forestry. Therefore, a study on the fauna of superfamily Raphignathoidea in Zanjan city was carried out during 2012–2013. In this survey, 23 species belonging to 8 genera from 4 different families were collected and identified. Among them male of Stigmaeus shabestariensis Haddad Irani-Nejad, Lotfollahi & Akbari, 2010 was recorded for the first time from Zanjan, Iran and was new report to Acari fauna of the world, and also S. shabestariensis Haddad Irani-Nejad Haddad Irani-Nejad, Lotfollahi & Akbari, 2010 was the abundant mite species in Zanjan vicinities in our collected specimens.
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spelling doaj-art-23b7fad12bea43c0b4e3c2308d2cfeec2025-08-20T01:56:57ZengAcarological Society of IranPersian Journal of Acarology2251-81692014-07-013310.22073/pja.v3i3.10151<strong>Mites of the Raphignathoidea (Acari: Prostigmata) from Zanjan vicinities and description of male of <em>Stigmaeus</em> <em>shabestariensis</em></strong>Narges Fakhari0Mohammad Khanjani1Hasan Rahmani2Masoumeh Khanjani3Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Zanjan University, Zanjan, IranDepartment of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Bu–Ali Sina University, Hamedan, IranDepartment of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Zanjan University, Zanjan, IranDepartment of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Bu–Ali Sina University, Hamedan, IranRaphignathoid mites are important biological control agents of spider and eriophyid mites, and scale insects in agriculture and forestry. Therefore, a study on the fauna of superfamily Raphignathoidea in Zanjan city was carried out during 2012–2013. In this survey, 23 species belonging to 8 genera from 4 different families were collected and identified. Among them male of Stigmaeus shabestariensis Haddad Irani-Nejad, Lotfollahi & Akbari, 2010 was recorded for the first time from Zanjan, Iran and was new report to Acari fauna of the world, and also S. shabestariensis Haddad Irani-Nejad Haddad Irani-Nejad, Lotfollahi & Akbari, 2010 was the abundant mite species in Zanjan vicinities in our collected specimens.https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/10151Spider mitesCamerobiidaeRaphignathidaeEupallopsellidaeCaligonellidaeStigmaeidae
spellingShingle Narges Fakhari
Mohammad Khanjani
Hasan Rahmani
Masoumeh Khanjani
<strong>Mites of the Raphignathoidea (Acari: Prostigmata) from Zanjan vicinities and description of male of <em>Stigmaeus</em> <em>shabestariensis</em></strong>
Persian Journal of Acarology
Spider mites
Camerobiidae
Raphignathidae
Eupallopsellidae
Caligonellidae
Stigmaeidae
title <strong>Mites of the Raphignathoidea (Acari: Prostigmata) from Zanjan vicinities and description of male of <em>Stigmaeus</em> <em>shabestariensis</em></strong>
title_full <strong>Mites of the Raphignathoidea (Acari: Prostigmata) from Zanjan vicinities and description of male of <em>Stigmaeus</em> <em>shabestariensis</em></strong>
title_fullStr <strong>Mites of the Raphignathoidea (Acari: Prostigmata) from Zanjan vicinities and description of male of <em>Stigmaeus</em> <em>shabestariensis</em></strong>
title_full_unstemmed <strong>Mites of the Raphignathoidea (Acari: Prostigmata) from Zanjan vicinities and description of male of <em>Stigmaeus</em> <em>shabestariensis</em></strong>
title_short <strong>Mites of the Raphignathoidea (Acari: Prostigmata) from Zanjan vicinities and description of male of <em>Stigmaeus</em> <em>shabestariensis</em></strong>
title_sort strong mites of the raphignathoidea acari prostigmata from zanjan vicinities and description of male of em stigmaeus em em shabestariensis em strong
topic Spider mites
Camerobiidae
Raphignathidae
Eupallopsellidae
Caligonellidae
Stigmaeidae
url https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/10151
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