Systematic & Applied Acarology
ISSN 1362-1971
An international journal of the Systematic and Applied Acarology Society, published since 1996


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Systematic & Applied Acarology (2002) 7, 167-172

A new species of the genus Austroteneriffia (Acari: Teneriffiidae) from Iran

E.A. UECKERMANN 1 & M. KHANJANI 2

1 ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute, Private Bag X134, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. E-mail: rieteau@plant2.agric.za

2 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Bu Ali-Sina University, Hamadan, Iran. E-mail: khan-jani@

basu.ac.ir

Abstract

A new species, Austroteneriffia kamalii, is described. This is the first record of the family Teneriffiidae from

Iran. A revised key to the Austroteneriffia species of the world is given.

Key words: Teneriffiidae, Austroteneriffia kamalii, new species, Iran, Acari.

 


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