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Systematic & Applied Acarology (2005) 10, 149-154A new species of larval Abrolophus (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Iran
ALIREZA SABOORI 1 & HAMIDREZA HAJIQANBAR2
1 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran; e-mail: saboori@ut.ac.ir
2 Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, IranAbstract
Abrolophus iraninejadi sp. nov. (Acari: Erythraeidae) is described from a larva collected in soil from Miandoab, Iran. It is the second species of this genus with brushlike seta on the palp.
Key words: Acari, Erythraeidae, new species, Abrolophus, Iran
References
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Erythraeus larvae (Acari: Erythraeidae) ectoparasitic on Aphidoidea (Homoptera) and Anthocoridae (Heteroptera). Systematic & Applied Acarology, 3, 149–158.Haitlinger, R. & Saboori, A. (1996) Seven new larval mites (Acari, Prostigmata, Erythraeidae) from Iran.
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Abrolophus species (Acari: Erythraeidae) from a deciduous forest in northern Michigan, USA. Systematic & Applied Acarology, 5, 149–155.
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