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Systematic & Applied Acarology (2007) 12, 213-221The water mite (Acari: Hydrachnidia) fauna of running waters of Guilan Province (Northern Iran)
VLADIMIR PESIC1, ABDOLLAH DINIPOUR2, REZA VAFAEI2 & ALIREZA SABOORI3
1Department of Biology, University of Montenegro, Cetinjski put b.b., 81000 Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro. E-mail: pesicv@cg.yu
2 2Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
3Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran. E-mail: saboori@ut.ac.irAbstract
An updated list of the water mites of running waters of Guilan Province (Northern Iran) is given, and now includes 21 species. One of them, Atractides caspicus, is described as new; Eylais degenerata Koenike, Aturus intermedius (Protz) and Arrenurus walkanoffi K.Viets, are new for the Iranian fauna.
Keywords: aquatic mites, new species, Guilan Province, Iran
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