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Systematic & Applied Acarology
(2008) 13, 237–243.A new species of the genus Trombidium (Acari: Prostigmata: Trombidiidae) from Iran
ALIREZA SABOORI1, Parisa Lotfollahi2 & KARIM HADDAD IRANI-NEJAD2
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Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran. E-mail: saboori@ut.ac.ir2
Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran. E-mail: khaddad@tabrizu.ac.irAbstract
Trombidium payamiensis sp. nov., a new species of larval Trombidiidae collected as free-living on soil in an alfalfa field, is described and illustrated from Payam village, near to Tabriz City, East Azarbaijan province, Iran.
Key words: Acari, Trombidiidae, Trombidium, new species, larva, Iran
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Accepted by A. Baker: 1 Dec. 2008
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