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Systematic & Applied Acarology (2004) 9, 163-178

Two new species of larval Erythraeus (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Iran with remarks on differential diagnoses

Alireza Saboori¹, ARTURO GOLDARAZENA² & JAHANGIR KHAJEALI³

1 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Tehran University, Karaj, Iran, e-mail: saboori@ut.ac.ir

2 NEIKER, Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario, Granja Modelo de Arkaute Apartado 46, E-01080

Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain, e-mail: agoldarazena@neiker.net

3 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, P.O. Box 84154 Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Erythraeus (Erythraeus) garmsaricus sp. nov. and E. (E.) hypertrichotus sp. nov. are described and illustrated from Garmsar (Semnan province) and Tabriz (East Azarbaijan province), Iran, respectively. A key to species of the subgenus Erythraeus with short anteromedian setae (AM) of the world (larva) is provided. Also differential diagnoses of this group are discussed.

Key words. Acari, Erythraeidae, Erythraeus, new species, differentiating diagnoses, key, Iran

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