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Systematic & Applied Acarology
(2009) 14, 153–160.New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Iran, with the first
descriptions of the male of Nilotonia persica Pesic & Saboori, 2006 and Atractides mirkopesici Pesic, 2004VLADIMIR PESIC 1 & REZA VAFAEI 2
?Department of Biology, University of Montenegro, Cetinjski put b.b., 81000 Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro. E-mail: pesicv@t-com.me
2 Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran. E-mail: orius131@yahoo.com
Abstract
New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Iran are reported. The first descriptions are given of the male of Nilotonia persica Pesic & Saboori, 2006 and Atractides mirkopesici Pesic, 2004; first records from Iran are given of Sperchon rostratus Lundblad, 1969 and Unionicola hankoi Szalay, 1927. Moreover, the female of Atractides nahavandii Schwoerbel & Sepasgozarian, 1976 is redescribed.
Key words: Acari, Iran, faunistics, new records
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Accepted by O. Seeman: 16 Sept. 2009
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