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Systematic & Applied Acarology
(2010) 15, 113–117.A new oribatid mite of the subgenus Autogneta (Rhaphigneta) Grandjean (Oribatida: Autognetidae) from Iran
MOHAMMAD ALI AKRAMI
1, SHABNAM MORTAZAVI2 & JALIL HAJIZADEH21 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. E-mail: akrami@shirazu.ac.ir
2 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Guilan University, Rasht, Iran
Abstract
A new species of oribatid mite of the family Autognetidae Grandjean, 1960, Autogneta (Rhaphigneta) iranicasp. nov., is described from Guilan province, northern Iran. The new species is characterized by long humeral processes, long and brush-like sensilli, narrow costulae, laterally granular prodorsum (‘granula’) and short notogastral setae c2. This species was collected from soil under Persian ironwood trees (Parrotia persica).
Key words: Acari, Oribatida, Autognetidae, new species, Iran
References
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Accepted by Anne Baker: 30 Jun. 2010; published 30 Jul. 2010
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