The genus Paragigagnathus Amitai & Grinberg (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Iran, with a key to the known species

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Systematic & Applied Acarology (2010) 15, 222–227.

The genus Paragigagnathus Amitai & Grinberg (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Iran, with a key to the known species

J. HAJIZADEH1, F. FARAJI2, M. RAFATIFARDF1 & F. KAMRANFARD1

1. Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, P.O. Box 41635–1314, Rasht, Iran (hajizadeh@guilan.ac.ir),

2. MITOX Consultants, Science Park 406, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Abstract

A survey on phytoseiid mites in Iran revealed the occurrence of three species belonging to the genus Paragigagnathus Amitai & Grinberg, 1971. A key to distinguish species of Paragigagnathus and measurements of Iranian specimens are provided. The genus Paragigagnathus and three species, P. tamaricisAmitai & Grinberg, 1971, P. insuetus (Livshitz & Kuznetsov, 1972) and P. molestus (Kolodochka, 1989) are new records for the Phytoseiidae fauna of Iran.

Key words: Acari, Phytoseiidae, Paragigagnathus, Iran

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Accepted by Owen Seeman 7 Sept. 2010; published 10 Dec. 2010

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