Systematic & Applied Acarology
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Systematic & Applied Acarology (2010) 15, 251–256.

The first occurrence of the family Barbutiidae (Acari: Prostigmata: Raphignathoidea) in Iran: Barbutia iranensis Bagheri, Navaei & Ueckermann sp. nov.

MOHAMMAD BAGHERI1, REZA NAVAEI BONAB1,4, HAMED GHORBANI1, ALI MEHRVAR1, MOOSA SABER1 & EDWARD A.UECKERMANN2,3

1Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, Iran.

E-mail: mbagheri20022002@ yahoo.com

2ARC-PPRI, Private Bagx134, Queenswood, Pretoria 0121, South Africa

E-mail: UeckermannE@arc.agric.za.

3School of Environmental Sciences and Development, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus 2520, South Africa

4 Young Researchers Club, Department of Entomology, Islamic Azad University, marand Branch, East Azarbaijan Provience, Iran

Abstract

A new species, Barbutia iranensis sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Iran. This is the first record of the family Barbutiidae in Iran.

Key words: Acari, Raphignathoidea, Barbutiidae, Barbutia, Soil, Iran

References

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Fan, Q.-H., Walter, D. E. & Proctor, H. C. (2003) A review of the family Barbutiidae (Acari: Raphignathoidea), with the description of two new species from Australia. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 8, 107–130.

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Khanjani, M. & Ueckermann, E.A. (2002b) Camerobiidae of Iran with descriptions of three new species (Acari: Camerobiidae). Systematic and Applied Acarology, 7, 159–166.

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Khanjani, M. & Ueckermann, E.A. (2008) New species of the genus Favognathus Luxton (Acari: Cryptognathidae) from Iran. Acarologia, 48, 177–186.

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Accepted by Owen Seeman 29 Jul. 2010; published 10 Dec. 2010


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