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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 BAGHERI
1, REZA NAVAEI BONAB1,4, HAMED GHORBANI1, ALI MEHRVAR1, MOOSA SABER1 & EDWARD A.UECKERMANN2,31Department 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, IranReferences
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