<strong>Mites of the Raphignathoidea (Acari: Prostigmata) from Zanjan vicinities and description of male of <em>Stigmaeus</em> <em>shabestariensis</em></strong>
Raphignathoid mites are important biological control agents of spider and eriophyid mites, and scale insects in agriculture and forestry. Therefore, a study on the fauna of superfamily Raphignathoidea in Zanjan city was carried out during 2012–2013. In this survey, 23 species belonging to 8 genera f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Acarological Society of Iran
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Persian Journal of Acarology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/10151 |
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| Summary: | Raphignathoid mites are important biological control agents of spider and eriophyid mites, and scale insects in agriculture and forestry. Therefore, a study on the fauna of superfamily Raphignathoidea in Zanjan city was carried out during 2012–2013. In this survey, 23 species belonging to 8 genera from 4 different families were collected and identified. Among them male of Stigmaeus shabestariensis Haddad Irani-Nejad, Lotfollahi & Akbari, 2010 was recorded for the first time from Zanjan, Iran and was new report to Acari fauna of the world, and also S. shabestariensis Haddad Irani-Nejad Haddad Irani-Nejad, Lotfollahi & Akbari, 2010 was the abundant mite species in Zanjan vicinities in our collected specimens. |
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| ISSN: | 2251-8169 |