Cheylostigmaeus tarae sp. nov. and Stigmaeus delaramae sp. nov. (Acari: Stigmaeidae) from Kurdistan, Iran

Mohammad Khanjani; Siamak Nasrollahi; Ali Sina Zamani; Bahman Asali Fayaz

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3841.3.3

Cheylostigmaeus tarae sp. nov. and Stigmaeus delaramae sp. nov. (Acari: Stigmaeidae) from Kurdistan, Iran

Zootaxa. 2014 Jul 28;3841(3):364-78. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3841.3.3.

Authors

Mohammad Khanjani¹, Siamak Nasrollahi², Ali Sina Zamani³, Bahman Asali Fayaz³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran.; Email: mkhanjani@gmail.com.
² Jehad Keshavarzi Saqqez, Organization of Jehad Keshavarsi of Kurdistan; Email: unknown.
³ Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran.; Email: unknown.

PMID: 25082045
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3841.3.3

Abstract

Two new species belonging to the family Stigmaeidae, Cheylostigmaeus tarae sp. nov. and Stigmaeus delaramae sp. nov., are described from specimens collected from soil and litter under pear trees, Pyrus communis L. (Rosaceae) in Iran. A key to all Iranian species of the genera Cheylostigmaeus (male) and Stigmaeus (female) are provided.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size
Female
Iran
Male
Mites / anatomy & histology
Mites / classification*
Mites / growth & development
Organ Size