Tydeus shabestariensis sp. nov. and description of the male of Neopronematus sepasgosariani (Acari: Tydeoidea), with a key to the Iranian species of Tydeus

Ali Akbari; Karim Haddad Irani-Nejad; Mohammad Khanjani; Mahdi Arzanlou; Andrzej Kaźmierski

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4032.3.2

Tydeus shabestariensis sp. nov. and description of the male of Neopronematus sepasgosariani (Acari: Tydeoidea), with a key to the Iranian species of Tydeus

Zootaxa. 2015 Oct 16;4032(3):264-76. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.3.2.

Authors

Ali Akbari¹, Karim Haddad Irani-Nejad², Mohammad Khanjani³, Mahdi Arzanlou⁴, Andrzej Kaźmierski⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.; Email: khaddad@tabrizu.ac.ir.
² Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.; Email: a.akbari@tabrizu.ac.ir.
³ Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran; Email: khanjani@basu.ac.ir.
⁴ Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.; Email: unknown.
⁵ Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran.; Email: khanjani@basu.ac.ir.

PMID: 26624361
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.3.2

Abstract

A new species of the family Tydeidae from Iran, Tydeus shabestariensis sp. nov., is described from adult males and females collected from soil in apple orchards. A key to species of Tydeus of Iran, based on females, is provided. The male of Neopronematus sepasgosariani (Tydeoidea: Iolinidae) is also described and illustrated for the first time.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Female
Iran
Male
Mites / anatomy & histology*
Mites / classification*
Soil
Species Specificity

Substances

Soil