New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from the Khuzestan Province (South Iran) with description of three new species

Vladimir PeŠiĆ; Mahdieh Asadi; Isa Etemadi; Harry Smit

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4559.3.5

New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from the Khuzestan Province (South Iran) with description of three new species

Zootaxa. 2019 Feb 20;4559(3):550-558. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4559.3.5.

Authors

Vladimir PeŠiĆ¹, Mahdieh Asadi, Isa Etemadi, Harry Smit

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biology, University of Montenegro, Cetinjski put b.b., 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro.. vladopesic@gmail.com.

PMID: 30791005
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4559.3.5

Abstract

New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from the Khuzestan Province of Iran are presented. Three species, i.e. Torrenticola khuzestanica, T. neoungeri (Torrenticolidae), and Atractides khuzestanicus (Hygrobatidae) are described as new to science.

Keywords: Acari, new species, new records, running waters.

MeSH terms

Animals
Iran
Malpighiales
Mites*
Water

Substances

Water