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Issue: Vol. 2834 No. 1: 27 Apr. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-04-27
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2834.1.4
Page range: 47–56
Abstract views: 25
PDF downloaded: 1

Two new species of Linotetranus (Parasitiformes: Tetranychoidea: Linotetranidae) from Iran

Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, I. R. Iran
Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, I. R. Iran
Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, I. R. Iran
Acari mite phytophagous Tetranychoidea gum Hamedan

Abstract

This paper reports the description of two new species belonging to the family Linotetranidae from Iran, Linotetranus iraniensis sp. nov. and L. astragalusi sp. nov., collected in soil associated with gum bushes, Astragalus gossypinus Fisch. (Fabaceae). A key to all known species of the world is provided.

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