Title of article :
New records of the genus Allopygmephorus (Acari: Neopygmephoridae) with a list of the species of the family Neopygmephoridae in Iran
Author/Authors :
Navabi, Amin Department of Entomology - Faculty of Agriculture - Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran , Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza Department of Entomology - Faculty of Agriculture - Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran , Mortazavi, Abdolazim Department of Entomology - Faculty of Agriculture - Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
A survey was carried out to investigate heterostigmatic mites associated with insects in Borujerd, Lorestan province,
western Iran, in 2016. Insects were captured using light traps in the areas. Two species of the family
Neopygmephoridae including Allopygmephorus spinisetus Khaustov & Sazhnev, 2016 and A. punctatus Khaustov &
Sazhnev, 2016 were identified associated with beetles Drasterius bimaculatus (Rossi, 1790) (Coleoptera: Elateridae) and Augyles sp. (Col.: Heteroceridae). Both species are new records for mite fauna of Iran with the former being also
new for Asia. Moreover, the association between mites of Allopygmephorus and elaterid beetles is new. A list of Iranian neopygmephorid mites is also provided.
Keywords :
Allopygmephorus spinisetus , A. punctatus , Drasterius bimaculatus , Heterostigmatina , host record , phoresy
Journal title :
Persian Journal of Acarology
