Title of article :
Re-description of Bdella muscorum Ewing (Acari: Bdellidae) from Western Iran
Author/Authors :
Eghbalian, Amir Hossein Department of Plant Protection - College of Agriculture - Bu–Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran , Khanjani, Mohammad Department of Plant Protection - College of Agriculture - Bu–Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
Abstract :
This paper presents the re-description of Bdella muscorum Ewing, 1909, collected from soil and litter under apricot trees, Prunus armeniaca L. (Rosaceae), Hamedan region, Iran. Also, a key to Iranian Bdella species is provided.
Keywords :
Agricultural pests , Bdelloidea , Hamedan region , predator , snout mites
Journal title :
Persian Journal of Acarology
