Title of article :
New species records of the family Suctobelbidae (Acari: Oribatida) from Iran
Author/Authors :
MIRZAIE, Mostafa university of tehran - College of Agriculture - Department of Plant Protection, تهران, ايران , AKRAMI, Mohammad Ali shiraz university - Faculty of Agriculture - Department of Plant Protection, شيراز, ايران
Abstract :
Suctobelbid mite fauna of the Shendabad region (East Azerbaijan Province) was studied in 2008 to determine the species found in soil samples. There were 4 species identified that are new records for the mite fauna of Iran: Suctobelbella (Flagrosuctobelba) elegantula (Hammer), Suctobelbella (Flagrosuctobelba) nana Shtanchaeva and Subias, Suctobelbella (Suctobelbella) acutidens (Forsslund), and Suctobelba trigona (Michael). One species, Suctobelba aliena Moritz, is new to Asia. An identification key is given for the species.
Keywords :
Oribatida , Suctobelbidae , new record , Shendabad , Iran
Journal title :
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Journal title :
Turkish Journal of Zoology
