Title of article
Complementary data on Graptoppia (Stenoppia) italica (Acari, Oribatida, Oppiidae) collected from Iran
Author/Authors
Ordouni ، Fatemeh Department of Plant Protection - College of Agriculture - University of Zabol , ramroodi ، sara Department of Plant Protection - College of Agriculture - University of Zabol , Akrami ، Mohammad Ali Department of Plant Protection - School of Agriculture - Shiraz University
From page
647
To page
655
Abstract
The oribatid mite of the family Oppiidae, Graptoppia (Stenoppia) italica (Bernini, 1973) (syn.: Oppia heterotricha Bernini, 1969) is redescribed based on females collected from soil in Sistan-o Baluchestan (Southeastern Iran) and South Khorasan (Central-Eastern Iran) provinces. Detailed descriptions of the gnathosoma and legs are also provided for the first time. The original description does not reflect the characters of the pubescence of the setae (cilia), characters on the lateral side of the ano-adanal region, as well as the true length of anal and adanal setae. Through the new finding of Graptoppia italica in Iran, the number of Oribatids in the family Opiidae raised to 81 species.
Keywords
Oppiid mite , redescription , morphology , systematics , soil , eastern Iran
Journal title
Journal of Insects Biodiversity and Systematics
Journal title
Journal of Insects Biodiversity and Systematics
Record number
2726801
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