A new Tectoribates (Acari: Oribatida: Tegoribatidae) from Iran, with redescription of Tectoribates proximus (Berlese, 1910). Issue 2 (3rd April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ahaniazad, Mansoureh; Bagheri, Mohammad; Akrami, Mohammad Ali
• Is Part Of: International journal of acarology. Volume 44:Issue 2/3(2018)
• Page Start: 53
• Page End: 58
• Publication Date: 2018-04-03
• Subjects: Sarcoptiformes -- new species -- new record -- Tectoribates -- Iran; Mites -- Periodicals; Mijten; Acarology -- Periodicals; 595.42
• DOI: 10.1080/01647954.2018.1430169
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0164-7954

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In this study, a new species, Tectoribates shekarii Ahaniazad & Akramisp. nov ., is described based on adult specimens collected from soil and rotten leaves of walnut in East Azerbaijan province, Northwest Iran. The new species is characterized by the (1) presence of porose areas on notogaster, (2) lamellar cusp with two well-developed dens (medial and lateral), (3) rostral margin with four distinct teeth, (4) rostrum without medial incision, (5) notogastral setae short and smooth and, (6) bothridial setae long and approximately as long as interlamellar ones. In this paper, another species, Tectoribates proximus, is redescribed, which is recorded for the first time from Iran. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4A457273-9EDC-49C2-B08D-9B1A4B6F689C