The first report of the family Adamystidae (Acari: Prostigmata) from Iran

Subject Areas : Plant Protection

Gholamreza Beyzavi ¹ ( )
Hadi Ostovan ² ( )
Mostafa Haghani ³ ( )
Edward A Ueckermann ⁴ ( )

Received: 2011-05-14 Accepted : 2011-09-28 Published : 2010-05-22

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During 2009-2010, A study was carried out to collect and identify the mites of the suborder Prostigmata in south of Kamfiruz region (Fars province). A new species of Adamystis Cunliffe, 1957, in the family Adamystidae was collected and identified. Record of this family and genus is new to the mites' fauna of Iran.  

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