First report of Neotrochometridium sensillum (Acari: Heterostigmata: Trochometridiidae) from Fars Province

Subject Areas : Plant Protection

Rozita  Masoudi ¹ ()
Hadi  Ostovan ² ()

Received: 2013-01-05 Accepted : 2014-03-03 Published : 2013-08-23

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Abstract :

During 2012 , a faunistic study was conducted to collect and identify the mites associated with carabid beetles in Marvdasht region (Fars Province), Neotrochometridium sensillum (Acari: Heterostigmata: Trochometridiidae) is collected and identified. The mite was found phoretic on ventral body, grasping hairs of  thorax of carabid beetle , Siagona europaea.

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