A new report of two species of Bdellidae (Acari: Prostigmata) from Iran

Subject Areas : Plant Protection

Nargess Abbaszadeh Rad ¹ ( )
Hadi Ostovan ² ( )
Mehdi Gheibi ³ ( )

Received: 2011-04-10 Accepted : 2011-06-23 Published : 2011-01-21

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Mites of the family Bdellidae are important hunters of small arthropods (most often springtails or mites) on plants and in the soil. During 2009-2010 studies were carried out  to collect and identify the mites of the family Bdellidae in Fars Science and Research Center in Fars province from different habitats such as soil, plant materials and decaying plants. Mites were extracted by Berlese funnel. After clearing in Lactophenol or Nesbit fluid, mite specimens were mounted into permanent microscopic slides, using the Hoyer’s medium. Prepared specimens were identified using related references. A total of 7 species from 5 genera were collected and identified. The list of identified species is as follows. Two new species for Iran mite fauna are marked by an asterisk. Spinibdella cronini (Baker & Block, 1944) Spinibdella thori (Meyer & Ryke, 1959) Spinibdella depressa (Ewing, 1909) Cyta latirostris (Hermann, 1804) Cyta longiseta* (Wallace & Mahon, 1972) Bdella captiosa (Atyeo, 1963) Bdellodes (Haploscirus) petila* (Atyeo, 1963) Odontoscirus sp.

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