Faunestic study of the mites from the familiess Ascidae, Blattisociidae and Ameroseiidae in Estahban region

Subject Areas : entomology and othea arthropods

M. Naghibinejad ¹ , H. Ostovan ² , K. Kamali ³ , A. Ahadiyat ⁴

1 - Department of Entomology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of Entomology, Fars Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran
3 - Department of Entomology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Department of Entomology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2011-01-17 Accepted : 2011-08-01 Published : 2012-05-21

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Abstract :

The most members of families Ascidae, Ameroseiidae and Blattisoeiidae are predatory mites. Samplings were taken from soil, feanes, litter, bark and saffron balb in Estahban region, Iran during 2008-2010. 8 genera and 9 species belonging to 3 families were collected and identified as follows:   Ascidae: Gamasellodes bicolor (Berlese, 1918) Protogamasellus scuticalis Genis, Loots & Ryke 1967 Antennoseius masoviae Sellnick, 1943 Antennoseius bacatosimilis Karg, 1965 Arctoseius cetratus Sellnick Iphidozercon gibbus (Berlese, 1903) Blattisociidae: Lasioseius qianensis Gu& Wang, 1990 Ameroseiidae: Ameroseius ornatus Womersley Kleemannia sp. (Oudemans)