Fauna of the families Raphignathidae, Caligonellidae and Camerobiidae (Acari: Trombidiformes) in Lorestan province
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Keywords: Lorestan, new record, Raphignathoidea, Trombidiformes province,
Abstract :
In order to study the mite biodiversity in Lorestan province, the specimens belonging to the families, Raphignathidae, Caligonellidae and Camerobiidae collected and studied in 2012 and 2013. As a result, 18 species were identified, out of which one of them is new record for Iran fauna and 14 species are new records for Lorestan province, marked by two and one asterisks, respectively. The mite species are as follows: Raphignathidae: Raphignathus collegiatus* Atyeo, Baker and Crossley; R. giselae* Meyer and Ueckermann; R. gracilis* (Rack); R. ueckermanni** Koch and Kara; R. khorramabadensis Bagheri, Jafari and Paktinat Saeej; R. zhaoi* Hu, Jing and Liang; R. sceptrum* Chaudhri, Akbar and Rasool; R. azarshahriensis* Ahani-Azad, Bagheri, Gharakhani and Zarei; Caligonellidae: Neognathus spectabilis* (Summers and Schlinger); N. terrestris* Summers and Schilinger; Caligonella humilis* (Koch); Molothrognathus mikaeeli* Bagheri and Ahani-Azad; M. azizi* Ueckermann and Khanjani; M. mehrnejadi* Liang and Zhang; Camerobiidae: Neophyllobius persiaensis* Khanjani and Ueckermann; N. astragalusi Khanjani and Ueckermann; N. zolfigolii Khanjani et al.; N. saberi* Ahani-Azad and Bagheri.
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