Scheloribates fimbriatusa fricanus (Acari: Oribatida: Scheloribatidae) a new record for Fauna of Iran

Subject Areas : Plant Protection

Zahra  Esmaeili ¹ ()
Mehdi  Gheibi ² ()
Hadi  Ostovan ³ ()

Received: 2011-06-08 Accepted : 2011-09-26 Published : 2010-11-22

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A survey was conducted to identify the mites related to the fig trees in Estahban Region (Fars Province) during 2009-2010. The subspecies, Scheloribates fimbriatusa fricanus Wallwork, 1964 was collected and identified. 

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