First report of the mite species Androlaelaps aegypticus (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Iran

Subject Areas : Plant Protection

Mahboubeh  Soleimani ¹ ()
Hadi  Ostovan ² ()
Omid  Joharchi ³ ()

Received: 2011-04-06 Accepted : 2011-09-26 Published : 2010-11-22

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During the investigation of fauna of edaphic mites in the areas of Fars Science and Research Branch (Marvdasht, Fars province ), some species belonging to the family Laelapidae were collected and identified, among them the species Androlaelaps aegypticus Hafez, Elbadry & Naser 1982 is considered a new record for acarofauna of Iran.

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