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Issue: Vol. 1221 No. 1: 1 Jun. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-06-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1221.1.2
Page range: 63–68
Abstract views: 39
PDF downloaded: 2

A new species of Dendroseius Karg from Iran (Acari: Rhodacaridae), with a key to the known species

MITOX Consultants, P. O. Box 92260, 1090 AG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Department of Agronomy, Islamic Azad University of Ghaemshahr, Ghaemshahr, Iran
Hohe Kiefer 152, D 14532 Kleinmachnow, Germany
Acari Dendroseius amoliensis Gamasina Iran key new species

Abstract

Dendroseius amoliensis n. sp. collected from soil in northern Iran is described and illustrated. A key is provided for the known species of Dendroseius.

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