A new species group and species of the genus Pavania (Acari: Dolichocybidae), phoretic on Onthophagus vitulus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Iran

AMIR LOGHMANI; HAMIDREZA HAJIQANBAR; ALI ASGHAR TALEBI

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3693.3.2

Issue: Vol. 3693 No. 3: 30 Jul. 2013

Type: Article

Published: 2013-07-30

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3693.3.2

Page range: 320–328

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**A new species group and species of the genus Pavania (Acari: Dolichocybidae), phoretic on Onthophagus vitulus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Iran**

AMIR LOGHMANI⁺⁻
HAMIDREZA HAJIQANBAR⁺⁻
ALI ASGHAR TALEBI⁺⁻

Heterostigmatina Dolichocybidae Pavania setiformis sp. nov. phoresy trichobothria pharynx

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Abstract

Pavania setiformis Loghmani & Hajiqanbar sp. nov. (Acari: Heterostigmatina: Dolichocybidae) associated with Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vitulus (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) is described from northeastern Iran. This remarkable new species represents a new setiformis species group characterized by seta-like sc₁, instead of capitate trichobothria. The genus Pavania is thus divided into three species groups: the fusiformis group (15 species), the gymnopleuri group (3 species) and the setiformis group (1 species). We also found P. sabzevarensis Hajiqanbar & Khaustov, 2010 and P. onthophagi Hajiqanbar & Khaustov, 2010 phoretic on Gymnopleurus mopsus (Pallas) and Onthophagus (Euonthophagus) amyntas alces (Fabricius), respectively.