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Issue: Vol. 1852 No. 1: 18 Aug. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-08-18
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1852.1.4
Page range: 50–58
Abstract views: 47
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A new genus and species of Trombidiidae (Acari: Trombidioidea) described from larvae ectoparasitic on Cicadatra ochreata Melichar (Homoptera: Cicadidae) from Iran

Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University of Arak, Arak, Iran
Acari Trombidiidae Cicaditrombium weni gen. et sp. nov. ectoparasite larva Cicadatra ochreata Iran

Abstract

A new genus and species of Trombidiidae with larvae which are ectoparasitic on Cicadatra ochreata Melichar (Homoptera: Cicadidae) is described from Astaneh city, Markazi province, Iran. Cicaditrombium weni gen. et sp. nov. is provisionally placed in the subfamily Trombidiinae.

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