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Type: Article
Published: 2013-07-11
Page range: 244–254
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Review of the genus Myrmozercon Berlese (Acari: Laelapidae), with description of two new species from Iran

Laelapidae Myrmozercon ants taxonomy Iran myrmecophiles

Abstract

This paper reports on three species of mites of the genus Myrmozercon Berlese, 1902 associated with ants in Iran – Myrmozercon crinitus Joharchi sp. nov. from Pheidole pallidula (Nylander), Myrmozercon michaeli Joharchi sp. nov. from Messor sp. and Myrmozercon tauricus Trach & Khaustov from Crematogaster schmidti (Mayr) in the bark of grape vines. Myrmozercon is re-defined, the distribution, and the host-specificity and host range of its constituent species are discussed. A key to species of Myrmozercon occurring in the Palaearctic Region is presented.