A new species of the genus Nothrholaspis Berlese (Acari: Macrochelidae) from Iran

ESMAEIL BABAEIAN; OMID JOHARCHI; MARYAM KESHAVARZ JAMSHIDIAN

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3784.5.7

Issue: Vol. 3784 No. 5: 1 Apr. 2014

Type: Article

Published: 2014-04-01

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3784.5.7

Page range: 585–590

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**A new species of the genus Nothrholaspis Berlese (Acari: Macrochelidae) from Iran**

ESMAEIL BABAEIAN⁺⁻
OMID JOHARCHI⁺⁻
MARYAM KESHAVARZ JAMSHIDIAN⁺⁻

Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Iran.

Department of Plant Protection, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran.

Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Iran.

Mesostigmata Macrochelidae edaphic mites taxonomy

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Abstract

A new mite species of the genus Nothrholaspis Berlese, Nothrholaspis saboorii Babaeian & Joharchi sp. nov., is described and illustrated from specimens collected from soil in the Karaj region of Iran. An identification key for the known species of Nothrholaspis is presented.