Mites of the superfamily Eviphidoidea (Acari: Mesostigmata) of Damavand County with six new records to the fauna of Tehran Province, Iran

Reyhaneh Mousavi; Esmaeil Babaeian; Alireza Saboori

doi:10.18276/ab.2021.28-01

Acta Biologica (Jan 2021)

Mites of the superfamily Eviphidoidea (Acari: Mesostigmata) of Damavand County with six new records to the fauna of Tehran Province, Iran

Reyhaneh Mousavi,
Esmaeil Babaeian,
Alireza Saboori

Affiliations

Reyhaneh Mousavi: School of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Tehran
Esmaeil Babaeian: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran
Alireza Saboori: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18276/ab.2021.28-01
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28

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The fauna of eviphidoid mites was investigated during 2018–2019 in Damavand County, Tehran Province. Soil samples were collected randomly from different sites and the edaphic mites were extracted using Berlese-Tullgren funnels. The specimens were observed under a phasecontrast microscope. Twenty species belong to 14 genera, and four families (Eviphididae, Macrochelidae, Pachylaelapidae, and Parholaspididae) were identified. All species are recorded for the first time from Damavand County and six species are new for mite fauna of Tehran Province.

Published in Acta Biologica

ISSN: 2450-8330 (Print); 2353-3013 (Online)
Publisher: Szczecin University Press
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Ecology
Website: https://wnus.edu.pl/ab/en/

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