ZooKeys (Jul 2012)

A new species and new records of Laelaspis Berlese (Acari, Laelapidae) from Iran

  • Omid Joharchi,
  • Mahdi Jalaeian,
  • Saeed Paktinat-Seeej,
  • Azadeh Ghafarian

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.208.3281
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 208, no. 0
pp. 17 – 25

Abstract

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This paper reports on three species of mites of the genus Laelaspis in Iran – Laelaspis calidus Berlese from Pheidole pallidula, L. humeratus (Berlese) from Tetramorium caespitum and L. dariusi Joharchi & Jalaeian, sp. n. from soil. The new species is described and illustrations provided.