<p align="left"><strong>A new sand mite of <em>Schoengastia</em> (Acari: Trombiculidae) from the soil under camel’s thorn in Iran</strong></p>

Abstract

A new species of the sand-mite or chigger Schoengastia Oudemans, 1910 collected from the soil under camel’s thorn (Alhagi maurorum Medik) in Iran is described. The diagnosis of the new species is in conformity with the subgenus Priomesochela Vercammen-Grandjean et Langston, 1976, the specific characters are drip-dropping shaped sensilla, shortest scutal setae and least number in idiosomal setae in the subgenus.

Keywords

• sand mite
• Schoengastia
• Priomesochela
• Trombiculidae
• camel’s thorn
• new species