A new species of little-known subgenus Leptus (Amaroptus) (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) from southeastern Iran

Malihe Haddadi; Sara  Ramroodi; Javad Noei; Ehsan Rakhshani

doi:10.22073/pja.v14i1.86160

Persian Journal of Acarology (Jan 2025)

A new species of little-known subgenus Leptus (Amaroptus) (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) from southeastern Iran

Malihe Haddadi,
Sara Ramroodi,
Javad Noei,
Ehsan Rakhshani

Affiliations

Malihe Haddadi: Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran
Sara Ramroodi: Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran
Javad Noei: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran
Ehsan Rakhshani: Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.v14i1.86160
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1

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A new species of the subgenus Leptus (Amaroptus), L. (A.) saboorii Haddadi & Noei sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on an ectoparasitic larva collected from an unidentified grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in Chah Nimeh reservoir, Zahak County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province (Southeastern Iran). It represents the first record for the occurrence of the subgenus Leptus (Amaroptus) Haitlinger, 2000 in Iran. An updated key to the world species of subgenus Leptus (Amaroptus) is also presented.

Published in Persian Journal of Acarology

ISSN: 2251-8169 (Online)
Publisher: Acarological Society of Iran
Country of publisher: Iran, Islamic Republic of
LCC subjects: Science: Zoology
Website: http://www.biotaxa.org/pja/

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