<p class="SP229461"><strong><span>A</span></strong><span> <span class="SC1627"><strong>new larval species of <em>Erythraeus </em>(<em>Zaracarus</em>)<em> </em>(Acari: Erythraeidae) from</strong> </span><strong>southeastern</strong> <span class="SC1627">Iran</span></span></p>

Abstract

The mite species Erythraeus (Zaracarus) coleopterus sp. nov. (Acari: Parasitengona: Erythraeidae) associated with a scarabaeid beetle is described from Iran. This is the first record of association between mites of the genus Erythraeus and beetles.

Keywords

• mite
• beetle
• Erythraeus (Zaracarus) coleopterus sp. nov.
• Scarabaeidae
• Parasitengona