New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Khorassan Province (NE Iran) are presented. Eleven species are recorded: Protzia sepasgosariani sp. nov. is described as new to science; the first description is given of the female of Atractides kermanensis Pesic, 2005; new records from Iran are given for Sperchon tarnogradskii Sokolow, 1927, Atractides cf. polyporus (K.Viets 1922) and Arrenurus corsicus (E. Angelier 1951).
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1 March 2006
New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Khorassan Province (Iran), with the description of one new species
Vladimir Pesic,
Alireza Saboori,
Mahdieh Asadi,
Mahdi Jalaeian
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 11 • No. 1
March 2006
Vol. 11 • No. 1
March 2006
aquatic mites
Iran
new species
running waters
taxonomy