The mite Spatulaphorus gymnopleuri Sobhi & Hajiqanbar sp. nov. (Acari: Heterostigmata: Pygmephoridae) collected from under the metanotum of the host beetle, Gymnopleurus flagellatus (Fabricius 1787) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) is described and illustrated from Meshgin shahr, Ardabil province, northwestern Iran. Moreover, host range of the genus is reviewed and an updated key to world species of the genus Spatulaphorus is provided.
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16 January 2017
A new species of the genus Spatulaphorus (Acari: Heterostigmata: Pygmephoridae) associated with Gymnopleurus flagellatus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Iran
Mohammad Sobhi,
Hamidreza Hajiqanbar,
Abdolazim Mortazavi
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