Larvae of Paratrombium farnazae sp. nov. (Acari: Trombidiidae) were collected from soil samples (off their host) in forests in Roodbar and Rezvanshahr cities, and larval P. megalochirum (Berlese, 1910) were collected as ectoparasites of Tetramorium sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Fuman city. All sites are in Guilan province, northern Iran. The new species is described and illustrated, and is the first recorded larva of Paratrombium with a bipectinate medial seta on coxae II and III in the world. Also, we report a species of the genus Paratrombiumin Iran for the first time and as an ectoparasite of the family Formicidae for the second time. A key to world larvae of Paratrombium is provided and the generic diagnosis is amended.
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17 April 2015
A new species and first record of larval Paratrombium (Acari: Trombidiidae) from Iran, with a key to world species
Javad Noei,
Alireza Saboori,
Jalil Hajizadeh
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 20 • No. 3
April 2015
Vol. 20 • No. 3
April 2015
Formicidae
Parasitengona
Paratrombiinae
Prostigmata
Tetramorium