Mites of the genus Dinogamasus are usually found in association with carpenter bees. Approximately 45 species of the genus have been described, almost all from the Oriental and Afrotropical Regions. A new species of laelapid mite, Dinogamasus kazerunensis sp. nov. associated with Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) pubescens Spinola (Hymenoptera: Apidae), is described and illustrated. This is the first report of the Dinogamasus from the Middle East Region.
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24 May 2016
First report of the genus Dinogamasus Kramer (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from the Middle East Region, with the description of a new species
Omid Joharchi,
Razeyeh Khodaparast,
Sahebeh Ghasemi Moghadam
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 21 • No. 6
June 2016
Vol. 21 • No. 6
June 2016
apidae
bee
first report
Iran
laelapid mites
Mesostigmata
Middle East Region