A new species, Adamystis saboorii sp. nov. (Trombidiformes: Prostigmata: Adamystidae) is described based on adult females from Maragheh city, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. The new species can be distinguished from other species by the following features: three pairs of adoral setae; chelicera with two setae; idiosoma with reticulated dorsal shield; lateral lens-like structures absent, three pairs of aggenital setae (ag1–3) on divided coxisternal shield and two setae (ag4–5) on a large reticulated shield. Also, an identification key to known species of Adamystis is updated.
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25 January 2019
A new species of the genus Adamystis Cunliffe (Acari: Trombidiformes: Adamystidae) from Iran, with a key to the world species
Saeid Paktinat-Saeij,
Mansoureh Ahaniazad,
Mohammad Bagheri,
Mohammad Reza Damavandian
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East Azerbaijan Province
female
predatory mites
rotten leaves
soil
taxonomic study