During the field surveys on eriophyoid mites associated with plant species of the Rosaceae family in semi-arid and arid environments in East Iran (Birjand, South Khorasan, Iran 2016-2017), three new vagrant species (Acari: Eriophyoidea) were found. They are Epitrimerus vulgarubisp. nov. on Rubus vulgaris Weihe & Nees, Phyllocoptes trilobossp. nov. on Rosa persica Michx. ex Juss., Rhyncaphytoptus birrosasp. nov. on Rosa canina L. which are described and illustrated herein. No symptom was observed on their infested host plants.
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7 October 2019
Three new vagrant eriophyoid species (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea) associated to Rosaceae species from South Khorasan province, East Iran
Arash Honarmand,
Hussein Sadeghi-Namaghi,
Enrico De Lillo
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arid environments
Diptilomiopidae
Eriophyidae
faunistic
geographical survey
semi-arid