First new species of the Caeculidae (Acari: Trombidiformes: Prostigmata) from Iran, with a key to the world species of Allocaeculus

Saeid Paktinat-Saeij; Hamed Ghobari; Kyumars Mohammadi Samani

doi:10.11158/saa.25.5.5

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15 May 2020 First new species of the Caeculidae (Acari: Trombidiformes: Prostigmata) from Iran, with a key to the world species of Allocaeculus

Saeid Paktinat-Saeij, Hamed Ghobari, Kyumars Mohammadi Samani

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Systematic and Applied Acarology, 25(5):833-842 (2020). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.25.5.5

Abstract

A new species, Allocaeculus sirwanisp. nov. (Trombidiformes: Prostigmata: Caeculidae) is described based on adult females from Marivan city, Kurdistan Province, Iran. The new species can be distinguished from other species by the following features: the bothridial setae (bo) filiform; dorsal body setae clavate; setae c₁, a₂, d₁, d₂, e₁, e₂ present; setae c₁ normal; adanal and pseudanal plates each bearing three pairs of setae; un-pair seta hs present; palp tarsus with seven setae; epimeral setal formula 3-2-2-4/5 and spinose setal formula of leg I 3-2-1-1-2. Also, an identification key to known species of Allocaeculus is provided.

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Saeid Paktinat-Saeij, Hamed Ghobari, and Kyumars Mohammadi Samani "First new species of the Caeculidae (Acari: Trombidiformes: Prostigmata) from Iran, with a key to the world species of Allocaeculus," Systematic and Applied Acarology 25(5), 833-842, (15 May 2020). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.25.5.5

Received: 15 February 2020; Accepted: 6 March 2020; Published: 15 May 2020

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