Description of Achaemenothrombium khashayarshahi sp. nov. (Prostigmata: Achaemenothrombiidae) from Iran with new host records

AuthorsJavad Noei,Mahnaz Kohansal,Sara Ramroodi,Ehsan Rakhshani,Mohammad Mahdi Rabieh
JournalSystematic and Applied Acarology
Page number581-592
Serial number27
Volume number3
IF1.467
Paper TypeFull Paper
Published At2022
Journal GradeISI
Journal TypeElectronic
Journal CountryIran, Islamic Republic Of
Journal IndexJCR،Scopus

Abstract

Achaemenothrombium khashayarshahi Noei sp. nov. (Acari: Achaemenothrombiidae) is described and illustrated from larvae ectoparasitic on Lepidoptera from Khorasan Razavi and South Khorasan provinces, Iran. This is the fifth larval species of the genus, this far known only from Iran. A key to the larval species of Achaemenothrombium is presented.

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tags: Binaloud mountains, Birjand, ectoparasite, larva, moth