A new species of the little-known subgenus Leptus (Amaroptus) (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae)from southeastern Iran

AuthorsJavad Noei,Malihe Haddadi,Sara Ramroodi,EhsanRakhshani
JournalPersian Journal of Acarology
Page number129-138
Serial number14
Volume number1
Paper TypeFull Paper
Published At2025
Journal TypeElectronic
Journal CountryIran, Islamic Republic Of
Journal IndexWOS،isc،Scopus

Abstract

A new species of the subgenus Leptus (Amaroptus), L. (A.) saboorii Haddadi & Noei sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on an ectoparasitic larva collected from an unidentified grasshopper (Orthoptera:Acrididae) in Chah Nimeh reservoir, Zahak County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province (Southeastern Iran). It represents the first record for the occurrence of the subgenus Leptus (Amaroptus) Haitlinger, 2000 in Iran. An updated key to the world species of subgenus Leptus (Amaroptus) is also presented.

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tags: Acari, Acrididae,larva,Parasitengona,Sistan and Baluchestan.