A new species of Myrmozercon Berlese (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) associated with ant from Iran

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作者
Ghafarian, Azadeh [1 ]
Joharchi, Omid [1 ]
Jalalizand, Alireza [1 ]
Jalaeian, Mahdi [2 ]
机构
[1] Islamic Azad Univ, Coll Agr, Khorasgan Branch, Dept Entomol, Esfahan, Iran
[2] Rice Res Inst Iran, Dept Plant Protect, Rasht, Iran
关键词
Laelapidae; Myrmozercon; ants; taxonomy; Iran; myrmecophiles; nest; GENUS;
D O I
10.3897/zookeys.272.4404
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
This paper report on a new species of mites of the genus Myrmozercon associated with ant in Iran - Myrmozercon cyrusi Ghafarian and Joharchi sp. n. was collected associated of the Monomorium sp. in Kenevist Rural District in the Central District of Mashhad County, Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran. This new species is described and illustrations provided. Myrmozercon ovatum Karawajew, 1909 is suspected to be a junior synonym of M. brevipes Berlese, 1902 and host-specificity and host range of Myrmozercon are also reviewed.
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