A new species of Dolichotetranychus (Trombidiformes: Tenuipalpidae) damaging Dracaena trifasciata (Asparagaceae) in Iran
2022; Systematic & Applied Acarology Society; Linguagem: Inglês
10.11158/saa.27.10.12
ISSN2056-6069
AutoresSayed Mosayeb Mahdavi, Mahdieh Asadi, Saeid Paktinat-Saeij, Mohammad Ali Ghanbarzadeh, Hossein Ziaei-Rad,
Tópico(s)Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
ResumoA new species of the genus Dolichotetranychus Sayed, 1938 (Acari: Trombidiformes: Tenuipalpidae), Dolichotetranychus babolicus sp. nov. is described from Dracaena trifasciata (Asparagaceae) grown in greenhouses in northern Iran (Mazandaran province). All active life stages are described and illustrated and anomalous features noted. Photographs of its colonies and damage symptoms are presented. This is the first report of the family Tenuipalpidae on this plant genus. Additionally, some data of D. iranicus Khadem & Asadi in Safdarkhani et al. 2016 is corrected.
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