A new species of the genus Promacrolaelaps (Acari: Laelapidae) associated with Propomacrus bimucronatus (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Iran.

نویسندگان

  • Omid Joharchi
  • Bruce Halliday
  • Gholamreza Beyzavi
چکیده

We describe a new species of mite from Iran - Pronacrolaelaps propomacrus sp. nov. (Acari: Laelapidae). The new species was collected in association with the beetle Propomacrus bimucronatus (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Euchirinae) in holes in the trunk of oak trees. The genus Promacrolaelaps is redescribed and distinguished from the related genus Hypoaspis Canestrini sells. strict.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Zootaxa

دوره 3641  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013