A new species of the genus Molothrognathus Summers and Schilinger (Acari: Trombidiformes: Caligonellidae) from Iran

M. Ahaniazad (1) , M. Bagheri (1)

1 Department of Plant Protection

A new species of Molothrognathus Summers and Schlinger (Acari: Caligonellidae), Molothrognathus mikaeeli n. sp. is described and illustrated from Northwestern Iran. A key of the four species of Molothrognathus known from Iran is provided.

Mots clés: soil; Raphignathoidea; Taxonomy; Caligonellidae; Iran

Domaines: Systématique, phylogénie et taxonomie; Zoologie des invertébrés

M. Ahaniazad, M. Bagheri. A new species of the genus Molothrognathus Summers and Schilinger (Acari: Trombidiformes: Caligonellidae) from Iran. Acarologia, 2012, 52 (4), pp.373-376. ⟨10.1051/acarologia/20122066⟩. ⟨hal-01567102⟩