A new species of Linotetranus (Acariformes: Tetranychoidea: Linotetranidae) from the southeast of Iran

Mohammad Khanjani (1) , E. Mohammadi (2) , H. Izadi (2) , Masoumeh Khnajani, (1)

1 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture
2 Department of Plant Protection

A new species Linotetranus eghbaliani n. sp. was collected from soil under apricot and almond trees, in the vicinity of Rafsanjan, Kerman province. A key to all known species of the world is provided.

Mots clés: phytophagous; mite; Tetranychoidea; soil; apricot; almond; Acari; Kerman

Domaines: Systématique, phylogénie et taxonomie; Zoologie des invertébrés

Mohammad Khanjani, E. Mohammadi, H. Izadi, Masoumeh Khnajani,. A new species of Linotetranus (Acariformes: Tetranychoidea: Linotetranidae) from the southeast of Iran. Acarologia, 2012, 52 (4), pp.419-424. ⟨10.1051/acarologia/20122070⟩. ⟨hal-01567119⟩