2018•ZootaxaOpen access

Two new eriophyoid mites from Iran in the subfamilies Phyllocoptinae and Eriophyinae (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae)

Hashem Kamali, Nazanin Doryanizadeh, Mohammad Ali Akrami

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Two new species of eriophyoid mites from Fars province, Iran, are described and illustrated, namely: Tetra aparinea n. sp. causing distortion of Galium aparine L. (Rubiaceae) and representing the first record of the genus Tetra on plants of the family Rubiaceae; and Acaralox shiraziensis n. sp. from Tragopogon graminifolius DC. (Asteraceae), causing no visible damage except for slight wilting.

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Key concepts: Biology, Eriophyidae, Galium, Acari, Botany, Rubiaceae, Eriophyoidea, Genus