A new species of Myrmozercon Berlese (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) associated with ant from Iran

This paper report on a new species of mites of the genus Myrmozercon associated with ant in Iran – Myrmozercon cyrusi Ghafarian and Joharchi sp. n. was collected associated of the Monomorium sp. in Kenevist Rural District in the Central District of Mashhad County, Khorasan Razavi Province,...

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Main Authors: Azadeh Ghafarian, Omid Joharchi, Alireza Jalalizand, Mahdi Jalaeian
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Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2013-02-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=3716
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author Azadeh Ghafarian
Omid Joharchi
Alireza Jalalizand
Mahdi Jalaeian
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description This paper report on a new species of mites of the genus Myrmozercon associated with ant in Iran – Myrmozercon cyrusi Ghafarian and Joharchi sp. n. was collected associated of the Monomorium sp. in Kenevist Rural District in the Central District of Mashhad County, Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran. This new species is described and illustrations provided. Myrmozercon ovatum Karawajew, 1909 is suspected to be a junior synonym of M. brevipes Berlese, 1902 and host-specificity and host range of Myrmozercon are also reviewed.
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spelling doaj.art-9260e43c681242b0bd7cef9b5db2eb9b2022-12-21T23:15:05ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702013-02-012720212810.3897/zookeys.272.44043716A new species of Myrmozercon Berlese (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) associated with ant from IranAzadeh GhafarianOmid JoharchiAlireza JalalizandMahdi JalaeianThis paper report on a new species of mites of the genus Myrmozercon associated with ant in Iran – Myrmozercon cyrusi Ghafarian and Joharchi sp. n. was collected associated of the Monomorium sp. in Kenevist Rural District in the Central District of Mashhad County, Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran. This new species is described and illustrations provided. Myrmozercon ovatum Karawajew, 1909 is suspected to be a junior synonym of M. brevipes Berlese, 1902 and host-specificity and host range of Myrmozercon are also reviewed.http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=3716
spellingShingle Azadeh Ghafarian
Omid Joharchi
Alireza Jalalizand
Mahdi Jalaeian
A new species of Myrmozercon Berlese (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) associated with ant from Iran
ZooKeys
title A new species of Myrmozercon Berlese (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) associated with ant from Iran
title_full A new species of Myrmozercon Berlese (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) associated with ant from Iran
title_fullStr A new species of Myrmozercon Berlese (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) associated with ant from Iran
title_full_unstemmed A new species of Myrmozercon Berlese (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) associated with ant from Iran
title_short A new species of Myrmozercon Berlese (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) associated with ant from Iran
title_sort new species of myrmozercon berlese acari mesostigmata laelapidae associated with ant from iran
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