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Abstract
Two new species of mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) are described from Rubia tinctorum L. (Rubiaceae) in the south-west of East Azerbaijan Province, Iran: Leipothrix retidorsi sp. nov. and Aculops rubitinctus sp. nov. This is the first record of the genus Leipothrix from Rubiaceae and the first record of Aculops from the genus Rubia.
http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F080405B-D6B0-4E4D-B568-09A504E68C77
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to Prof. Radmila Petanović (Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Serbia) for her critical review of the manuscript.
Funding
This research was partially supported by University of Tabriz, Iran, and University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy.
