A new Tectoribates (Acari: Oribatida: Tegoribatidae) from Iran, with redescription of Tectoribates proximus (Berlese, 1910)

ABSTRACT

In this study, a new species, Tectoribates shekarii Ahaniazad & Akrami sp. nov., is described based on adult specimens collected from soil and rotten leaves of walnut in East Azerbaijan province, Northwest Iran. The new species is characterized by the (1) presence of porose areas on notogaster, (2) lamellar cusp with two well-developed dens (medial and lateral), (3) rostral margin with four distinct teeth, (4) rostrum without medial incision, (5) notogastral setae short and smooth and, (6) bothridial setae long and approximately as long as interlamellar ones. In this paper, another species, Tectoribates proximus, is redescribed, which is recorded for the first time from Iran.

http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4A457273-9EDC-49C2-B08D-9B1A4B6F689C

KEYWORDS:

• Sarcoptiformes
• new species
• new record
• Tectoribates
• Iran

Acknowledgments

We cordially thank Prof. Dr Valerie M. Behan-Pelletier (Biodiversity Section, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) for consultations and useful comments on the manuscript. We greatly appreciate the support for this project provided by the Research Divisions of the University of Maragheh, Maragheh, Iran.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

We greatly appreciate the support for this project provided by the Research Divisions of the University of Maragheh, Maragheh, Iran.