Redescription of Antennoseius (Antennoseius) avius Karg (Acari: Mesostigmata: Ascidae), a senior synonym of A. (A.) alexandrovi Bregetova and A. (A.) arvensis Kalúz, with additional information for Antennoseius Berlese, and a key to the Iranian species of the genus

ABSTRACT

In the present paper, Antennoseius (Antennoseius) avius Karg, 1977 is reported for the first time from Iran and redescribed on the basis of re-examination of the holotype and paratype specimens plus additional females collected in Iran. Antennoseius (A.) alexandrovi Bregetova, 1977 and A. (A.) arvensis Kalúz, 1994 are determined to be junior synonyms of A. (A.) avius, and A. (A.) japonicus Ishikawa, 1979 and A. (A.) sinicus Guo & Gu, 1997 are junior synonyms of A. (A.) hispaniensis Bernhard, 1963. Additional information is presented for A. (A.) gwiazdowiczi Kavianpour & Nemati, 2013. Also, adenotaxy and poroidotaxy of the genus were presented. Finally, a key to the species of Antennoseius Berlese occurring in Iran is presented.

KEYWORDS:

• Monogynaspida
• Ascoidea
• synonymy
• taxonomy
• new record

Acknowledgements

I wish to thank Fred Beaulieu for his valuable suggestions and Jason Donlup who kindly lets me check several specimens of the genus. This work was supported by the Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Kerman, Iran, under grant number 96/231.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Kerman, Iran [96/231].