Some raphignathoid mites (Acariformes: Trombidiformes: Prostigmata) in Lorestan Province, with re-description of Raphignathus evidus Fan as a new record from Iran
Author
Hatami, Parisa
Author
Jafari, Shahriar
Author
Ahmad-Hosseini, Mohammad
text
Persian Journal of Acarology
2024
2024-01-15
13
1
77
92
https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/21bbd5d8-11c9-30cb-adf3-6918dac96b64/
journal article
10.22073/pja.v13i1.79935
2251-8169
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Molothrognathus terrulentus
Meyer & Ueckermann, 1989
Diagnosis (female)
Prodorsum shield with broken striae; setae
sc2
as long as
c2
and clearly longer than other dorsal setae; setae
c2
about 5 times longer than
c1
; setae
h3
present; tibia claw about as long as palp tarsus; eupathidia on palptarsus stubby and forked distally; genua II with 5 setae, tibia I with 2 solenoidia, tarsi I-IV with 15(+
ω
)–10(+
ω
)–9–9 respectively.
Materials examined
Qaleh Sangi village (
33° 33' N
,
48° 17' E
):
16 Jul. 2020
(n = 3),
25 Aug. 2019
(n = 1),
25 Nov. 2019
(n = 1),
24 Aug. 2020
(n = 1),
2 Nov. 2019
(n = 1),
18 Sep. 2019
(n = 1), from soil under
Oryza sativa
(
Poaceae
) and
15 Jul. 2019
(n = 1), from soil under
Prunus domestica
(
Rosaceae
). Bisheh village (
33° 19' N
,
52° 17' E
):
9 Dec. 2019
(n = 1), from soil under
Quercus
sp.
(
Fagaceae
). Veysian city:
14 Aug. 2020
(n = 1),
7 Sep. 2020
(n = 2), from soil under
Pistacia
sp.
(
Anacardiaceae
) and
16 Aug. 2020
(n = 1), from soil under
Medicago sativa
(
Fabaceae
). Pyrjd village:
12 Aug. 2020
(n = 2), from soil under
Juglans regia
(
Juglandaceae
);
12 Aug. 2020
(n = 1), from soil under
Vitis vinifera
(
Vitaceae
);
24 Jun. 2020
(n = 2), from soil under
Quercus
sp.
(
Fagaceae
) and
12 Aug. 2020
(n = 1), from soil under
Quercus
sp.
(
Fagaceae
). Qaleh Gol village (
33° 37' N
,
48° 17' E
):
4 Jul. 2020
(n = 1), from soil under
Prunus domestica
(
Rosaceae
). Zahrakar village (
33° 29' N
,
48° 3' E
):
26 Sep. 2019
(n = 1), from soil under
Medicago sativa
(
Fabaceae
). Teshkan village (
33° 40' N
,
47° 51' E
):
2 Aug. 2020
(n=2), from soil under
Quercus
sp.
(
Fagaceae
). Shorab village:
24 Jul. 2020
(n = 2), from soil under
Quercus
sp.
(
Fagaceae
). Kaka Reza village (
33° 43' N
,
48° 15' E
):
27 Jul. 2020
(n = 1), from soil under
Malus domestica
(Roseaceae).
Note: (n = x) = The numbers of female specimens collected.
Distribution
This species was originally described from
South Africa
by
Meyer and Ueckermann (1989)
and already reported from
Iran
(
Beyzavi
et al
. 2013
),
South Africa
and
Türkiye
(
Beron 2020
).