New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from southern Iran, with description of one new genus and three new species
Author
Pešić, Vladimir
Author
Smit, Harry
Author
Asadi, Mahdieh
Author
Etemadi, Isa
text
Zootaxa
2011
2783
21
34
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.204868
94b2dc94-63e2-4186-98be-5207534e3b9c
1175-5326
204868
Genus
Atractides
Koch, 1837
Atractides omanensis
Smit & Peši
ć,
2010
Material.
Iran
, Kerman Province: Tiab near Manoojan city, stream,
30° 18' 4.6" N
,
56° 26' 4.6" E
,
462 m
a.s.l. 0/1/ 0 (mounted); Aseminon near Manoojan city, pool of stream,
30° 34' 2" N
,
53° 49' 01" E
,
674 m
a.s.l. 1/1/0; Roodan stream near Manoojan city,
30° 38' 5.7" N
,
52° 49' 5.9" E
,
341 m
a.s.l. 18/9/0.
Remarks.
This species was previously known only from
Oman
. The specimens from
Iran
fit well the description of
Atractides omanensis
from northern
Oman
(see:
Smit & Pešiċ 2010
).
Distribution.
Oman
. New for
Iran
.