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Title Two new species of Spinibdella and Odontoscirus (Acari: Prostigmata: Bdellidae) from Western Iran
Type JournalPaper
Keywords Mites; predator; Spinibdellinae; Odontoscrinae; Iran.
Abstract ABSTRACT — Two new species of Bdellidae, viz. Spinibdella pourmirzaei Eghbalian, Khanjani & Ueckermann n. sp. from soil and litter under apricot trees and Odontoscirus denheyeri Eghbalian, Khanjani & Ueckermann n. sp. (Acariformes: Bdellidae) from soil and litter under weeds are described, illustrated and a key to the adults of all species of Spinibdella with longitudinal striations on centre of prodorsum and Iraninan species of adult Odontoscirus are presented.
Researchers E. A. Ueckermann (Third Researcher), Mohammad Khanjani (Second Researcher), Amir hossein Eghbalian (First Researcher)