Multioppia (Multioppia) biciliata sp. n. new species of oribatid mites from Iran (Acari: Oribatida: Oppiidae)

M.A. Akrami; S.R. Bastan

doi:10.4081/jear.2015.4926

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Multioppia (Multioppia) biciliata sp. n. new species of oribatid mites from Iran (Acari: Oribatida: Oppiidae)

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M.A. Akrami – articles in this journal Corresponding author Email Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
S.R. Bastan – articles in this journal Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran, Islamic Republic of.

Published: 28 August 2015
Issue: Vol. 47 No. 2 (2015)
Section: Articles
DOI: 10.4081/jear.2015.4926
Pages: 46-49

Abstract

A new oribatid mite species of the family Oppiidae, Multioppia (Multioppia) biciliata sp. n. is described from Arak, Markazi province, central-western Iran. The new species is characterized by the rounded rostrum; strongly elbowed rostral setae; long sensilli with oblong head, dilated unilaterally, ciliated bilaterally with 15-16 long cilia on outer and 8 short cilia on inner edge; long, thick and bilaterally ciliate notogastral setae; smooth genital and ciliate epimeral, aggenital, anal and adanal setae. An identification key to Iranian species of Multioppia is presented.

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Received: 27 December 2014
Accepted: 16 April 2015
Published: 28 August 2015

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Akrami, M., & Bastan, S. (2015). Multioppia (Multioppia) biciliata sp. n. new species of oribatid mites from Iran (Acari: Oribatida: Oppiidae). Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research, 47(2), 46-49. https://doi.org/10.4081/jear.2015.4926

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