Haddad Irani-nejad K.1, Lotfollani P.1, Akbari A.1, Bagheri M.2, Uechermann E.A.3,4 2011. A new species of Eustigmaeus Berlese (Acari: Prostigmata: Stigmaeidae) from Northwestern Iran // Acarina. Vol.19. No.1: 87–90 [in English].

1 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran; e-mails: Khaddad@tabrizu.ac.ir  Prslotfollahy@yahoo.com

2 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, Iran; e-mail: mbagheri20022002@yahoo.com

3 ARC-PPRI, Private Bagx134, Queenswood, Pretoria 0121, South Africa; e-mail: UeckermannE@arc.agric.za

4 School of Environmental Sciences and Development, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus 2520, South Africa

ABSTRACT: A new species of Eustigmaeus Berlese (Acari: Prostigmata: Stigmaeidae), Eustigmaeus azerbaijanensis sp. n. is described and illustrated; The new species differs from the closely related species, Eustigmaeus coronaria Kuznetzov, 1977, in the shape of dorsal, ventral and coxal setae and number of paragenital setae. A key to the Iranian species of Eutigmaeus is provided.

KEY WORDS: Acari, Stigmaeidae, Eutigmaeus, new species, Iran.

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