Two new species of Cyta (Acari: Prostigmata: Bdellidae) from Western Iran

This paper reports two new species of Bdellidae, Cyta leliae sp. nov. and Cyta kurdistanicus sp. nov., collected from soil and litter under oak trees, Quercus brantii Lindl. (Fagaceae), wild almond, Amygdalus lycioides Spach (Rosaceae) and grass, Kurdistan Province, Iran. A key is provided to adult...

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Published inZootaxa Vol. 3847; no. 4; p. 567
Main Authors Eghbalian, Amir Hossein, Khanjani, Mohammad, Safaralizadeh, Mohammad Hassan, Ueckermann, Edward A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand 11.08.2014
Subjects
Animal Structures - anatomy & histology
Animal Structures - growth & development
Animals
Body Size
Female
Iran
Male
Mites - anatomy & histology
Mites - classification
Mites - growth & development
Organ Size
Iran
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Summary:This paper reports two new species of Bdellidae, Cyta leliae sp. nov. and Cyta kurdistanicus sp. nov., collected from soil and litter under oak trees, Quercus brantii Lindl. (Fagaceae), wild almond, Amygdalus lycioides Spach (Rosaceae) and grass, Kurdistan Province, Iran. A key is provided to adult female Cyta of the world. 
ISSN:1175-5334
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3847.4.6