A survey on phytoseiid mites in Iran revealed the occurrence of three species belonging to the genus Paragigagnathus Amitai & Grinberg, 1971. A key to distinguish species of Paragigagnathus and measurements of Iranian specimens are provided. The genus Paragigagnathus and three species, P. tamaricisAmitai & Grinberg, 1971, P. insuetus (Livshitz & Kuznetsov, 1972) and P. molestus (Kolodochka, 1989) are new records for the Phytoseiidae fauna of Iran.
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10 December 2010
The genus Paragigagnathus Amitai & Grinberg (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Iran, with a key to the known species
J. Hajizadeh,
F. Faraji,
M. Rafatifardf,
F. Kamranfard
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