Two new species of Pulaeini, Lupaeus damavandiani Paktinat-Saeij & Castro sp. nov., and Pulaeus aryani Paktinat-Saeij & Castro sp. nov., are described and illustrated from soil, humus and moss in the Mazandaran province, Iran. Also, the status of two genera are considered. Eight new combinations are proposed, namely L. akbari (Bashir & Afzal, 2009) comb. nov., L. anjumi (Bashir & Afzal, 2007) comb. nov., L. ferventis (Taj & Chaudhri, 1990) comb. nov., L. haurio (Taj & Chaudhri, 1991) comb. nov., L. payatopalpus (Corpuz-Raros, 1996) comb. nov., L. stultus (Taj & Chaudhri, 1991) comb. nov., L. walii (Bashir & Afzal, 2009) comb. nov. and Neocunaxoides neopectinatus (Shiba, 1978) comb. nov. P. razanensis Den Heyer, 2013 syn. nov. considered a junior synonym of P. krama (Chaudhri, 1977). Lupaeus clarae (Den Heyer, 1981b) is reported for the first time from Iran. Keys to the Lupaeus and Pulaeus species of the world are provided.
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24 May 2016
Two new species and eight new combinations of Pulaeini Berlese (Acari: Cunaxidae) from Iran, with key to species of Lupaeus and Pulaeus in the world
Saeid Paktinat-Saeij,
Tatiane M.M.G. De Castro,
Mohammad Bagheri
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 21 • No. 6
June 2016
Vol. 21 • No. 6
June 2016
Bdelloidea
Cunaxoidinae
Mazandaran Province
predatory mites
taxonomy
