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12 June 2018 A new species of Petrobia (Mesotetranychus) (Acari: Tetranychidae) from Ephedra sp. (Ephedraceae) in Iran
Sayed Mosayeb Mahdavi, Malihe Latifi, Mahdieh Asadi
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Abstract

A new species of the spider mite genus Petrobia Murray, 1877 subgenus Mesotetranychus, Petrobia iranica sp. nov. is described from females, deutonymphs and protonymphs collected from Ephedra sp. in southeast of Iran (Kerman Province). This is the ninth and the second report of this subgenus for the world and Iran, respectively. A key to all known species of subgenus Mesotetranychus is also provided.

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Sayed Mosayeb Mahdavi, Malihe Latifi, and Mahdieh Asadi "A new species of Petrobia (Mesotetranychus) (Acari: Tetranychidae) from Ephedra sp. (Ephedraceae) in Iran," Systematic and Applied Acarology 23(6), 1148-1154, (12 June 2018). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.23.6.10
Received: 7 February 2018; Accepted: 29 May 2018; Published: 12 June 2018
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Petrobiini
Prostigmata
spider mite
Trombidiformes
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