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23 October 2020 Caligonella Astragalusi N. Sp. (Acari: Trombidiformes: Caligonellidae) From Western Iran
Shahram Pishehvar, Mohammad Khanjani
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Abstract

A new species of the genus Caligonella Berlese (Acari: Trombidiformes: Caligonellidae), C. astagalusi n. sp., is described and illustrated based on the female. The specimens of the new species were collected from soil and litter under Astragalus sp. bushes (Fabaceae) in Nahavad, Hamedan province, western Iran. A key to all known species of the genus Caligonella is provided.

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Shahram Pishehvar and Mohammad Khanjani "Caligonella Astragalusi N. Sp. (Acari: Trombidiformes: Caligonellidae) From Western Iran," Systematic and Applied Acarology 25(11), 1988-1993, (23 October 2020). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.25.11.5
Received: 4 August 2020; Accepted: 21 September 2020; Published: 23 October 2020
KEYWORDS
Astragalus sp.
free-living
Nahavand
predatory mite
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