Two new tetranychine spider mites are described from Astragalus in Iran: Tetranychus neosalsolaesp. nov. and Augeriflechtmannia astragalussp. nov. The possible close relationship between the new species prompted us to review the genus AugeriflechtmanniaKoçak & Kemal, 2008—formerly DiplonychusAuger & Flechtmann, 2003. We refine the genus diagnosis and move Tetranychus armeniacaBagdasarian, 1951 and Tetranychus iraniensis Mahdavi & Ueckermann, 2013 to Augeriflechtmannia and discuss the possible synonymy of these species. The genus now comprises five species from Armenia, Iran and Tunisia.
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15 March 2021
New species of Augeriflechtmannia and Tetranychus (Acari: Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae) and a review of Augeriflechtmannia
Sayed Mosayeb Mahdavi,
Mahdieh Asadi,
Malihe Latifi,
Owen D. Seeman
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 26 • No. 4
April 2021
Vol. 26 • No. 4
April 2021
Astragalus
Diplonychus
FABACEAE
spider mites
Tetranychidae