Three new Aceria spp. (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea) associated to Artemisia spp. (Compositae) from South Khorasan province, East Iran

During the field surveys of eriophyoid mites associated to plant species of Artemisia L. (Compositae) from semi-arid and arid environment in East Iran (Birjand, South Khorasan, Iran 2016-2017), three new Aceria spp. (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae) were collected. They are Aceria gallartae sp. nov. on Artemisia sieberi Besser, Aceria khaniensis sp. nov. on A. tournefortiana Rchb., and Aceria alghoorii sp. nov. on A. scoparia Waldst. & Kitam., which are illustrated and described herein.

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Three new vagrant eriophyoid species (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea) associated to Rosaceae species from South Khorasan province, East Iran

Systematic and Applied Acarology ◽

10.11158/saa.24.10.4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (10) ◽

pp. 1841-1850

Author(s):

Arash Honarmand ◽

Hussein Sadeghi Namaghi ◽

Enrico De Lillo

Keyword(s):

Plant Species ◽

Host Plants ◽

Arid Environments ◽

Rosa Canina ◽

Field Surveys ◽

Rosaceae Species ◽

Eriophyoid Mites ◽

Rosaceae Family ◽

South Khorasan ◽

Semi Arid

During the field surveys on eriophyoid mites associated with plant species of the Rosaceae family in semi-arid and arid environments in East Iran (Birjand, South Khorasan, Iran 2016-2017), three new vagrant species (Acari: Eriophyoidea) were found. They are Epitrimerus vulgarubi sp. nov. on Rubus vulgaris Weihe & Nees, Phyllocoptes trilobos sp. nov. on Rosa persica Michx. ex Juss., Rhyncaphytoptus birrosa sp. nov. on Rosa canina L. which are described and illustrated herein. No symptom was observed on their infested host plants.

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Four new species (Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae) and one new record of Aceria from arid and semi-arid areas in East Iran

Systematic and Applied Acarology ◽

10.11158/saa.25.5.6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (5) ◽

pp. 843-856

Author(s):

Arash Honarmand ◽

Hussein Sadeghi-namaghi ◽

Enrico De Lillo

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Field Study ◽

New Record ◽

Arid Environment ◽

Arid Areas ◽

Aeluropus Littoralis ◽

Eriophyoid Mites ◽

Samolus Valerandi ◽

South Khorasan ◽

Semi Arid

During the field study of eriophyoid mites from autochthonous plants in semi-arid and arid environment in East Iran (Birjand, South Khorasan, from 2016 to 2017), four new Aceria species (Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae) were collected. They are Aceria halothamni sp. nov. on Halothamnus auriculus (Moq.) Botsch. (Amaranthaceae), Aceria acanthophylli sp. nov. on Acanthophyllum sordidum Bunge ex Boiss. (Caryophyllaceae), Aceria samoli sp. nov. on Samolus valerandi L. (Primulaceae), Aceria aeluropi sp. nov. on Aeluropus littoralis (Gouan) Parl. (Poaceae). In addition, Aceria atriplicis Wilson & Oldfield, 1966 was also found on Atriplex leucoclada Boiss. (Amaranthaceae), which is a new record for Iran. All these species are illustrated and described herein. They appear to be vagrants and no symptom was observed on their infested plants.

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Two new species of eriophyid mites (Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea) associated with Clematis orientalis (Ranunculaceae) from East Iran

Systematic and Applied Acarology ◽

10.11158/saa.24.12.16 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (10) ◽

pp. 2527-2536

Author(s):

Arash Honarmand ◽

Hussein Sadeghi-namaghi ◽

Enrico De Lillo

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Field Study ◽

Arid Environment ◽

Mite Species ◽

Eriophyoid Mites ◽

Eriophyid Mites ◽

The World ◽

Two New Species ◽

South Khorasan ◽

Semi Arid

During the field study of eriophyoid mites from Clematis orientalis L. (Ranunculaceae) in semi-arid and arid environment in East Iran (Birjand, South Khorasan, Iran, from 2016 to 2017), two new eriophyid mite species (Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae) were collected. They are Epitrimerus birjandica sp. nov. and Aculus clemachinensis sp. nov.; they are illustrated and described herein. Both new species seemed to be vagrants on the green parts. The checklist of eriophyid mites associated with Ranunculaceae throughout the world was provided.

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Two new species of eriophyid mites (Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea) associated with Lamiaceae species from semi-arid and arid environment in East Iran

Systematic and Applied Acarology ◽

10.11158/saa.25.6.5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (6) ◽

pp. 1013-1020

Author(s):

Arash Honarmand ◽

Hussein Sadeghi-namaghi ◽

Enrico De Lillo

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Arid Environment ◽

Mite Species ◽

Eriophyoid Mites ◽

Eriophyid Mites ◽

Teucrium Polium ◽

Teucrium Polium L ◽

Rosmarinus Officinalis L ◽

South Khorasan ◽

Semi Arid

During the field study of eriophyoid mites associated with Lamiaceae species in semi-arid and arid environment in East Iran (Birjand, South Khorasan, Iran, summer 2017), two new eriophyid mite species (Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae) were discovered. They are Aceria pocrii sp. nov. on Teucrium polium L. and Cecidophyes punctinea sp. nov. on Rosmarinus officinalis L., and are illustrated and described herein. Both new species seemed to be vagrants on leaves and flowers, and they were not associated to any particular symptom.

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Seven new vagrant eriophyoid species (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from semi-arid and arid environment in East Iran

Systematic and Applied Acarology ◽

10.11158/saa.25.12.4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (12) ◽

pp. 2190-2211

Author(s):

Arash Honarmand ◽

Hussein Sadeghi-namaghi ◽

Enrico De Lillo

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Host Plants ◽

Arid Environment ◽

Mite Species ◽

Arid Environments ◽

Field Surveys ◽

Eriophyid Mite ◽

Eriophyid Mites ◽

South Khorasan ◽

Semi Arid

During field surveys of eriophyid mites associated with autochthonous plants species in semi-arid and arid environments in East Iran (Birjand, South Khorasan, Iran, summer 2016 and 2017), seven new eriophyid mite species (Acari: Eriophyidae) were discovered. They are Aceria astratorae sp. nov. on Astragalus pinetorum Boiss. (Leguminosae), Aceria astracanthae sp. nov. on Astracantha echidna (Bunge) Podlech (Leguminosae), Aceria furgae sp. nov. on Ephedra major Host (Ephedraceae), Aceria runicae sp. nov. on Rubia caramanica Bornm. (Rubiaceae), Aculus birsutum sp. nov. on Epilobium hirsutum L. (Onagraceae), Phyllocoptes birreae sp. nov. on Centaurea virgata Lam. (Compositae), and Neophytoptus semenovis sp. nov. on Semenovia suffruticosa (Freyn & Bornm.) Manden (Apiaceae), which are illustrated and described herein. All seven new species appear to be vagrants on green parts of their host plants with no particular symptom.

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