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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 349-360
Author(s):  
Arash Honarmand ◽  
Hussein Sadeghi-namaghi ◽  
Enrico De Lillo
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Arid Environment ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Eriophyoid Mites ◽  
Artemisia Sieberi ◽  
South Khorasan ◽  
Semi Arid

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. 

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

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.

Contribution on Aceria spp. (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea) from southwest of East Azerbaijan province in Iran: new records and description of two new species

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 1167
Author(s):  
Parisa Lotfollahi ◽  
Enrico De Lillo ◽  
Karim Addad Irani-Nejad
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
New Records ◽  
The Other ◽  
Eriophyoid Mites ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
East Azerbaijan ◽  
First Time

During a survey on Eriophyoid Mites in southwest of East Azerbaijan province (Iran), Aceria zygofabae n. sp. and Aceria alkannae n. sp. were found on Zygophyllum fabago L. (Zygophyllaceae) and Alkanna bracteosa Boiss. (Boraginaceae), respectively. They are described and illustrated here. Four further Aceria species were collected and identified as A. eucricotes (Nalepa, 1892), A. cynodonis Wilson, 1959, A. chenopodia Xue, Sadeghi & Hong, 2009 and A. tristriata (Nalepa, 1890) (protogyne and deutogyne). Aceria cynodonis is a new record for Iran Eriophyoid fauna whereas the other species were found for the first time in East Azerbaijan.

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

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.

On Sahastata (Araneae: Filistatidae): complementary description of the generotype and two new species from Oman and Morocco

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4899 (1) ◽  
pp. 215-246
Author(s):  
IVAN L. F. MAGALHAES ◽  
MARK STOCKMANN ◽  
YURI M. MARUSIK ◽  
SERGEI L. ZONSTEIN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Arid Areas ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Biased Sex Ratio ◽  
Semi Arid

The Filistatinae genus Sahastata Benoit, 1968 is distributed in arid and semi-arid areas, from westernmost Sahara to India, and includes seven known species. Four of these are only known from one sex, including Sahastata nigra (Simon, 1897), the type species. Here we present the first description of a male of this species collected near the type locality in Muscat, Oman. Additionally, two new species are described: S. wunderlichi sp. nov. (♂♀, Morocco) and S. wesolowskae sp. nov. (♂♀, Oman). Sahastata infuscata (Kulczyński, 1901) is newly recorded from Kenya and Yemen and S. nigra is newly recorded from the United Arab Emirates. DNA barcodes are given for S. nigra and the two new species. We observed some details of the life cycle of three Sahastata species, including clutch size, time to maturation, and a biased sex ratio for individuals raised from egg sacs, indicating that only 20–25% of specimens reaching adulthood are males. We provide SEM images of spiders of this genus, some observations on the morphology of spinnerets and male palps, and a distribution map of the species included in the genus. 

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