A new species description of the acanthomus species group (Acari: Podapolipidae: Eutarsopolipus), with keys to world species of the group

作者：Tajodin Mohammad; Hajiqanbar Hamidreza^*; Talebi Ali Asghar

来源：Applied Entomology and Zoology, 2014, 49(1): 109-117.

DOI：10.1007/s13355-013-0230-2

• Mite
• Insect
• Parasite
• Carabidae
• Heterostigmatina

Mites of the family Podapolipidae (Acari: Heterostigmatina) are permanent parasites of insects. During an intensive survey of insect parasitic mites in Iran, a new species of the genus Eutarsopolipus Berlese, 1911 (Acari: Heterostigmatina: Podapolipidae), belonging to the acanthomus species group, was found from the subelytra of Amara (Amara) aenea (De Geer, 1774) (Coleoptera: Carabidae). In this article, Eutarsopolipus amaraceus Tajodin and Hajiqanbar sp. nov. is described and compared with the most closely related species. In addition, keys to world species of all stages of the acanthomus group are provided, and the host range of all representatives of the group is discussed.

• 出版日期2014-2