Journals / Turkish Journal of Zoology / 2011 / Cilt: 35 - Sayı: 5

New records of two cheyletid mite species (Acari: Cheyletidae) from Iran

Pages
781–782
DOI
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Abstract

Two species of the family Cheyletidae (Acari: Prostigmata), Cheletonella vespertilionis Womersley and Cheyletus kuznetzovi Bochkov and Khaustov, are given as new records for the Iranian fauna. This is also the first report of the genus Cheletonella Womersley from Iran.

Özet

Two species of the family Cheyletidae (Acari: Prostigmata), Cheletonella vespertilionis Womersley and Cheyletus kuznetzovi Bochkov and Khaustov, are given as new records for the Iranian fauna. This is also the first report of the genus Cheletonella Womersley from Iran.

Keywords: Key words: Acari, Cheyletidae, Cheletonella, Cheyletus, new records, Iran