مشخصات پژوهش

In order to identify and introduce the species of Eriophyoid mites of the rangelands of Aluch village in Meshginshahr city, random sampling was performed from the dominant plants of the region during the growing season of 2020 and after extraction and preparation of microscopic slides, the identification of mites was performed. During this study, two subfamilies, three tribes, 9 genera and 17 species were identified, among which five species including Aceria cynodonis Wilson, 1959, Aceria medicaginis (Keifer, 1941), Aceria spanda Lotfollahi, Haddad & de Lillo, 2015, Leipothrix coactus (Nalepa, 1896) and Calepitrimerus baileyi Keifer, 1938 were new for the fauna of Ardabil province.