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Title
Two new eriophyid mites (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea) on Rubia tinctorum L. in Iran
Type of Research Article
Keywords
Azerbaijan; Aculops; Leipothrix; sampling; washing method
Abstract
Two new species of mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) are described from Rubia tinctorum L. (Rubiaceae) in the south-west of East Azerbaijan Province, Iran: Leipothrix retidorsi sp. nov. and Aculops rubitinctus sp. nov. This is the first record of the genus Leipothrix from Rubiaceae and the first record of Aculops from the genus Rubia.
Researchers Parisa Lotfollahi (First Researcher)، Karim Haddad Irani-Nejad (Second Researcher)، Mahnaz Heydari Rikan (Third Researcher)، Enrico de Lillo (Fourth Researcher)