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Title
The Caspian Sea coastal mites: redescription of Caligonella geonoma Smith-Meyer & Ueckermann and a new record of Caligonella Grandjean (Acari: Prostigmata: Caligonellidae) from Iran
Type of Research Article
Keywords
taxonomy; soil-inhabiting mites; Trombidiformes; seashore mites
Abstract
In a study on the coastal mites of the southern areas of the Caspian Sea, two caligonellid species were collected. The female of Caligonella geonoma Smith-Meyer & Ueckermann is re-described, and the larva of the species is described for the first time. Also, Caligonella quinqueocellata Khaustov is reported from Iran for the first time. Finally, an updated key to Caligonella species of Iran is presented.
Researchers Mojtaba Mohammad-Doustaresharaf (First Researcher)، Shahrooz Kazemi (Second Researcher)