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Abstract
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To fill the gap of eriophyoid mites in Iran, a field survey was carried out in northwest Iran (Aras dam lake, West Azerbaijan
Province), in summer 2022. As a result, a new vagrant Aceria species (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae) associated with
Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kit. (Asteraceae) was discovered. The new species is illustrated and described herein as Aceria
artemiparia sp. n. No apparent damage was observed on the host. This is the second report of an eriophyoid mite species
associated to A. scoparia host plant. Aceria artemiparia sp. n. is unique among 24 Aceria spp. associated with Artemisia
species by having a smooth prodorsal shield and 8–rayed empodium. Furthermore, we provided a checklist and morphological
key of eriophyoid mites associated with Artemisia spp. of the world.
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