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Title
Descriptions of new Aceria and Aculops species (Acari: Eriophyidae) from Bostanabad county, Iran
Type of Research Article
Keywords
Aceriini; Anthocoptini Alkanna; East Azerbaijan Eryngium; vagrant
Abstract
During field surveys of eriophyoid mites in Bostanabad county (East Azerbaijan province, Iran) during summer 2023, two new eriophyid species (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae) were discovered, described and illustrated including Aceria eryngardierei Sajedian et Lotfollahi sp. nov. on Eryngium billardierei F. Delaroche (Apiaceae) and Aculops bracteosa Sajedian et Lotfollahi sp. nov. on Alkanna bracteosa Boiss (Boraginaceae). No apparent symptom was observed in host plants.
Researchers (First Researcher)، Arash Honarmand (Second Researcher)، Solmaz Azimi (Third Researcher)، Parisa Lotfollahi (Fourth Researcher)