A new species of the genus Tarsonemus Canestrini et Fanzago, 1876 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) associated with Scolytus amygdali (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) a pest of fruit trees in Iran

Publication Type:Journal Article
:2007
Authors:W. L. Magowski, Diduszko, D., Ahadiyat, A.
Journal:Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne
Volume:76
Pagination:225-237
Date Published:30 September
:0032-3780
:Scolytus amygdali
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Tarsonemus amygdali n. sp. (Acari, Tarsonemidae) is described and illustrated based on the material of females and a male. This new species was found in galleries of the bark beetle Scolytus amygdali (Insecta, Coleoptera, Scolytidae), infesting plum and apricot trees in Iran. The systematic position of the new species and its biogeography are briefly discussed.

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