Eryngiopus langroudiensis n. sp. (Acari: Stigmaeidae) from Guilan, Iran

Abstract

Eryngiopus langroudiensis n. sp. (Acari: Stigmaeidae) is described and illustrated, based on females collected from soil under citrus trees and on citrus leaves in the cities of Langroud, Chaboksar and Vajargan, Guilan province, Iran. The citrus trees where this species was found were also infested by pest mites Panonychus citri (McGregor), Brevipalpus obovatus Donnadieu and by scale insects.