A new species of Oxyoppia (Oxyoppiella) (Acari: Oribatida: Oppiidae) from Iran

Authors : Elizabeth Hugo Coetzee, Parisa Lotfollahi, Ayda Abbasi Kalo, Elnaz Movahedzade

Pages : 630-637

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Publication Date : 9999-12-31

Article Type : Makaleler

Abstract :A new oppiid species (Acari: Oribatida: Oppiidae), Oxyoppia (Oxyoppiella) minuscula sp. nov. from the Marand region in northwestern East Azerbaijan Province in Iran, is described and illustrated. A new generic (subgeneric) diagnosis of Oxyoppia (Oxyoppiella) Subías and Rodríguez, 1986 is given, and a key to all known species is provided.
Keywords : Generic and subgeneric diagnosis, Iran, key, mites, Oxyoppiinae