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Of Iranian Tarsonemid Mites (Acari: Trombidiformes) with a New Record for Iran KSÜ Doğa Bil. Derg., 16(3), 2013 8 Araştırma Makalesi KSU J. Nat. Sci., 16(3), 2013 Research Article A Checklist of Iranian Tarsonemid Mites (Acari: Trombidiformes) with a New Record for Iran Hussein Sadeghi NAMAGHI* Dept. of Plant Protection, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran Received (Geliş Tarihi) : 23.04.2013 Accepted (Kabul Tarihi) : 18.07.2013 Abstract: Surveys and collecting of the Iranian Tarsonemidae fauna over the last 40 years have resulted in a collective list of 29 species of subfamilies Acarapinae, Tarsoneminae and Pseudotarsoneminae. The checklist given here includes a new record made by the author, supplemented by those reported in the literature prior to 2013 and information regarding provincial distribution in Iran and habitats and associations of the collected species. The species Steneotarsonemus phragmitidis Schlectendal, 1898 was identified as a new record for Iranian fauna from Razavi Khorasan province. Clearly, more species are to be expected after more extensive collecting. Key words: Acari, Checklist, Fauna, Tarsonemidae INTRODUCTION To the best of our knowledge there is no previous Tarsonemids are among the smallest mites, with study of Tarsonemidae fauna in Razavi Khorasan average length of about one-fifth of a millimetre. province. The aim of this work is to present a Female tarsonemids are easily distinguished from mites preliminary list of tarsonemid mites known to occure in of other families by their 3-segmented leg IV in which Iran in order to encourage and facilitate taxonomic work femur and genu fused to form femorogenu, and tibia and on Iranian tarsonemids. tarsus fused to form tibiotarsus. In male, leg IV has 3 or 4 segments-tibia and tarsus separate or fused. MATERIAL and METHOD The family Tarsonemidae comprises a relatively During a biodiversity study on mites associated with highly derived group of mites having a greater diversity wild plants in Razavi Khorasan province, NE Iran, a of feeding habits than any other family of Acari variety of plants was sampled. Plant samples were including fungus feeders, plant feeders, and brought to the laboratory and mite specimens hand parasitic/symbiont associates of insects. Having such collected from the plant material using a dissecting diversity of habits cause to a comparable difference in microscope. Soil samples were transferred to the body structure, including form of mouthparts and acarological Laboratory of Plant Protection Department, specialization of tactile organs, particularly setae of the Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad body and legs (Lindquist, 1986). Phytophagous species and mite specimens extracted using the Berlese- feed on leaves, flowers, fruits and soft stems (Ochoa et Tullgreen funnel. Collected mites were preserved in al., 1991) that some of them are important pests of 70% ethyl alcohol for subsequent slide mounting. Mite agricultural crops. Several species, notably specimens were cleared by using Lactic acid (Krantz Polyphagotarsonemus latus, Steneotarsonemus and Walter, 2009). Cleared mites were slide mounted in bancrofti and Phytonemus pallidus, are important pests Hoyer's medium. Generic and specific identifications of agricultural crops. Some species such as those were made by Dr. W. L. Magowski in Poland. Type belonging to the genus Acaronemus predaceous on specimens are held in the Acarological Collection, tetranychoid mite eggs (Lindquist and Smiley, 1978). Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, This family comprises more than 530 described Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. Also, a few species belonging to 40 genera worldwide (Krantz and paratypes are deposited as slide mounted specimens in Walter, 2009). Members of this family have been A. Mickiewicz University, Department of Animal reported from all parts of the world except Antarctic, Taxonomy & Ecology in Poland. large deserts and water habitats (Lindquist, 1986). Information regarding Iranian fauna of the family RESULTS and DISCUSSION Tarsonemidae is limited to Khalil Manesh (1973); 29 species belonging to seven genera and three Sepasgozarian (1977); Ghasemi and Tirgari (1991); subfamilies of the family Tarsonemidae known from Sorush (1994); Faraji and Kamali (1993); Faraji (1993); Iran to now. The following list includes a new record Bahreini (1993); Mosaddegh and Bahreini (1994); made by the author, supplemented by those reported in Sadeghi Namaghi, and Kamali (1993); Khanjani (1996); the literature and includes information regarding Barimani-Varandi and Kamali (1998); Ostovan and provincial distribution in Iran and plant/host association Kamali (1997); Mosaddegh (1997); Taghavi et al. from which the material was collected. (1998); Abbasipour et al. (2006); Magowski et al. (2007); Mirjamali et al. (2008); Hajiqanbar (2009); Lotfollahi and Irani-Nejad (2010); Beyzavi et al. (2012). ________________ *Corresponding author: Namaghi, H.S., [email protected] KSÜ Doğa Bil. Derg., 16(3), 2013 9 Araştırma Makalesi KSU J. Nat. Sci., 16(3), 2013 Research Article Sub family Acarapinae Schaarschmidt Distribution and association: Haftapeh (Khuzestan), Acarapis Hirst, 1921 sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) fields (Khalil Acarapis dorsalis Morgenthaler, 1931 Manesh, 1973); Sepasgozarian, 1977; Sadeghi and Distribution and association: Chaharmahal and Kamali, 1993). Bakhtiari, Khozestan, Khorasan, Tehran, Lorestan, Steneotarsonemus phragmitidis Schlectendal, 1898 Mazandaran and East Azerbaijan provinces, from honey Material examined: Five males and seven females bee, Apis mellifera (Bahreini, 1993; Mosaddegh and from reed, Phragmitidis sp. as well as two males and Bahreini, 1994). five females from Bermuda grass, Cynodon ductylon Acarapis externus Morgenthaler, 1931 (L.) Pers. were collected in Ferdowsi University campus Distribution and association: Char Mahal and in Mashhad (Razavi Khorasan province). This is the Bakhtiari, Tehran, Lorestan, Mazandaran and Hamedan first record of the occurrence of this species in Iran. provinces, from honey bee, Apis mellifera (Bahreini, Genus Tarsonemus Canestrini & Fanzago, 1876 1993; Mossadegh and Bahreini, 1994). Tarsonemus amygdali Magowski, Diduszko& Acarapis woodi (Rennie 1921) Ahdiyat 2007 Distribution and association: Throughout Iran, from Distribution and association: Shahriyar (Tehran honey bee, Apis mellifera (Sepasgozarian, 1977; Province), Scolytus amygdali (Insecta, Coleoptera, Bahreini, 1993; Ghasemi and Tirgari, 1991; Mosadegh, Scolytidae) in apricot (Prunus armeniaca) orchards 1997). (Magowski, et al. 2007). Genus Dendroptus Kramer 1876 Tarsonemus annotatus Livshitz, Mitrofanov & Dendroptus sp. Sharonov, 1979 Distribution and association: Shahriyar (Tehran Distribution and association: Soofian (East Azerbaijan province), Apple (Malus sp.) and Plum (Prunus sp.) province), soil from alfalfa fields (Lotfollahi and Irani- trees (Nozari, 1992). Nejad, 2010). Genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1986 Tarsonemus bilobatus Suski, 1965 Neotarsonemoides lucifer (Schaarschmidt, 1959) Distribution and association: Shabestar (East Distribution and association: Soofian (East Azerbaijan Azerbaijan), Tehran and Mazandaran provinces, soil province), alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) fields (Lotfollahi from alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) fields, scotch pine and Irani-Nejad, 2010). An unidentified species (Pinus sylvaticus L. (Lotfollahi and Irani-Nejad, 2010; belonging to this genus was collected by author from Barimani-Varandi and Kamali, 1998; Mirjamali et al., bermudagrass (Cynodon ductylon (L.) Pers.) in 2008). Mashhad (Razavi Khorasan Province) which is probably Tarsonemus destructor Smiley & Landwer, 1976 new to science (Magowski, Pers. communication). Distribution and association: Hamedan province, Bean Subfamily Pseudotarsoneminae Lindquist (Phasaeolus vulgaris L.) (Khanjani, 1996). Polyphagotarsonemus Beer and Nucifora, 1965 Tarsonemus fusarii Cooreman, 1941 Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks, 1904) Distribution and association: Hamedan, Mazandaran, Syns.: Tarsonemus latus Banks, Hemitarsonemus latus Khorasan and East Azerbaijan provinces, Citrus (Citrus (Banks) spp.), apple (Malus sp.), clover (Trifolium sp.) and Distribution and association: Jiroft (Kerman alfalfa soil (Khanjani, 1996; Faraji and Kamali, 1993; province), potato (Solanum tubersum L.) fields (Arbabi Hajiqanbar, 2009; Lotfollahi and Irani-Nejad, 2010). et al., 2002). Tarsonemus granaries Lindquist, 1972 Genus Pseudotarsonemoides von Vitzthum, 1921 Distribution and association: Mazandaran province, Pseudotarsonemoides innumerabilis Vitzhum, 1923 Rice (Oryza sativa L.) (Faraji, 1993). Distribution and association: Tehran province, bark Tarsonemus hermes Suski, 1966 beetle (Scolytus multistriatus (Marsh) (Col.: Distribution and association: Mazandaran province, Scolytidae)) on Elm (Ulmus campestris L.) tree Fir (Abies alba) (Barimani-Varandi and Kamali, 1998). (Ostovan and Kamali, 1997). Tarsonemus intextus Kaliszewski, 1993 Subfamily Tarsoneminae Canestrini & Fanzago Distribution and association: Soofian (East Azerbaijan Genus Steneotarsonemus Beer, 1954 province) (Lotfollahi and Irani-Nejad, 2010). Steneotarsonemus acuticlavus Wainstein, 1979 Tarsonemus ips Lindquist, 1969 Distribution and association: Jolfa (East Azerbaijan Distribution and association: Tehran province, elm province), soil from alfalfa fields (Lotfollahi and Irani- (Ulmus campestris L.) trees (Ostovan and Kamali, Nejad, 2010). 1997). Steneotarsonemus arcuatus Livshitz, Mitrofanov & Tarsonemus limitatus Kaliszewski, 1993 Sharonov, 1979 Distribution and association:
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