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Tenuipalpid Mites from Northen Iran and Description of the Male of Cenopalpus Rubusi Khanjani 2012 M Tenuipalpid mites from northen Iran and description of the male of Cenopalpus rubusi Khanjani 2012 M. Raissi Ardali, A. Hadizadeh, M. Mohammadi Sharif, M. Khanjani To cite this version: M. Raissi Ardali, A. Hadizadeh, M. Mohammadi Sharif, M. Khanjani. Tenuipalpid mites from northen Iran and description of the male of Cenopalpus rubusi Khanjani 2012. Acarologia, Acarologia, 2014, 54 (4), pp.453-462. 10.1051/acarologia/20142140. hal-01565741 HAL Id: hal-01565741 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01565741 Submitted on 20 Jul 2017 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. 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Acarologia 54(4): 453–462 (2014) DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20142140 TENUIPALPID MITES FROM NORTHERN IRAN AND DESCRIPTION OF THE MALE OF CENOPALPUS RUBUSI KHANJANI 2012 Mohammad RAISSI ARDALI1, Alireza HADIZADEH1, Mahmoud MOHAMMADI SHARIF1 and Mohammad KHANJANI2 (Received 30 December 2013; accepted 11 September 2014; published online 19 December 2014) 1 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agronomy Sciences, University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources of Sari, Sari, Iran. [email protected], [email protected] 2 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Bu-Ali Sina, Hamadan, Iran. [email protected] ABSTRACT — The Tenuipalpidae are small, slow-moving, flat, red or green phytophagous mites that, despite the eco- nomic importance of some species, has been studied much less than the Tetranychidae. They have a great number of host plants including cultivated plants, ornamentals, fruit crops and forest trees. The aim of this study was to determine the species composition of tenuipalpid mites in the northern part of Iran, Mazandaran province. More than 150 plant species belonging to 41 families were inspected for possible infestation with tenuipalpid mites, among which 28 plant species were infested. Most of the infested plants are new records for the respective mite species. A total of 14 species of tenuipalpid mites belonging to five genera were collected and identified. Though citrus is the major fruit crop grown in Mazandaran province, flat spider mites were not yet reported from it in this area. In addition to this faunistic study, a male of Cenopalpus rubusi, which was collected on Rubus persicus Boiss., is described for the first time. KEYWORDS — False spider mite; host plant; faunistic; male INTRODUCTION tance of the family Tenuipalpidae, these mites have been studied much less than the Tetranychidae and Mites of the family Tenuipalpidae (Order: Trombid- Phytoseiidae in Iran (Rahmani et al., 2008). iformes), commonly known as flat mites, are world- wide in distribution. Some of them are plant feed- ers of considerable economic importance especially a few species are injurious to citrus, tea, grapes Reviewing literature revealed that up to now and ornamentals (Jeppson et al., 1975). About 1,100 about 65 species of tenuipalpid mites belonging to species of tenuipalpids belonging to 38 genera have 9 genera were reported from Iran (Beyzavi et al., been described in this family (Mesa et al., 2009; 2013; Khanjani et al., 2013a). Tenuipalpid surveys Beard et al., 2013). These mites transmitted seri- were not yet studied in the Mazandaran province. ous plant viruses in citrus, coffee, orchids and sev- Therefore, the major objective of this study was to eral woody ornamental plants (Chagas et al., 2003; determine the tenuipalpid species occurring in this Childers et al., 2003). Despite the economic impor- region. http://www1.montpellier.inra.fr/CBGP/acarologia/ 453 ISSN 0044-586-X (print). ISSN 2107-7207 (electronic) Raissi Ardali M. et al. MATERIALS AND METHODS Specimens examined and associations — Sari (Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Infested leaves from several plant species in the University Campus): 36°39’N, 53°04’E, -10 m a.s.l. Mazandaran Province were collected and those of (Meters above sea level), 20 Feb. 2011 – 19 on each plant separately bagged in plastic bags and Thuja orientalis L. (Cupressaceae). ♀♀ transferred to the laboratory on the same day. The Previous records from Iran — Tehran, Tehran leaves were carefully examined under a stereomi- province (Khosrowshahi and Arbabi, 1997); Mazan- croscope to collecting false spider mites. The mites daran and Khuzestan Provinces (Kamali et al., were removed from the infested plant leaves with 2001); Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan province a fine camel hair brush, preserved in 75 % ethanol, (Sadeghi Namaghi, 2010); Khabr, Kerman Province cleared in Nesbitt’s fluid and mounted in Hoyer’s (Khanjani et al., 2013a); Sanandaj, Kurdistan medium. The slides were then dried in an oven Province (Khanjani et al., 2012a). at about 45-50 °C for two weeks and then sealed with nail polish prior to examination. Mites were Comments — This species was described as Ae- examined and drawn with a Nikon E600 research gyptobia meyerae Khosrowshahi and Arbabi, 1997 microscope equipped with a camera Lucida. Keys which had been preoccupied by the species de- of Meyer (1979) and Khanjani et al. (2008; 2012a, b; scribed by Hatzinikolis and Panou, 1996. Therefore 2013b) were used for the identification of species. it was changed into A. kharazii (Mesa et al., 2009) and Some specimens were sent to Drs. M. Khanjani recently A. kharazii was considered as a junior syn- (co-author) and E.A. Ueckermann of the ARC-Plant onym of A. beglarovi (Khanjani et al., 2012a). The Protection Research Institute, Pretoria, South Africa host plant T. orientalis is a new record (Mesa et al., for identification or species confirmation. Voucher 2009). specimens are deposited in the Acarological Collec- tion at Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Re- Genus Brevipalpus Donnadieu, 1875 sources University, Sari, Iran. Brevipalpus californicus Setal notations used in the description of the Banks, 1904 male of Cenopalpus rubusi follows Lindquist (1985) Brevipalpus browningi Baker, 1949: 382. Brevipalpus and Mesa et al. (2009) as applied to the Tenuipalp- confusus Baker, 1949: 380. Brevipalpus woglumi Mc- idae in Khanjani et al. (2012b). Setae are measured Gregor, 1949: 19. Tenuipalpus vitis Womersley, 1940: from their insertion to their tips and the distances 241. Tenuipalpus australis Tucker, 1926: 3. Tenuipal- between setae represent the distances between their pus californicus Banks, 1904: 55. insertions. All measurements are given in microm- eters (µm). Microsoft office 2007 was used to clean Distribution — Algeria, Angola, Australia, the figures. Brazil, Congo, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, French Guiana, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Libya, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mozambique, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Senegal, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Thailand, United States and Genus Aegyptobia Sayed, 1950 Zimbabwe. Aegyptobia beglarovi Specimens examined and associations — Sari Livschitz and Mitrofanov, 1967 (Darab kola forest): 36°32’N, 53°16’E, 216 m a.s.l., 9 Oct. 2010 – 2 on Alnus subcordata C. A. Mey. Aegyptobia meyerae Khosrowshahi and Arbabi, 1997: (Betulaceae); Savadkuh♀♀ county (Shirgah): 36°19’N, 32. Aegyptobia kharazii Mesa et al., 2009: 15. 52°50’E, 236 m a.s.l., 8 Sept. 2011 – 4 and 1 on Distribution — worldwide especially: Egypt, Rubus persicus Boiss. (Rosaceae); 4 ♀♀and 3♂ Deu- Greece, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, United Arab Emirates tonymphs on Chrysanthemum coronarium♀♀ L. (Aster- and USA. aceae); 4 on Salix alba L. (Salicaceae). ♀♀ 454 Acarologia 54(4): 453–462 (2014) Previous records from Iran — This is the first Specimens examined and associations — Babol: record of this species from Iran. 36°32’N, 54°41’E, -2 m a.s.l., 17 Oct. 2010 – 5 and Comments — The host plants: A. subcordata, R. 1 Deutonymph on Prunus cerasus L. (Rosaceae);♀♀ Sari persicus, C. coronarium and S. alba are new records (Darabkola forest): 36°32’N, 53°16’E, 216 m a.s.l., 9 for B. californicus (Childers at al., 2003; Beard et al., Oct. 2010 – 10 on Alnus subcordata Mey (Betu- 2013). laceae); Ramsar:♀♀ 36°47’N, 50°32’E, 20 m a.s.l., 27 May 2011 – 1 on Pyrus communis L. (Rosaceae); Brevipalpus lewisi Chalus: 36°38’N,♀ 50°25’E, 33 m a.s.l., 28 July 2011 McGregor 1949 – 6 on Erythrina crista-galli L. (Papilionaceae); Specimens examined and associations — Sari Noor:♀♀ 36°34’N, 52°00’E, -19 m a.s.l., 28 July 2011 – 8 (Darab kola forest): 36°32’N, 53°16’E, 216 m a.s.l., 9 on Campsis grandiflora (Thumb.) Loisel (Bignon- Oct.
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