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Title Two new species of Cryptognathidae (Acari: Prostigmata) from north-western Iran
Type JournalPaper
Keywords Trombidiformes, predatory mites, systematic, Mahabad, Urmia
Abstract Herein, two new species of the family Cryptognathidae: Cryptognathus khaustovi sp. nov., collected from soil in Urmia and Favognathus kazemii sp. nov., collected from soil and litter in Mahabad, are described from north-western Iran. Also, Cryptognathus ayyldizi Akyol & Koç, 2010 is reported for the first time from Iran.
Researchers Moosa Saber (Third Researcher), Mojtaba Mohammad Doustaresharaf (First Researcher), Mohammad Bagheri (Second Researcher)