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

Authors

ELIZABETH HUGO COETZEE
PARISA LOTFOLLAHI
AYDA ABBASI KALO
ELNAZ MOVAHEDZADE

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1611-32

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

First Page

630

Last Page

637

Recommended Citation

COETZEE, ELIZABETH HUGO; LOTFOLLAHI, PARISA; KALO, AYDA ABBASI; and MOVAHEDZADE, ELNAZ (2017) "A new species of Oxyoppia (Oxyoppiella) (Acari: Oribatida: Oppiidae) from Iran," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 41: No. 4, Article 5. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1611-32
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol41/iss4/5