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

Authors

ELIZABETH HUGO COETZEE
PARISA LOTFOLLAHI
AYDA ABBASI KALO
ELNAZ MOVAHEDZADE

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.

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1611-32

Keywords

Generic and subgeneric diagnosis, Iran, key, mites, Oxyoppiinae

First Page

630

Last Page

637

Recommended Citation

COETZEE, E. H, LOTFOLLAHI, P, KALO, A. A, & MOVAHEDZADE, E (2017). A new species of Oxyoppia (Oxyoppiella) (Acari: Oribatida: Oppiidae) from Iran. Turkish Journal of Zoology 41 (4): 630-637. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1611-32