| id | 44270 (last modified: 14.7.2018) |
| title | First record of the genus Thaumatopelvis Mahunka, 1973 (Acari: Prostigmata: Scutacaridae) from Asia with description of a new species associated with ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |
| year | 2018 |
| paper | Systematic and Applied Acarology |
| edition | 23 [2] |
| page | 360-366 |
| language | English |
| checked | paper |
| abstract | The mite species Thaumatopelvis lorasiacus Navabi & Hajiqanbar sp. nov. (Acari: Heterostigmata: Scutacaridae) associated with ants of the genera Formica Linnaeus, 1758 and Pheidole Westwood, 1839 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is described form Borujerd, Lorestan Province, western Iran. This finding presents the first evidence of the genus Thaumatopelvis Mahunka, 1973 from Asia and a new association between ants of the genera Formica and Pheidole with mites of this genus. A key to world species of the Thaumatopelvis is also provided. |
| URL | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323186837Go to site |
| author | Navabi, Amin |
| coauthor | Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza |
| coauthor | Mortazavi, Abdolazim |