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Promyialges italicus sp. nov. (Astigmata: Epidermoptidae) with redescriptions of mites of the families Epidermoptidae and Cheyletidae (Prostigmata) associated with Pseudolynchia canariensis (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) from Iran and Italy

  • 1. . Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran; Emails: majidmoradifaradonbeh@yahoo.com, ostovan2001@yahoo.com, mehgheibi@yahoo.com
  • 2. . Museum of Zoology & Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109- 1079, USA; E-mail:bmoc@umich.edu
  • 3. . Young Researchers and Elite Club, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran; E-mail: joharchi@iauyazd.ac. Ir & j.omid2000@gmail.com
  • 4. . Department of Veterinary Science, University of Pisa, Italy; E-mail: fabio.macchioni@unipi.it

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Faradonbeh, Majid Moradi, Ostovan, Hadi, OConnor, Barry M., Gheibi, Mehdi, Joharchi, Omid, Macchioni, Fabio (2019): Promyialges italicus sp. nov. (Astigmata: Epidermoptidae) with redescriptions of mites of the families Epidermoptidae and Cheyletidae (Prostigmata) associated with Pseudolynchia canariensis (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) from Iran and Italy. Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (1): 27-46, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v8i1.41265

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