Laelapid mites are one of the most important predators of small arthropods and nematodes in soil habitats. During 2010-2011, a faunistic survey was conducted for collection and identification of edaphic laelapid mites (Laelapidae Berlese, 1892) in Jiroft Township. A total of 12 species belonging to six genera were collected and identified. An identification key is provided for Jiroft Laelapid mite species. List of identified species is as follows:
A) Genus Haemolaelaps Berlese [1. Haemolaelaps casalis (Berlese)]
B) Genus Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till [2. Gaeolaelaps nolli (Karg), 3. G. queenslandica (Womersley), 4. G. angustiscutata Willmann, 5. - G. aculeifer (Canestrini), 6. G. kargi Costa, 7. G. minor Costa]
C) Genus Cosmolaelaps Berlese [8. Cosmolaelaps vacua (Michael), 9. C. lutegiensis (Shcherbek)].
D) Genus Laelaspis Berlese [10. Laelaspisastronomica(Koch)].
E) Genus Pneumolaelaps Berlese [ 11. Pneumolaelaps sclerotarsa Costa].
F) Genus Euandrolaelaps Bregetova [12. Euandrolaelapskarawaiewi (Berlese)]
Balooch Shahryari, N., Hajizadeh, J., & Asadi, M. (2012). Introduction and identification key for laelapid mites (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) of Jiroft Township. Plant Pest Research, 2(2), 21-32.
MLA
N. Balooch Shahryari; J. Hajizadeh; M. Asadi. "Introduction and identification key for laelapid mites (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) of Jiroft Township". Plant Pest Research, 2, 2, 2012, 21-32.
HARVARD
Balooch Shahryari, N., Hajizadeh, J., Asadi, M. (2012). 'Introduction and identification key for laelapid mites (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) of Jiroft Township', Plant Pest Research, 2(2), pp. 21-32.
VANCOUVER
Balooch Shahryari, N., Hajizadeh, J., Asadi, M. Introduction and identification key for laelapid mites (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) of Jiroft Township. Plant Pest Research, 2012; 2(2): 21-32.
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