<i>Ovacarus longisetosus</i>n. sp. (Acari: Podapolipidae) from<i>Amara (Paracelia) saxicola</i>Zimm. (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and new records of<i>Coccipolipus, Dorsipes, Eutarsopolipus</i>and<i>Tarsopolipus</i>from Iran

Abstract

Abstract Ovacarus longisetosus Hajiqanbar and Husband n. sp. (Acari: Podapolipidae) is described and illustrated from Amara (Paracelia) saxicola Zimm. (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from northeastern Iran and compared with previously described species, Ovacarus clivinae Stannard and Vaishampayan, 1971 and O. peellei Husband, 1974 from Illinois and North Dakota, U.S.A. New records of Podapolipidae from Iran include: Tarsopolipus massai Husband, 1989 from an undetermined scarab beetle, Coccipolipus macfarlanei Husband, 1972 from Coccinella septempunctata L. and C. undecempunctata L., Dorsipes sp. and Eutarsopolipus sp. from Amara (Paracelia) saxicola. Key words : AcariPodapolipidaeCarabidae Coccipolipus Dorsipes Eutarsopolipus Ovacarus Tarsopolipus new speciesIran