Two new eriophyoid mite species (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) associated with plum trees in Hamdan orchards, Iran

Abstract

In the plum orchards, in the vicinity of Hamedan, we found different phytophagous insects and mites with eriphyiods the main group. To date, no eriophyiods were reported from this region. In this study two new species were collected and identified namely: Diptacus hamedanicus sp. nov.and Tetra prunura sp. nov. from Prunus domestica (L.) (Rosaceae) in Hamedan province. Both species are vagrants and not harmful to their host