Three new species of the genus Favognathus Luxton (Acari: Cryptognathidae) and re-description of Cryptognathus lagena Kramer from Iran

Three new species of the genus Favognathus Luxton, 1973 are described from Iran, namely Favognathus esfahaniensis sp. nov. , collected from soil under lichen at Najaf Abad, Esfahan Province; Favognathus alvandii sp. nov. , from soil under plum, hawthorn and quince trees at Hamedan, Hamedan Province;...

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Published in:International journal of acarology 2014-07, Vol.40 (5), p.370-383
Main Authors: Khanjani, Mohammad, Khanjani, Masoumeh, Rafeian Najaf-Abadi, Parisa, Seeman, Owen D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acari
acarology
Crataegus
Lagena
lichen
lichens
microphytophages
moss
new species
plums
prosternal apron
Prunus
quinces
re-description
redescriptions
Rosaceae
soil
trees
type collections
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Summary:Three new species of the genus Favognathus Luxton, 1973 are described from Iran, namely Favognathus esfahaniensis sp. nov. , collected from soil under lichen at Najaf Abad, Esfahan Province; Favognathus alvandii sp. nov. , from soil under plum, hawthorn and quince trees at Hamedan, Hamedan Province; and Favognathus guilanicus sp. nov. , from soil under an unknown plant at Rasht, Guilan Province. The female and male of the type species Cryptognathus lagena Kramer, 1879 are re-described. Cryptognathus sternalis Krantz, 1958 is removed from synonymy with C. lagena after examination of the ornamentation and leg setation of type specimens, because trochanter I has 1 seta and tarsi I–IV 15(1ω)–12(1 ω)–9(1ω)–9(1ω) in C. lagena instead of trochanter I nude and tarsi I–IV 15(2ω)–12(2 ω)–10(1 ω)–10(1ω) in C. sternalis.
ISSN:1945-3892
0164-7954
1945-3892
DOI:10.1080/01647954.2014.924993