Two new species of chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae) from Iran.
Odontacarus khanjani Goff & Saboori (Leeuwenhoekiidae) and Neotrombicula iranensis Goff & Saboori (Trombiculidae) were described as new. Both species were collected as unengorged larvae on alfalfa plants, Medicago sativa, in western Iran.
Goff
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Department of Entomology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu 96822, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D007492:Iran; D007814:Larva; D000455:Medicago sativa; D014324:Trombiculidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*