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.
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*