title: A new species group and species of the genus Pavania (Acari: Dolichocybidae), phoretic on Onthophagus vitulus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Iran.
abstract: Pavania setiformis Loghmani & Hajiqanbar sp. nov. (Acari: Heterostigmatina: Dolichocybidae) associated with Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vitulus (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) is described from northeastern Iran. This remarkable new species represents a new setiformis species group characterized by seta-like sc(1), instead of capitate trichobothria. The genus Pavania is thus divided into three species groups: the fusiformis group (15 species), the gymnopleuri group (3 species) and the setiformis group (1 species). We also found P. sabzevarensis Hajiqanbar & Khaustov, 2010 and P. onthophagi Hajiqanbar & Khaustov, 2010 phoretic on Gymnopleurus mopsus (Pallas) and Onthophagus (Euonthophagus) amyntas alces (Fabricius), respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, 14115-336, Tehran, Iran. Amirloghman@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loghmani
authors.forename: Hamidreza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hajiqanbar
authors.forename: Ali Asghar
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Talebi
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D013045:Species Specificity