First record of the spider mite genus Mixonychus (Acari: Tetranychidae) from Iran based on the description of a new species
Résumé
A new species of the genus Mixonychus Ryke & Meyer, 1960 (Acari: Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae), namely Mixonychus (Tylonychus) religiosae sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on females, deutonymphs, protonymphs and male collected from Ficus religiosa L. (Moraceae) in Southern of Iran (Kerman Province). This is the first report of Mixonychus (Tylonychus) from Palearctic area.