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A new Adamystis Cunliffe, 1957 species from Iran (Acari: Trombidiformes: Adamystidae).
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A new species of Adamystidae is described, Adamystis iranoturanianensis sp. nov. These mites were collected from soil, humus and litter in the southern parts of the Kamfiruz Region in Fars, Iran. This family comprises 16 species including the new species described herein. The new species differs from the other members of this family by: the fused, punctate and reticulate endopodal shield; possessing two pairs of plates in the genital region; and the unique coxal formula 1-3-2-2. This is the first record of this family from Iran.
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... Adamystis Cunliffe, 1957 is the only genus in the prostigmatic mite of family Adamystidae (Coineau et al. 2006, Beyzavi et al. 2012). It is distinguished from the related family, Saxidromidae, by the unconstricted idiosoma, unbulged chelicera bearing 1–2 setae, hook-like movable chela, and divided leg femora (Coineau et al. 2006). ...
... Adamystid mites are considered predators (Walter et al. 2009) typically living in dry soil and leaf-litter habitats, but some can be found on phylloplanes (Walter & O'Dowd 1995). Prior to this study, the genus Adamystis included 17 species (Fuangarworn & Lekprayoon 2010, Beyzavi et al. 2012, Khanjani et al. 2012) of which two species, A. iranoturanianensis and A. alvandicus, were described from Iran. Two more new species are described herein, namely A. theroni sp. ...
Two new species of the prostigmatic mite genus Adamystis Cunliffe, 1957—A. theroni sp. nov. and A. ueckermanni sp. nov.—from Fars province, Iran are described and illustrated based on female specimens collected from soil, humus and leaf litter under oak trees (Quercus brantii Lindl, 1840). Adamystis theroni sp. nov. differs from its congeners in having a smooth dorsal shield encompassing setal rows c, d and e, chelicera with two setae, lateral lip with three adoral setae, and coxal setation of 2-4-4-4. Adamystis ueckermanni sp. nov. is unique in having the trichobothrial pair sci placed far apart from each other, and the large dorsal shield with a mixed reticulation pattern encompassing setal rows c, d, e, f and h. A diagnostic key to the four species of Adamystis known from Iran is also given.
... collected from soil under Crataegus aronia (L.) (Rosaceae) bushes, near Alvand Mountain in Hamedan province, Iran is described and illustrated. Along with the record of Beyzavi et al. (2012), this is the first record of this family and genus from Iran. ...
A new mite species, Adamystis alvandicus sp. nov., is described and illustrated from female specimens collected from soil under Spiny Hawthorn trees, Crataegus aronia (L.) (Rosaceae), near Alvand Mountain in Hamedan province, Iran. The new species is distinguished by lacking lens like structures, having one pair of eyes, a smooth dorsal shield and coxae I-IV 2-3-3-2. All other Adamystis have three setae on coxisternae IV.
... collected from soil under Crataegus aronia (L.) (Rosaceae) bushes, near Alvand Mountain in Hamedan province, Iran is described and illustrated. Along with the record of Beyzavi et al. (2012), this is the first record of this family and genus from Iran. ...
A new mite species, Adamystis alvandicus sp. nov., is described and illustrated from female specimens collected from soil under Spiny Hawthorn trees, Crataegus aronia (L.) (Rosaceae), near Alvand Mountain in Hamedan province, Iran. The new species is distinguished by lacking lens like structures, having one pair of eyes, a smooth dorsal shield and coxae I IV 2-3-3-2. All other Adamystis have three setae on coxisternae IV.
A list of type depositories of new mite species published in two journals (Systematic & Applied Acarology and Zootaxa) during the last five years (2012–2016) is presented in this paper. The 1370 new species are deposited unevenly among 134 collections. The top collection is the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia (145 species), which alone accounts for 10% of the total new species, and the top ten collections accounted for 48% of the total. The average number of new species per collection is 10 and over three quarters of the collections are below the average. Just over half (51%) of the collections are in Europe. However, overall there were still more new species deposited in collections in developing counties (741) than developed countries (629). The top country for type depositories of new mite species for each continent is: Russia (199 species) for Europe, Brazil (134 species) for South America, Iran (133 species) for Asia, Australia (87 species) for Oceania, USA (80 species) for North America and South Africa (36 species) for Africa. The top European collections hold type specimens mostly of foreign origin, whereas those of South America, Asia, Africa and Australasia hold type specimens mostly originating from their own countries.
The type localities of new mite species described in two journals (Systematic & Applied Acarology and Zootaxa) during the last six years (2007–2012) were surveyed to detect hotspots of new mite species discovery. Among the 642 papers examined, 71% of them contain new species, with 148 new species in 2007, 207 in 2008, 234 in 2009, 208 in 2010, 333 in 2011 and 249 in 2012. Systematic & Applied Acarology published about 3% of the total new species indexed by Zoological Record during 2007–2012, whereas Zootaxa published about 35% of the total. The 1379 new species are distributed unevenly among 150 mite families; the top 15 families accounted for 55% of all the species, and 86 of the 150 families have 1–3 species each. The top family is the Eriophyidae, which alone accounted for nearly 15% of the total new species. Geographically, the new species were described from 92 countries and their distribution among these countries is highly uneven. The top 10 countries accounted for 62% of all the new species and the top country, China, alone accounted for 18% of the total. The average number of new species per country is 15 and no more than a fifth of the countries are above the average, and 40% of the countries have only 1–3 new species each. The top country for each continent is China (248 species) for Asia, Australia (166 species) for Oceania, Brazil (76 species) for South America, Kenya (51 species) for Africa, USA (51 species) for North America and Russia (42 species) for Europe. Increased efforts in discovering and describing new species are much needed for biodiversity-rich countries in South America, Southeast Asia and Africa.
A new mite species, Adamystis alvandicus sp. nov., is described and illustrated from female specimens collected from soil under Spiny Hawthorn trees, Crataegus aronia (L.) (Rosaceae), near Alvand Mountain in Hamedan province, Iran. The new species is distinguished by lacking lens like structures, having one pair of eyes, a smooth dorsal shield and coxae I-IV 2-3-3-2. All other Adamystis have three setae on coxisternae IV.
A new species of soil prostigmatic mites, Adamystis thailandensis sp. nov. (Acari: Adamystidae) is described based on adult and immature specimens collected from leaf litter and upper soil layer in a coastal forest in southern Thailand. It differs from its congeners by the presence of a densely striated idiosomal shield and the presence of lens-like structures on the lateral, posterior dorsomedial, and ventral sides of the idiosoma. A diagnostic key to the known species of Adamystidae is presented.
A new mite species, Adamystis alvandicus sp. nov., is described and illustrated from female specimens collected from soil under Spiny Hawthorn trees, Crataegus aronia (L.) (Rosaceae), near Alvand Mountain in Hamedan province, Iran. The new species is distinguished by lacking lens like structures, having one pair of eyes, a smooth dorsal shield and coxae I IV 2-3-3-2. All other Adamystis have three setae on coxisternae IV.
Collection, rearing and preparing specimens
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Accepted by Owen Seeman: 28 Oct. 2011; published 29 Feb. 2012
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