Biologyarticle2026-09-26

One new Aculus species (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae) on Glycyrrhiza glabra from Lorestan province, Iran

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Abstract

During the study on eriophyid mites associated to Fabaceae plants in Naghare village, Lorestan province (Iran), one new Aculus species (Acari: Eriophyidae), A. lorestaniensis sp. nov., was found on Glycyrrhiza glabra L. and herein described and illustrated. This is the first Aculus mites associated to a host plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza.

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View paper (DOI)Open access versionOpenAlexZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)Published 2026-09-26

Authors: Parisa Lotfollahi, Salman Hayatolgheyb, Shahriar Jafari, Jahanshir Shakarami

Institutions: Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Lorestan University