A new species of Podapolipus (Acari: Podapolipidae) from Iran: the first host record of a podapolipid mite parasitizing the widespread beetle Trachyderma hispida (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Members of the family Podapolipidae (Acari: Trombidiformes: Prostigmata) are highly specialized obligate parasites of various insects particularly Coleoptera and usually live in the subelytral cavity of host beetles. These mites exhibit a degree of host specificity at the family level. However, a re...

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