Achaemenothrombium cyrusi gen. et sp. nov. (Acari, Prostigmata: Trombidioidea) is described and illustrated from larvae ectoparasitic on Catocala sp. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Tehran, Iran and Achaemenothrombium talebii (Karimi Irvanlou & Kamali, 2001) comb. nov. is redescribed. A new family, Achaemenothrombiidae is proposed for accommodating this genus. A key to families of larval Trombidi...

Achaemenothrombium dariusi Saboori, Wohltmann & Hakimitabar sp. nov. (Acari, Prostigmata: Trombidioidea) is described and illustrated from larvae ectoparasitic on Euxoafallax (Eversmann) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Sirch and Cheshmeh Bondar, Kerman province, Iran. It is the third species of this genus, which is recorded only from Iran. The status of this small family is discussed and a key to...

The first description of a fossil representative of Paratrombiinae from the Rovno amber, Paratrombium rovniense sp. nov., based on an unengorged larva, is provided. The discovery results in a re-definition of the Paratrombiinae and of Paratrombium, which also comprise species with two pectinalae on coxa I. 

this paper reviews the research on taxonomy of the trombidioidea in iran, with an updated checklist of 32 species (+5 undetermined species) belonging to five families and 22 genera. among them, 27 species (+1 undetermined species) are reported based on larvae only, three undetermined species based on adults only, and six species based on both larval and post-larval stages. also, 14 species (+3 ...

Most mites of the family Trombidiidae are ectoparasites in the larval stage and free-living predators in the deutonymphal and adult stages on a variety of arthropods, among which are pests of many economic crops. This paper provides an updated review of their systematics, life history, reproduction, behaviour, predator–prey and parasite–host relationships, and population dynamics, with particul...

The status of the genera in small microtrombidiid mite tribe Hexathrombiini is reevaluated. Type specimens representing all were studied and diagnostic characters for are reviewed, summarized, new data a key to provided: Alhamitrombium, Beronium, Hexathrombium Hoplothrombium. most speciose genus species recorded from South America compared, as well those with divided pygidial plate. A provision...