Imparipes gagati Khaustov, 2008

Navabi, Amin, Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza & Mortazavi, Abdolazim, 2018, New species and records of the genera Scutacarus and Imparipes (Acari: Heterostigmatina: Scutacaridae) associated with Coleoptera and Hymenoptera (Arthropoda: Insecta) from Iran, Zootaxa 4531 (4), pp. 532-540 : 537

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4531.4.4
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:BD0BADCE-2CB7-471A-B3E3-741585CF80A0
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5974839
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/521D2D31-9A6E-FFF6-DCEF-FE2D7C13DA44
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Imparipes gagati Khaustov, 2008
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Imparipes gagati Khaustov, 2008, p. 101 , Figs 62 (1–6).

This species was originally described from the southern shore of Crimea, on Formica gagates Latr. View in CoL ( Hymenoptera View in CoL : Formicidae View in CoL ) ( Khaustov 2008).

Material examined. Western Iran, Lorestan Province, Borujerd city, Fial village (33°53'59.04"N, 48°43'6.90"E). Five females removed from a vial containing a large number of Messor caducus (Victor) ( Hymenoptera : Formicidae ), 9 May 2016.

Remarks. This species is reported for the second time in the world and recorded from Asia for the first time. This is a new association between this mite and the ant species Messor caducus .