3.3.2.4 Other Terrestrial Parasitengonina
There are some representatives of other parasitengone families in Iran with well
distribution and prevalence. One of them is a specified subelytral parasite
Neosilphitrombium tenebrionidum Saboori, Hajiqanbar and Hakimitabar
(Neothrombiidae) parasitizing Opatroides punctulatus Brullé (Coleoptera:
Tenebrionidae) (Saboori et al. 2011). The host beetle is a broadly distributed insect
in Europe, Africa and Asia, causing damage to some agricultural crops and the
parasitic mite, at least in Iran, could be a promising potential natural enemy.
Likewise, many larval species of the Eutrombidium (Microtrombidiidae) are
known to be included as parasites of some pestiferous grasshoppers or gryllids in
Iran (Saboori et al. 2007).
Recently a monogeneric family, Achaemenothrombiidae (Trombidioidea), with
three species has been described from Iran, two of which parasitizing noctuid genera
Catocala and Euxoa (Saboori et al. 2010, 2013). Mites of this family could be
potentially important as parasites of mentioned plant-feeding insects.
3.3.2.5 Aquatic Parasitengonina (Hydrachnidiae)
More than 6000 true water mite species, mostly freshwater, are classified in
subcohort Hydrachnidiae. Like other mites of the cohort Parasitengonina, they
have a life cycle with parasitic larvae and predatory post-larval stages (Walter
et al. 2009). In the larval stage, these mites parasitize the aquatic insects, some of
which economically and or medically significant such as Culicidae and
Chironomidae (Gerson et al. 2003). For example, Arrenuridae, Hydryphantidae,
Limnesiidae and Pionidae are among water mites considered as natural enemies of
Table 3.4 Some larval species of the Iranian trombidiids attacking insect pests
Trombidiid mite
Insect host
References
Allothrombium shirazicum
Zhang and Rastegari (1996)
Forda marginata Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Zhang and
Rastegari
(1996)
Cicaditrombium weni
Saboori and Lazarboni 2008
Cicadatra ochreata Melichar (Homoptera:
Cicadidae)
Saboori and
Lazarboni
(2008)
Iranitrombium
miandoabicum Saboori et al.
(2003a, b)
Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thysanoptera:
Thripidae)
Saboori et al.
(2003a, b)
Monotrombium simplicium
Zhang and Norbakhsh
(1995)
Schizaphis graminum (Rondani);
Metopolophium dirhodum (Walker); Sitobion
avenae (F.); Forda marginata Koch (Hemiptera:
Aphididae)
Zhang and
Norbakhsh
(1995)
Oskootrombium prasadi
Saboori et al. (2006)
Hyalopterus pruni (Geoffroy) (Hemiptera:
Aphididae)
Saboori et al.
(2006)
116
H. Hajiqanbar and A. Farazmand
There are some representatives of other parasitengone families in Iran with well
distribution and prevalence. One of them is a specified subelytral parasite
Neosilphitrombium tenebrionidum Saboori, Hajiqanbar and Hakimitabar
(Neothrombiidae) parasitizing Opatroides punctulatus Brullé (Coleoptera:
Tenebrionidae) (Saboori et al. 2011). The host beetle is a broadly distributed insect
in Europe, Africa and Asia, causing damage to some agricultural crops and the
parasitic mite, at least in Iran, could be a promising potential natural enemy.
Likewise, many larval species of the Eutrombidium (Microtrombidiidae) are
known to be included as parasites of some pestiferous grasshoppers or gryllids in
Iran (Saboori et al. 2007).
Recently a monogeneric family, Achaemenothrombiidae (Trombidioidea), with
three species has been described from Iran, two of which parasitizing noctuid genera
Catocala and Euxoa (Saboori et al. 2010, 2013). Mites of this family could be
potentially important as parasites of mentioned plant-feeding insects.
3.3.2.5 Aquatic Parasitengonina (Hydrachnidiae)
More than 6000 true water mite species, mostly freshwater, are classified in
subcohort Hydrachnidiae. Like other mites of the cohort Parasitengonina, they
have a life cycle with parasitic larvae and predatory post-larval stages (Walter
et al. 2009). In the larval stage, these mites parasitize the aquatic insects, some of
which economically and or medically significant such as Culicidae and
Chironomidae (Gerson et al. 2003). For example, Arrenuridae, Hydryphantidae,
Limnesiidae and Pionidae are among water mites considered as natural enemies of
Table 3.4 Some larval species of the Iranian trombidiids attacking insect pests
Trombidiid mite
Insect host
References
Allothrombium shirazicum
Zhang and Rastegari (1996)
Forda marginata Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Zhang and
Rastegari
(1996)
Cicaditrombium weni
Saboori and Lazarboni 2008
Cicadatra ochreata Melichar (Homoptera:
Cicadidae)
Saboori and
Lazarboni
(2008)
Iranitrombium
miandoabicum Saboori et al.
(2003a, b)
Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thysanoptera:
Thripidae)
Saboori et al.
(2003a, b)
Monotrombium simplicium
Zhang and Norbakhsh
(1995)
Schizaphis graminum (Rondani);
Metopolophium dirhodum (Walker); Sitobion
avenae (F.); Forda marginata Koch (Hemiptera:
Aphididae)
Zhang and
Norbakhsh
(1995)
Oskootrombium prasadi
Saboori et al. (2006)
Hyalopterus pruni (Geoffroy) (Hemiptera:
Aphididae)
Saboori et al.
(2006)
116
H. Hajiqanbar and A. Farazmand