Phyllocoptes khazariensis sp. nov. (Acari: Eriophyiodea) from Cupressus sempervirens (Cupressaceae) in Iran.

The new eriophyid species, Phyllocoptes khazariensis sp. nov. was found on Cupressus sempervirens L. (Cupressaceae) during a survey on eriophyoid mite fauna of Sari county, Mazandaran province, north of Iran, in summer 2017. This is the first Phyllocoptes species found on plants of the genus Cupressus and herein described and illustrated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]