Two new species of Gaeolaelaps (Acari: Laelapidae) from Iran

Alireza Nemati; Mastaneh Mohseni

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3750.1.5

Two new species of Gaeolaelaps (Acari: Laelapidae) from Iran

Zootaxa. 2013 Dec 17:3750:71-82. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3750.1.5.

Authors

Alireza Nemati¹, Mastaneh Mohseni²

Affiliations

¹ Plant Protection Department, Agricultural College, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran; Email: nemati.alireza@agr.sku.ac.ir.
² Plant Protection Department, Agricultural College, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran; Email: alireza.nemat@ymail.com.

PMID: 25113678
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3750.1.5

Abstract

This paper reports on two new species of mites of the genus Gaeolaelaps in soil from Iran, G. farajii sp. nov., and G. orbiculatus sp. nov.. A key to the species of Gaeolaelaps with short peritremes is presented.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animals
Female
Iran
Male
Mites / anatomy & histology
Mites / classification*