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The iolinid mite Coccalicus clavatus Willmann, 1952 was collected during a survey from the soil of Gilanegharb, Kermanshah, Iran in 2022. This species was first described in the family Alycidae by Willmann in 1952 and then André and Uusitalo transferred it to the family Iolinidae in 2006, accompanied by transferring species from the genus Paratydaeolus to the genus Coccalicus. Some challenges about species characters of this mite are discussed in this paper and the synonymy of C. lukoschusi and C. clavatus is proposed. The genus consists of 12 species with clavate trichobothria, and is related to various habitats like soil, stored products, under barks, on leaves of different plants, and on birds. They have been reported from Europe, Antarctica and North America and this is the first record of the Coccalicus mites from Asia.

Darbemamieh, Maryam, Ahadiyat, Ali, Farmahiny-Farahani, Vahid Reza, Kaźmierski, Andrzej (2022): A new species of Proctotydaeus Berlese (Tydeoidea: Iolinidae) from Iran. Persian Journal of Acarology 11 (1): 23-34, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v11i1.72954

Homeopronematus anconai (Baker, 1943) Remarks – Dorsal body are approximately long. For example, e1 (20 μm) longer than e1-f1 distance. Tectal setae are longer than plurals on tarsus I. This species was first described as a species of Pronematus (Baker, 1943) and then moved to Homeopronematus by André (1980). This is the first record of this species from Mazandaran province. Examined material – Sari, Paein Hoular, 36° 25ʹ 41ʹʹ N, 53° 08ʹ 01ʹʹ E, H: 185m, soil, 21 August 2019, 1♀., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Kaźmierski, Andrzej & Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid, 2020, New records and remarks on Tydeoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) from Mazandaran province of Iran, pp. 243-253 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (3) on page 249, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i3.60194, http://zenodo.org/record/4644992, {"references":["Baker, E. W. (1943) Nuevos Tydeidae Mexicanos (Acarina). Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural, 4: 181 - 90.","Andre, H. M. (1980) A generic revision of the family Tydeidae (Acari: Actinedida). IV. Generic description, key and conclusion. Annales de la Societe Royale Zoologique de Belgie, 116: 103 - 168."]}

Neopronematus sepasgosariani Sadeghi, Łaniecka & Kaźmierski, 2012 This is the first record of this species from Mazandaran province. Examined material – Mahmood-Abad, apple leaf, 36° 37ʹ 36ʹʹ N, 52° 13ʹ 48ʹʹ E, H: − 21 m b.s.l., 20 August 2019, 1♀., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Kaźmierski, Andrzej & Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid, 2020, New records and remarks on Tydeoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) from Mazandaran province of Iran, pp. 243-253 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (3) on pages 248-249, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i3.60194, http://zenodo.org/record/4644992, {"references":["Sadeghi, H., Laniecka, I. & Kazmierski, A. (2012) Tydeoid mites (Acari: Triophtydeidae, Iolinidae, Tydeidae) of Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, with description of three new species. Annales Zoologici, 62 (1): 99 - 114."]}

Darbemamieh, Maryam, Kaźmierski, Andrzej, Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid (2020): New records and remarks on Tydeoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) from Mazandaran province of Iran. Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (3): 243-253, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i3.60194

Pronematus rykei Meyer & Rodrigues, 1966 This is the first record of this species from Mazandaran province. Examined material – Sari, Paein Hoular, 36° 25ʹ 41ʹʹ N, 53° 08ʹ 01ʹʹ E, H: 185 m a.s.l., orchard leaf, 4♀♀., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Kaźmierski, Andrzej & Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid, 2020, New records and remarks on Tydeoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) from Mazandaran province of Iran, pp. 243-253 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (3) on page 249, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i3.60194, http://zenodo.org/record/4644992

Lorryia maga (Kuznetzov, 1973) Diagnosis – Venilia-type striation (Kaźmierski 1998). Eupathidia of palps cleft distally; gnathosoma protrudes from anterior part of aspidosoma, with only its base concealed (Fig. 2). This species was first described as Venilia maga (Kuznetzov, 1973). This is the first record of this species from Mazandaran province and the first photograph of its dorsum. Examined material – Babol, 36° 32ʹ 58ʹʹ N, 52° 39ʹ 30ʹʹ E, H: − 6 m b.s.l., orchard soil, 20 August 2019, 1♀., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Kaźmierski, Andrzej & Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid, 2020, New records and remarks on Tydeoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) from Mazandaran province of Iran, pp. 243-253 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (3) on page 246, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i3.60194, http://zenodo.org/record/4644992, {"references":["Kazmierski, A. (1998) Tydeinae of the world: generic relationships, new and redescribed taxa and keys to all species. A revision of the subfamilies Pretydeinae and Tydeinae (Acari: Actinedida: Tydeidae) - part IV. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 41: 283 - 455."]}

Tydeus lindquisti (Marshall, 1970) Diagnosis – Body covered with striation and lacking basket weave ornamentation. Dorsal idiosomal setae similar in shape, finely roughened. Cheliceral stylet shorter than palp tarsus. Dorsal striae broad and widely separated and connected in some places. Less than 20 striae between bothridial setae (bo). Remarks – The examined specimens had 17 or 18 striae between the bothridials. This is the first record of this species from Iran (Fig. 1). This species was categorized in genus Lorryia in its first description (Marshall, 1970) and then Kaźmierski (1998) moved it to genus Tydeus. Examined material – Alikia-Soltan region, Amol city, 33° 22ʹ 58.26ʹʹ N, 52° 18ʹ 17.34ʹʹ E, H: 252 m a.s.l., 5 May 2013, soil, 1♂., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Kaźmierski, Andrzej & Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid, 2020, New records and remarks on Tydeoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) from Mazandaran province of Iran, pp. 243-253 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (3) on page 245, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i3.60194, http://zenodo.org/record/4644992, {"references":["Marshall, V. G. (1970) Tydeid mites (Acarina: Prostigmata) from Canada. I. New and redescribed species of Lorryia. Annals of Entomological Society of Quebec, 15: 17 - 52.","Kazmierski, A. (1998) Tydeinae of the world: generic relationships, new and redescribed taxa and keys to all species. A revision of the subfamilies Pretydeinae and Tydeinae (Acari: Actinedida: Tydeidae) - part IV. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 41: 283 - 455."]}

Pronematus ubiquitus (McGregor, 1932) This is the first record of this species from Mazandaran province. Examined material – Soleyman-Abad village, Tonekabon, apple leaf, 31 October 2013, 36° 38ʹ 13ʺ N, 52° 50ʹ 10.06ʺ E, H: 30 m a.s.l., 6♀♀., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Kaźmierski, Andrzej & Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid, 2020, New records and remarks on Tydeoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) from Mazandaran province of Iran, pp. 243-253 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (3) on page 249, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i3.60194, http://zenodo.org/record/4644992

Tydeus kochi Oudemans, 1928 This is the first record of this species from Mazandaran province. Examined material – Izadshahr, 36° 36ʹ 38ʹʹ N, 52° 10ʹ 26ʹʹ E, H: − 17 m b.s.l., orchard soil, 20 August 2019, 2♀♀., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Kaźmierski, Andrzej & Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid, 2020, New records and remarks on Tydeoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) from Mazandaran province of Iran, pp. 243-253 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (3) on page 245, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i3.60194, http://zenodo.org/record/4644992, {"references":["Oudemans, A. C. (1928) Acarologische Aanteekeningen XCIV. Entomologische Berichten, 7: 374 - 382."]}

Tydeus electus Kuznetzov, 1973 Remarks – In this specimen, setae h2 and ps1 were clavate to lanceolate, differing from the original description of this species. Other characters match the specific description except the size of the caudal setae that measured about 40 µm. Only one egg was observed inside the female's body. This is the first record of this species from Mazandaran province. Examined material – Chaloos, 36° 39ʹ 41ʹʹ N, 51° 25ʹ 31ʹʹ E, H: 10 m a.s.l., orange garden, soil, 4 August 2018, 1♀., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Kaźmierski, Andrzej & Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid, 2020, New records and remarks on Tydeoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) from Mazandaran province of Iran, pp. 243-253 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (3) on pages 244-245, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i3.60194, http://zenodo.org/record/4644992

Tydeus calabrus (Castagnoli, 1984) Examined material – Rostamrood, 36° 35ʹ 21ʹʹ N, 52° 05ʹ 45ʹʹ E, H: − 21 m b.s.l., apple bark, 20 August 2019, 1♀., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Kaźmierski, Andrzej & Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid, 2020, New records and remarks on Tydeoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) from Mazandaran province of Iran, pp. 243-253 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (3) on page 245, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i3.60194, http://zenodo.org/record/4644992

Proctotydaeus (Proctotydulus) oblongus (Kuznetzov, 1973) This is the first record of this species from Mazandaran province. Examined material – Soleiman-Abad, Tonekabon, 36° 48ʹ 13ʹʹ N, 36° 25ʹ 24ʹʹ E, H: 30 m a.s.l., walnut, 3 July 2013, 1♀., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Kaźmierski, Andrzej & Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid, 2020, New records and remarks on Tydeoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) from Mazandaran province of Iran, pp. 243-253 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (3) on page 248, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i3.60194, http://zenodo.org/record/4644992

Lorryia reticulata (Oudemans, 1928) Remarks – This species was previously classified and described in genus Tydeus by Oudemans (Oudemans, 1928). He transferred it to Lorryia himself, one year later (Oudemans, 1929). This species is known from several combinations and synonyms summarized in Kaźmierski (1998) and Silva et al. (2016) (Fig. 3). Examined material – Chamestan, Angaetaroud village, Noor city, 36° 25ʹ 24ʹʹ N, 52° 13ʹ 14ʹʹ E, H: 191 m a.s.l., moss, 1 August 2013, 2♀., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Kaźmierski, Andrzej & Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid, 2020, New records and remarks on Tydeoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) from Mazandaran province of Iran, pp. 243-253 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (3) on page 246, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i3.60194, http://zenodo.org/record/4644992, {"references":["Oudemans, A. C. (1928) Acarologische Aanteekeningen XCIV. Entomologische Berichten, 7: 374 - 382.","Oudemans, A. C. (1929) Kritisch historisch Overzicht der Acarologie. Tweede Gedeelde. Tijdschrifte voor Entomologie, 72 (Suppl): I - XVII, 1 - 1097.","Kazmierski, A. (1998) Tydeinae of the world: generic relationships, new and redescribed taxa and keys to all species. A revision of the subfamilies Pretydeinae and Tydeinae (Acari: Actinedida: Tydeidae) - part IV. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 41: 283 - 455.","Silva, G. L., Metzelthin, M. H., Silva, O. S. & Ferla, N. J. (2016) Catalogue of the mite family Tydeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) with the world key to the species. Zootaxa, 4135 (1): 1 - 68."]}

Neopronematus neglectus (Kuznetzov, 1972) This is the first record of this species from Mazandaran province. Examined material – Mahmood-Abad, 36° 36ʹ 58ʹʹ N, 52° 11ʹ 24ʹʹ E, H: − 24 m b.s.l., apple leaf, 20 August 2019, 3♀♀, Babol, 36° 32ʹ 58ʹʹ N, 52° 39ʹ 30ʹʹ E, H: − 6 m b.s.l., pear leaf, 20 August 2019, 2♀♀., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Kaźmierski, Andrzej & Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid, 2020, New records and remarks on Tydeoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) from Mazandaran province of Iran, pp. 243-253 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (3) on page 248, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i3.60194, http://zenodo.org/record/4644992

Genus Proctotydaeus Berlese, 1911 Type species: Proctotydaeus viator Berlese, 1911 This is the first record of this genus from Mazandaran province., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Kaźmierski, Andrzej & Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid, 2020, New records and remarks on Tydeoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) from Mazandaran province of Iran, pp. 243-253 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (3) on page 247, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i3.60194, http://zenodo.org/record/4644992

Lorryia woolleyi (Baker, 1968) Remarks – This species was first described as a Paralorryia by Baker (1968) but was later moved to Lorryia by Sadeghi Namaghi (1995) and Kaźmierski (1998). All dorsal body setae are serrate and sharp distally (Fig. 4) and the movable chelae are not longer than the distal segment of the palps. Round, tear-shaped and finely striated areas around setae, type of body striae (Paralorryia s. str.) and longitudinal striae between c1 and d1 as shown in figure 4 (right). This is the first record of this species from Mazandaran province. Examined material – Sari, Paein Hoular, 36° 25ʹ 41ʹʹ N, 53° 08ʹ 01ʹʹ E, H: 185m, soil, 21 August 2019, 1♀., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Kaźmierski, Andrzej & Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid, 2020, New records and remarks on Tydeoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) from Mazandaran province of Iran, pp. 243-253 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (3) on page 247, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i3.60194, http://zenodo.org/record/4644992, {"references":["Baker, E. W. (1968) The genus Paralorryia. Annals of Entomological Society of America, 61: 1097 - 1106.","Sadeghi Namaghi, H. (1995) Survey of mites (Acari) fauna of pomaceous fruit trees in Mashhad region. Agricultural Science and Technology Journal, 9 (1): 110 - 120.","Kazmierski, A. (1998) Tydeinae of the world: generic relationships, new and redescribed taxa and keys to all species. A revision of the subfamilies Pretydeinae and Tydeinae (Acari: Actinedida: Tydeidae) - part IV. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 41: 283 - 455."]}

Tydeus caudatus (Duges, 1834) sensu Baker, 1970 Remarks – Some females had several eggs (up to 10 eggs) inside their body. The taxonomic status and some challenges about this species were explained in Darbemamieh et al. (2016b). This species has been collected from some other parts of the country (Darbemamieh et al. 2010; Akbari et al. 2015) but this is the first record from Mazandaran province. Examined material – Angaetaroud village, Noor, 36° 25ʹ 24ʹʹ N, 52° 13ʹ 14 ʹʹ E, H: 191 m a.s.l., 20 May 2013, soil, 3♀♀., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Kaźmierski, Andrzej & Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid, 2020, New records and remarks on Tydeoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) from Mazandaran province of Iran, pp. 243-253 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (3) on page 244, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i3.60194, http://zenodo.org/record/4644992, {"references":["Darbemamieh, M., Hajiqanbar, H., Khanjani, M., Gwiazdowicz, D. & Kazmierski, A. (2016 b) Some Tydeus mites (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Tydeidae) of Kermanshah province, western Iran, with remarks on Tydeus caudatus. Acarologia, 56 (4): 603 - 611.","Darbemamieh, M., Kamali, K. & Fathipour, Y. (2010) First report of Tydeus caudatus (Acari: Tydeidae) from Iran. Journal of Entomological Society of Iran, 30 (1): 63 - 65.","Akbari, A., Haddad Irani-Nejad, K., Khanjani, M., Arzanlou, M. & Kazmierski, A. (2015) Tydeus shabestariensis sp. nov. and description of the male of Neopronematus sepasgosariani (Acari: Tydeoidea), with a key to the Iranian species of Tydeus. Zootaxa, 4032 (3): 264 - 276."]}

Tydeus californicus (Bank, 1904) sensu Baker, 1970 Examined material – Izadshahr, 36° 36ʹ 38ʹʹ N, 52° 10ʹ 26 ʹʹ E, H: − 17 m, orchard soil, 20 August 2019, 1♀., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Kaźmierski, Andrzej & Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid, 2020, New records and remarks on Tydeoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) from Mazandaran province of Iran, pp. 243-253 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (3) on page 245, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i3.60194, http://zenodo.org/record/4644992

Neopronematus rapidus (Kuznetzov 1972) Material examined. Iran, Kermanshah, Apple leaf, 20. 0 9. 2007, 34�� 1 9 �� 24 ��N, 47 �� 56 �� 24 ��E, H: 1323 m. M. Darbemamieh, 1 ♀., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza, Khanjani, Mohammad & Ka��mierski, Andrzej, 2015, New species and records of Neopronematus (Acari: Iolinidae) from Iran with a key to world species, pp. 235-246 in Zootaxa 3990 (2) on page 244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3990.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/232548, {"references":["Kuznetzov, N. N. (1972) Mites of the genus Pronematus Canestrini (Acarina: Tydeidae) from Crimea. Nauchnye Doklady Wysshey Shkoly. Biologicheskyie Nauki, 5, 11 - 16. [in Russian]"]}

Neopronematus lundqvisti Sadeghi, Łaniecka and Kaźmierski, 2012 Material examined. Iran, Kermanshah: Sarab Ghanbar, White Berry leaf, 0 5. 0 9. 2007, 34�� 15 �� 55 ��N, 47 �� 52 �� 43 ��E, H: 1694 m, M. Darbemamieh, 1 ♀; Choqa golan, Berry leaf, 0 3. 0 8. 2007, 34�� 20 �� 20 ��N, 47 �� 57 �� 15 ��E, H: 1300 m, M. Darbemamieh, 2 ♀; Halashi, Persimmon leaf, 0 6. 0 8. 2012, 34�� 45 �� 39 ��N, 47 �� 51 �� 46 ��E, H: 1768 m. M. Darbemamieh, 2 ♀. Measurements. Idiosomal length: 236, width: 128, c 1: 19, ratio of length of idiosoma/ c 1: 12, �� as long as �� (3.2 ��m), body proportion index: 1.8. Remarks. The specimens of N. lundqvisti from persimmon in Halashi show some differences compared to the original description. Solenidion ��I (11) is approximately as long as half the length of tarsus I (23), but in the original description of N. lundqvisti, solenidion ��I should be at least as long as half-length of tarsus I. Thus, this species shows a range of ��I sizes approximately near half the length of tarsus I, and this small change in the diagnosis of this species is incorporated in the key., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza, Khanjani, Mohammad & Ka��mierski, Andrzej, 2015, New species and records of Neopronematus (Acari: Iolinidae) from Iran with a key to world species, pp. 235-246 in Zootaxa 3990 (2) on pages 244-245, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3990.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/232548, {"references":["Sadeghi, H., Laniecka, I. & Kazmierski, A. (2012) Tydeoid mites (Acari: Triophtydeidae, Iolinidae, Tydeidae) of Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, with description of three new species. Annales Zoologici, 62 (1), 99 - 114. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.3161 / 000345412 X 633685"]}

Neopronematus kamalii Darbemamieh and Hajiqanbar sp. nov. (Figs. 1���3) Type locality and habitat. Iran, Kermanshah, Sechek, Apricot leaves, 20. 0 6. 2011, 34�� 21 ��0 1.76 ��N, 47 �� 18 ��0 1.38 ��E, H: 1380 m, Collector: M. Darbemamieh. Etymology. This species is named in honor of Prof. Karim Kamali, the eminent Iranian Acarologist. Type repository. Holotype female and two paratype females deposited at the Acarological collection, Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tarbiat Modares University (Tehran, Iran). Diagnosis. N. kamalii sp. nov. can be distinguished by its long and serrate dorsal idiosomal setae, bifurcate ag 3, ��I (4) six times shorter than tarsus length (25), ag 1 (10) longer than ag 4 (7), �� the same length as �� (2.5 ��m), palp tarsus (10���11) much shorter than stiletto (17.5���18). Diagnostic features of females are also provided in Table 1. N. kamalii sp. nov. N. solani N. sepasgosariani N. lundqvisti N. neglectus Description. Female, chaetotaxy of idiosoma and appendages typical for the genus (Panou et al., 2000, p: 322). Idiosoma: Body oval, yellowish. Holotype female (Figs 1���3): Length 224 (220���235), width 160 (151���172), body proportion index (without gnathosoma) 1.4. Dorsal side completely striated. Striation of prodorsum longitudinal as well as between c and d, transverse between e and between f 1 setae. Curved striation between setae f 2 and reverse V type between h 1. Eyes absent. All dorsal setae narrow, spindle-like, minutely serrate, relatively long. Length of setae: bo 31 (31���32), ro 18, la 18, ex 22, c 1 19, c 2 19, d 1 20, e 1 22, f 1 21, f 2 27, h 1 20, ps 1 25. Distance between setae: ro -ro 24, la -la 43, bo -bo 40, c 1 - c 1 50, d 1 -d 1 44, e 1 - e 1 40, f 1 -f 1 18. Ratios: c 1 / c 1 -c 1 0.36, c 1 -d 1 52, d 1 / d 1 -d 1 0.45, d 1 - e 1 28, d 1 / d 1 - e 1 0.7, length of idiosoma/ c 1 11.8, ratio idiosoma/ ro 12.5, ex / ro, la 1.2. Ventrally situated ps 3 11.5. Setae d 1 not reaching to bases of e 1. Setae e 1 not reaching to bases of f 2. Lyrifissure ia located between setae c 1 and d 1, slightly laterally to line connecting bases of these setae. Lyrifissure im situated close to e 1, anterolaterally. Lyrifissure ip located close to f 2, anterolaterally. Lyrifissure ih located posteroventrally. Caudal region visible at opisthosomal tip. Setae d 1 shorter than distance between d 1 and e 1. Setae e 1 not reaching to bases of f 2 (Fig. 1). Venter delicately striated. Ventral striation longitudinal between metasternals, round ag 3 and turn after ag 4. Ventral setae similar in shape to dorsal setae, serrate but smaller and thinner. Genital opening in form of inverted ���T���. Four pairs of aggenital setae, ag 1 longest, ag 3 minute and forked. Setal lengths: ag 1 10, ag 2 9, ag 3 5 (bifurcate), ag 4 7. No genital and eugenital setae, mt�� = 4 a 9, 4b 18, mt�� = 3 a 10, 3b 20, 3c 18, 3d 19, pt 9, 2a 19, 1b 19, 1c 15. A small lobe visible at end of body (Fig. 2). Gnathosoma: Visible from above. Indiscernible traces of fixed digit smaller than stiletto (Fig. 3 A). Cheliceral stiletto (17.5���18) longer than palpal tarsus (10���11) (Fig. 3 B). Subcapitulum with longitudinal striation, Sc 1 5, Sc 2 9 (Fig. 3 C). Palps terminate with straight eupathidium (p��), slightly broadened and forked distally, 6 long. Palpal setation (5 +��- 1-2). Palpal femoro-genu length/ width 20 / 9.7 (Fig. 3 D). Legs. Setation (tarsus to trochanter): I: 8 + �� - 3 + �� + �� - 3 - 3 - 1 (Fig. 4 A,B), II: 6 + �� - 2-3 - 3 - 1 (Fig. 4 C), III: 5 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 (Fig. 5 A), IV: 5 - 2 - 1-2 -0(Fig. 5 B). Femur IV not divided. Epimeral formula: 3 - 1-4 - 2. Tarsus apotele I absent (Fig. 4 A). Tarsus I with three pairs of long setae (fastigials, tectals and prorals), small, club-like solenidion and pair of extremely small, vestigial unguinal setae on ventral side, closely associated with bases of prorals, u" bifurcate (Fig. 4 B). Measurements: tarsus I length/width: 25 / 10, ft��� 16, ft����� 28, tc����� 15, tc����� 28, p����� 19, p����� 28, (u) 1.5, ��I 4. Solenidion ��I six times shorter than tarsus (sol ��I / half-length of tarsus I 0.32), tarsus I / ft" 0.92. Tibia I (19 / 12) with three long setae, solenidion and famulus approximate to each other. ���Y���-shaped famulus �� (3) as long as clublike solenidion �� (3). Other legs (II���IV) each with two claws (ol) and ciliate empodium. Internal side of claws delicately roughened, no empodial hooks. Tarsus II (Fig. 4 C) with minute, spherical, scarcely visible solenidion ��II (1 ��m). Male: Not found. Remarks. The caudal region of the new species is visible at the end of the opisthosoma in all three type specimens, but in other species of this genus it is usually ventral. This may be due to the amount of pressure applied to the body during slide-mounting. The small lobe at the end of the body in N. kamalii sp. nov. has not been reported in other species of this genus, but in the putatively closely related genus Lourus this has been reported as a differential character within this genus, being visible in L. testatus and L. citricolus. However, it seems that the presence of this character depends on the way the slide is made and can be seen in some other species in different genera of the family Tydeidae. The internal side of the claws seems rough to some extent in N. kamalii sp. nov. This character is difficult to see, but can be seen in some other collected materials of Neopronematus as well, but it never has been indicated in the descriptions of other Neopronematus species. Differential diagnoses. Neopronematus kamalii sp. nov. is easily distinguished from N. aegeae by its nude idiosomal setae and simple ag 3 (serrate idiosomal setae and bifurcate ag setae in N. kamalii) and from N. rapidus by its shorter ex setae than ro and la, and long tarsal solenidion, being about half the length of tarsus I (ex setae longer than ro and la and ��I about six times shorter in N. kamalii). The new species is more similar to N. lundqvisti, N. sepasgosariani, N. solani and N. neglectus in sharing several character states in common (Table 1). Solenidion �� and famulus �� (3) are the same size in N. kamalii sp. nov. and N. neglectus, but the dorsal idiosomal setae are shorter in N. neglectus. The new species is distinguished from N. solani by the longer ��I (8), longer tectal setae and �� slightly shorter than �� in N. solani. Neopronematus sepasgosariani differs from the new species by having seta d 1 more or less equal to the distance d 1 -e 1 and a slightly longer palp tarsus (17) than stiletto (15). Neopronematus lundqvisti has a much longer ��I (13) that is approximately as long as half the length of tarsus I, but N. kamalii sp. nov. has a shorter ��I (4) that is about six times shorter than the tarsus length (25). Further diagnostic character states are listed in the diagnosis, key, and Table 1., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza, Khanjani, Mohammad & Ka��mierski, Andrzej, 2015, New species and records of Neopronematus (Acari: Iolinidae) from Iran with a key to world species, pp. 235-246 in Zootaxa 3990 (2) on pages 236-243, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3990.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/232548, {"references":["Panou, H. N., Emmanouel, N. G. & Kazmierski, A. (2000) Neopronematus, a new genus of the subfamily Pronematinae (Acari: Prostigmata: Tydeidae) and a new species from Greece. Acarologia, 41 (3), 321 - 325."]}

Key to the world species of Neopronematus (females) (Modified from Sadeghi et al., 2012) 1. Dorsal idiosomal setae nude; setae ag 3 simple........................ aegeae Panou, Emmanouel & Kaźmierski, 2000. - Dorsal idiosomal setae serrate; setae ag 3 bifurcate........................................................... 2 2. Tarsal solenidion ωI long (about as long as half- length of tarsus I)............................................. 3 - Tarsal solenidion ωI short (three times shorter than length of tarsus I)........................................... 4 3. Dorsal idiosomal setae slender, spindle-like; setae ex shorter than ro and la; solenidion ωI slightly shorter than half length of tarsus I........................................................................ rapidus (Kuznetzov, 1972). - Dorsal idiosomal setae whip-like; setae ex longer than ro and la; solenidion ωI approximately as long as or slightly longer than half length of tarsus I......................................... lundqvisti Sadeghi, Łaniecka and Kaźmierski, 2012. 4. Dorsal idiosomal setae short (for example: setae ro, la, c 1, c 2, d 1 11–12 Μm long); setae d 1 shorter than half distance d 1 -e 1............................................................................... neglectus (Kuznetzov, 1972). - Dorsal idiosomal setae long (for example: setae ro, la, c 1, c 2, d 1 20–22 Μm long); setae d 1 longer than half distance d 1 -e 1... 5 5. Famulus κ twice as long as φ; palp tarsus longer than cheliceral stiletto.................................................................................................... sepasgosariani Sadeghi, Łaniecka and Kaźmierski, 2012. - Famulus κ as long as or slightly shorter than solenidion φ; palp tarsus shorter than cheliceral stiletto................... 6 6. Solenidion ωI three times shorter than tarsus length; famulus κ slightly shorter than solenidion φ; ag 1 shorter than ag 4........................................................................... solani Łaniecka and Kaźmierski, 2013. - Solenidion ωI six times shorter than tarsus length; famulus κ as long as solenidion φ; ag 1 longer than ag 4... kamalii sp. nov.

Neopronematus neglectus (Kuznetzov, 1972) Material examined. Iran, Kermanshah, Kandooleh, Grape leaf, 0 1. 0 9. 2012, 34�� 38 �� 59 ��N, 47 �� 14 �� 20 ��E, H: 1590 m. M. Darbemamieh, 2 ♀., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza, Khanjani, Mohammad & Ka��mierski, Andrzej, 2015, New species and records of Neopronematus (Acari: Iolinidae) from Iran with a key to world species, pp. 235-246 in Zootaxa 3990 (2) on page 244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3990.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/232548, {"references":["Kuznetzov, N. N. (1972) Mites of the genus Pronematus Canestrini (Acarina: Tydeidae) from Crimea. Nauchnye Doklady Wysshey Shkoly. Biologicheskyie Nauki, 5, 11 - 16. [in Russian]"]}

Neopronematus sepasgosariani Sadeghi, Łaniecka and Kaźmierski, 2012 Material examined. Iran, Kermanshah, Sahneh, Apple leaf, 19. 10. 2010, 34�� 29 �� 52 ��N, 47 �� 41 �� 55 ��E, H: 1420 m. M. Darbemamieh, 3 ♀., Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza, Khanjani, Mohammad & Ka��mierski, Andrzej, 2015, New species and records of Neopronematus (Acari: Iolinidae) from Iran with a key to world species, pp. 235-246 in Zootaxa 3990 (2) on page 245, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3990.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/232548, {"references":["Sadeghi, H., Laniecka, I. & Kazmierski, A. (2012) Tydeoid mites (Acari: Triophtydeidae, Iolinidae, Tydeidae) of Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, with description of three new species. Annales Zoologici, 62 (1), 99 - 114. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.3161 / 000345412 X 633685"]}

Genus Neopronematus Panou, Emmanouel and Kaźmierski, 2000 Diagnosis. Setae h 2 and ps 2 absent. Tarsus III and IV with five setae. Trochanter I and II each with one seta. For more on the genus diagnosis see Panou et al. (2000), Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza, Khanjani, Mohammad & Ka��mierski, Andrzej, 2015, New species and records of Neopronematus (Acari: Iolinidae) from Iran with a key to world species, pp. 235-246 in Zootaxa 3990 (2) on page 236, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3990.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/232548, {"references":["Panou, H. N., Emmanouel, N. G. & Kazmierski, A. (2000) Neopronematus, a new genus of the subfamily Pronematinae (Acari: Prostigmata: Tydeidae) and a new species from Greece. Acarologia, 41 (3), 321 - 325."]}