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Joharchi, Omid, Nemati, Alireza, Döker, İsmail, Khaustov, Vladimir A. (2022): Gaeolaelaps hajiqanbari sp. nov. (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Western Siberia, Russia. Persian Journal of Acarology 11 (1): 11-22, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v11i1.72890

Genus Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till, 1966 Hypoaspis (Gaeolaelaps) Evans & Till 1966: 159. Type species: Laelaps aculeifer Canestrini, 1884, by original designation. Diagnosis The concept of Gaeolaelaps used here is based on that of Beaulieu (2009) with modifications by Kazemi et al. (2014)., Published as part of Joharchi, Omid, Nemati, Alireza, Döker, İsmail & Khaustov, Vladimir A., 2022, Gaeolaelaps hajiqanbari sp. nov. (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Western Siberia, Russia, pp. 11-22 in Persian Journal of Acarology 11 (1) on page 12, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v11i1.72890, http://zenodo.org/record/7173449, {"references":["Evans, G. O. & Till, W. M. (1966) Studies on the British Dermanyssidae (Acari: Mesostigmata). Part II. Classification. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology, 14: 107 - 370.","Canestrini, G. (1884) Prospetto dell'acarofauna Italiana. Atti del Reale Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti (Series 6), 2: 1563 - 1607.","Beaulieu, F. (2009) Review of the mite genus Gaeolaelaps Evans and Till (Acari: Laelapidae), and description of a new species from North America, G. gillespiei n. sp. Zootaxa, 2158: 33 - 49.","Kazemi, S., Rajaei, A. & Beaulieu, F. (2014) Two new species of Gaeolaelaps (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Iran, with a revised generic concept and notes on significant morphological characters in the genus. Zootaxa, 3861 (6): 501 - 530. DOI: 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3861.6.1"]}

Nemati, Alireza, Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., Riahi, Elham (2021): A new genus of Laelapidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from South America. Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (2): 167-189, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v10i2.64420, URL: http://zoobank.org/738a6baa-9164-479a-9950-775a3eee4599

Nemati, Alireza, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan, Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J. (2019): A review of the genus Reticulolaelaps Costa and redescription of R. elsae (Joharchi, Babaeian & Jalalizand) comb. nov. Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (2): 77-99, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v8i2.43017

Sejus australis Hirschmann & Kaczmarek, 1991 Sejus australis – Hirschmann and Kaczmarek (1991): 163. Distribution and habitats in Iran – Isfahan and Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari (soil) provinces (Kazemi and Rajaei 2013). This is a new record for Khuzestan province fauna. Material examined – Two females, three deutonymphs, Ahvaz, dairy farm at the Shahid Chamran University campus, 32° 17' 59" N, 48° 39' 39" E, 15 m a.s.l., 26 May 2015 (cow manure); four females, Ahvaz, Nabi-ye Akram village, 31° 26' 15" N, 48° 45' 11" E, 18 m a.s.l., 18 November 2016 (cow manure). Note – Characters of the Iranian specimens agreed with data presented in Hirschmann and Kaczmarek (1991).

Uroobovella difoveolata��� Karg (1989): 137. Distribution and habitats in Iran ��� Khorasan-e Razavi (Copris hispanus L.), Mazandaran (Euonthophagus pallens (Olivier)) (Kazemi and Rajaei 2013), Kerman (cow and sheep manure), Lorestan (soil of walnut trees and vine orchards) and Fars (soil and debris) Provinces (Nemati et al. 2018). This is a new record for Khuzestan Province fauna. Material examined ��� Four females, Ahvaz, dairy farm at the Shahid Chamran University campus, 32�� 17' 59" N, 48�� 39' 39" E, 15 m a.s.l., 26 May 2015 (cow manure); three females, Bavi, Shajaraat, 31�� 30' 40" N, 48�� 54' 27" E, 22 m a.s.l., 6 August 2015 (buffalo manure); three females, one deutonymph, Shush, Beyt-e Juhi, 31�� 57' 50" N, 48�� 17' 42" E, 64 m a.s.l., 26 July 2015, (cow manure); two females, Bavi, Mollasani, 31�� 35' 31" N, 48�� 53' 10" E, 27 m a.s.l., 12 November 2017 (sheep manure), three females, 23 October 2015 (cow manure), two females, 23 October 2016 (cow manure), three females, two males, 5 March 2017 (sheep manure); two females, Hamidieh, 31�� 28' 39" N, 48�� 26' 44" E, 29 m a.s.l., 5 November 2015 (cow manure); four females, two males, Ahvaz, Nabi-ye Akram village, 31�� 26' 15" N, 48�� 45' 11" E, 18 m a.s.l., 30 November 2015 (cow manure). Three females, Hamidieh, Tarrahiyeh, 31�� 25' 21" N, 48�� 23' 21" E, 18 m a.s.l., 10 March 2016 (cow manure); four females, Hamidieh, 31�� 28' 39" N, 48�� 26' 44" E, 29 m a.s.l., 22 April 2016 (sheep manure); five females, two males, Ahvaz, Gavmish Abad, 31�� 17' 34.77" N, 48�� 40' 05.05" E, 15 m a.s.l., 23 april 2016 (buffalo manure); four females, two males, Ahvaz, Alhaei, 31�� 39' 20" N, 48�� 35' 26" E, 31 m a.s.l., 29 April 2016 (sheep manure); four females, one male, Shush, Abdolkhan, 31�� 52' 29" N, 48�� 20' 30" E, 43 m a.s.l., 5 June 2016 (cow manure); six females, Shushtar, Arab Hassan, 31�� 49' 44" N, 48�� 53' 55" E, 30 m a.s.l., 13 May 2016 (cow manure); four females, Shush, Khoyes, 32�� 01' 53" N, 48�� 16' 45" E, 60 m a.s.l., 26 May 2016 (cow manure); three females, one male, Bavi, Talbumeh, 31�� 31' 37" N, 48�� 55' 27" E, 20 m a.s.l., 9 october 2016 (cow manure); four females, Ahvaz, Daghagheleh, 31�� 23' 31" N, 48�� 41' 28" E, 20 m a.s.l., 29 October 2016 (cow manure); three females, Shushtar, Band-e Qir, 31�� 39' 10" N, 48�� 53' 09" E, 26 m a.s.l., 19 November 2016 (cow manure); four females, Shush, Seyyed Abbas, 31�� 49' 49" N, 48�� 23' 21" E, 40 m a.s.l., 25 May 2017 (cow manure). Note ��� Characters of the Iranian specimens agreed with data presented in Karg (1989)., Published as part of Farahi, Sara, Shishehbor, Parviz & Nemati, Alireza, 2018, Some mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Parasitiformes) of Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran, pp. 323-344 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (4) on page 335, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i4.38663, http://zenodo.org/record/4644821, {"references":["Karg, W. (1989) Acari (Acarina), Milben Unterordnung Parasitiformes (Anactinochaeta) Uropodina Kramer, Scheldkrotenmilben. Gustav Fischer Verlag, 203 pp.","Kazemi, Sh. & Rajaei, A. (2013) An annotated checklist of Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari), excluding the family Phytoseiidae. Persian Journal of Acarology, 2 (1): 63 - 158.","Nemati, A., Riahi, E., Khalili-Moghadam, A. & Gwiazdowicz, D. J. (2018) A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue. Persian Journal of Acarology, 7 (2): 115 - 191."]}

Farahi, Sara, Shishehbor, Parviz, Nemati, Alireza (2018): Some mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Parasitiformes) of Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran. Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (4): 323-344, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i4.38663

Macrocheles subbadius (Berlese, 1904) Holostaspis subbadius ��� Berlese (1904): 264. Macrocheles subbadius ��� Hyatt and Emberson (1988): 111. Distribution and habitats in Iran ��� Provinces of Fars (putrid onion, soil and decayed plants associated with conifers, manure, soil and leaf-litter), Alborz (compost), Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari (dung), Golestan (Geotrupes sp., cow and sheep manure), Kerman (soil) (Kazemi and Rajaei 2013), Gulian (soil of hazelnut orchard), Markazi (soil) and Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari (soil) (Nemati et al. 2018). This is new to the Khuzestan Province fauna. Material examined ��� Two females, Bavi, Mollasani, 31�� 35' 31" N, 48�� 53' 10" E, 27 m a.s.l., 8 April 2015 (sheep manure), one female, 14 May 2015 (cow manure); one female, Ahvaz, dairy farm at Shahid Chamran University campus, 32�� 17' 59" N, 48�� 39' 39" E, 15 m a.s.l., 6 April 2016 (cow manure); one female, Shush, Seyyed Abbas, 31�� 49' 49" N, 48�� 23' 21" E, 40 m a.s.l., 6 May 2016 (buffalo manure). Note ��� Characters of the Iranian specimens agreed with data presented in Hyatt and Emberson (1988)., Published as part of Farahi, Sara, Shishehbor, Parviz & Nemati, Alireza, 2018, Some mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Parasitiformes) of Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran, pp. 323-344 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (4) on page 333, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i4.38663, http://zenodo.org/record/4644821, {"references":["Berlese, A. (1904) Acari nuovi, Manipulus II. Redia, 1 (2): 258 - 280.","Hyatt, K. H. & Emberson, R. M. (1988) A review of the Macrochelidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) of the British Isles. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology, 54: 63 - 125.","Kazemi, Sh. & Rajaei, A. (2013) An annotated checklist of Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari), excluding the family Phytoseiidae. Persian Journal of Acarology, 2 (1): 63 - 158.","Nemati, A., Riahi, E., Khalili-Moghadam, A. & Gwiazdowicz, D. J. (2018) A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue. Persian Journal of Acarology, 7 (2): 115 - 191."]}

Uroobovella varians Hirschmann & Zirngiebl-Nicol, 1962 Uroobovella varians ��� Hirschmann and Zirngiebl-Nicol (1962): 59. Uroobovella varians ��� Karg (1989): 136. Distribution and habitats in Iran ��� This is the first record for Iran mite fauna. Material examined ��� One deutonymph, Shushtar, Band-e Qir, 31��39'10" N, 48��53'09" E, 26m, 13 october 2016 (cow manure). Identification ��� Deutonymph: Length of idiosoma 467 ��m, width 352 ��m, colour yellow-brown. Shape of idiosoma oval, posterior margin rounded. Dorsal and marginal shields fused anteriorly (Fig. 3a). Dorsal and marginal shields without sculptural pattern and bearing short and smooth acicular setae. Surface of sternal shield smooth, with 9 pairs of setae and small pimple pits. Sternal setae St1, St2 and St3 situated near coxae II. St4 ��� St7 placed near coxae III. St8 and St9 situated near coxae IV (Fig. 3b). Posterior part of sternal shield wider than 1/2 width of the ventrianal shield. Surface of ventrianal shield smooth. Marginal setae of the ventrianal shield not elongated. Anal shield as in Fig. 3c. Peritremes with several S-shaped coils (Fig. 3d). Corniculi horn-like, internal malae smooth and longer than corniculi. Chelicerae with long apical process on fixed digit. Note ��� This species has a Palearctic distribution and was recorded from Europe and Korean Peninsula (Kontsch��n et al. 2012). It has not yet been recorded from other parts of Asia. It may be due to the poor investigation of Uropodina fauna in Asia. The report of this species by Mesbah et al. (2008) from Egypt could be misidentification (Dilipkumar et al. 2015). However, it was again recorded from Egypt by Elmoghazy and Shawer (2013). This mite has previously been recorded from horse dung (Schelvis 1991; Skorupski and Gwiazdowicz 1998), strongly decayed, moist litter (Kontsch��n et al. 2012) and soil (Elmoghazy and Shawer 2013). Characters of Our specimen agree with data presented in Karg (1989)., Published as part of Farahi, Sara, Shishehbor, Parviz & Nemati, Alireza, 2018, Some mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Parasitiformes) of Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran, pp. 323-344 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (4) on page 337, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i4.38663, http://zenodo.org/record/4644821, {"references":["Hirschmann, W. & Zirngiebl-Nicol, I. (1962) Uropodiden - Die Gattung Uroobovella Berlese, 1930 nov. comb. Teilgange von Nenteria nov. comb. Erstversuch der Aufstellung eines Gangsystems der Uropodiden aufgrund der Gnathosoma-unterseite und Chelicere. Acarologie. Schriftenreihe fur vergleichende Milbenkunde, 6: 57 - 80.","Karg, W. (1989) Acari (Acarina), Milben Unterordnung Parasitiformes (Anactinochaeta) Uropodina Kramer, Scheldkrotenmilben. Gustav Fischer Verlag, 203 pp.","Kontschan, J., Park, S. J. Yoon, T. J. & Choi, W. Y. (2012) New Uropodina records and species from the Korean Peninsula (Acari: Mesostigmata). Opuscula Zoologica Budapest, 43 (2): 169 - 177.","Mesbah, H. A., Darwish, E. T. E., Salem, S. E. & Zayed, T. M. (2008) Associations of three gamasid mite species with the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliv.) in infested date palm farms in Beheira, Egypt. Minufiya Journal of Agricultural Research, 33: 1543 - 1551.","Dilipkumar, M. Ahadiyat, A. Masan, P. & Seng Chuah, T. (2015) Mites (Acari) associated with Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Malaysia, with a revised list of the mites found on this weevil. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 18 (2): 169 - 174.","Elmoghazy, M. M. E. & Shawer, S. S. (2013) Relationship between soil diversity and inhabitant mites (Acari). Acarines, 7: 41 - 45.","Schelvis, J. (1991) Predatory mites (Acari: Gamasida) as specific dung indicators in archaeology. Proceedings of the section Experimental and Applied Entomology of the Netherlands Entomological Society, 2: 8 - 13.","Skorupski, M. & Gwiazdowicz, D. J. (1998) Roztocze (Acari, Mesostigmata) nowe dla nauki i fauny Polski wykazane z Pienin od roku 1990. Pieniny - Przyroda i Czlowiek, 6: 83 - 87."]}

Dendrolaelaps multidentatus (Leitner, 1949) Digamasellus multidentatus ��� Leitner (1949): 23. Dendrolaelaps multidentatus ��� Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982): 67. Distribution and habitats in Iran ��� Alborz province (compost and mushroom) (Kazemi and Rajaei 2013). This is the second record from Iran and new to Khuzestan province fauna. Material examined ��� Three deutonymphs, Bavi, Mollasani, 31�� 35' 31" N, 48�� 53' 10" E, 27 m a.s.l., 8 April 2015 (buffalo manure), three females, two males, 22 November 2015 (buffalo manure); two deutonymphs, Ahvaz, dairy farm at the Shahid Chamran University campus, 32�� 17' 59" N, 48�� 39' 39" E, 15 m a.s.l., 26 May 2015 (cow manure), two deutonymphs, 17 November 2015 (cow manure); two deutonymphs, Hamidieh, 31�� 28' 39" N, 48�� 26' 44" E, 29 m a.s.l., 24 October 2016 (buffalo manure); three females, one male, Shush, Abdolkhan, 31�� 52' 29" N, 48�� 20' 30" E, 43 m a.s.l., 6 May 2016 (cow manure); two deutonymphs, Shushtar, Arab Hassan, 31�� 49' 44" N, 48�� 53' 55" E, 30 m a.s.l., 13 May 2016 (cow manure); two deutonymphs, Shushtar, Band-e Qir, 31�� 39' 10" N, 48�� 53' 09" E, 26 m, 13 May 2016 (cow manure); two deutonymphs, Shush, Khoyes, 32�� 01' 53" N, 48�� 16' 45" E, 60 m a.s.l., 26 May 2016 (cow manure); two deutonymphs, Hamidieh, Tarrahiyeh, 31�� 25' 21" N, 48�� 23' 21" E, 18 m a.s.l., 20 October 2016 (cow manure); three deutonymphs, Hamidieh, Pich-e Seyyed Jaber, 31�� 27' 34" N, 48�� 25' 26" E, 21 m a.s.l., 20 October 2016 (buffalo manure). Note ��� Characters of the Iranian specimens agreed with data presented in Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982)., Published as part of Farahi, Sara, Shishehbor, Parviz & Nemati, Alireza, 2018, Some mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Parasitiformes) of Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran, pp. 323-344 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (4) on page 325, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i4.38663, http://zenodo.org/record/4644821, {"references":["Leitner, E. (1949) Zur Kenntnis der Gattung Digamasellus Berlese 1905. Zentralblatt fur das Gesamtgebiet der Entomologie Lienz, 3: 51 - 62.","Hirschmann, W. & Wisniewski, J. (1982) Weltweite revision der Gattungen Dendrolaelaps Halbert 1915 und Longoseius Chant 1961 (Parasitiformes). Band 1. Beschreibung der Untergattungen und Arten, Bestimmungstabellen, Chatotaxie, Porotaxie. Acarologie. Schriftenreihe fur Vergleichende Milbenkunde, 29: 1 - 190.","Kazemi, Sh. & Rajaei, A. (2013) An annotated checklist of Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari), excluding the family Phytoseiidae. Persian Journal of Acarology, 2 (1): 63 - 158."]}

Macrocheles sumbaensis Hartini & Takaku, 2005 Macrocheles sumbaensis ��� Hartini and Takaku (2005): 206. Distribution and habitats in Iran ��� Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (dung) (Babaeian et al. 2011, Kazemi and Rajaei 2013). This is the second record from Iran and new to the Khuzestan Province fauna. Material examined ��� Five females, Ahvaz, 31�� 23' 02" N, 48�� 38' 38" E, 18 m a.s.l., 24 April 2015 (horse manure), four females, one male, 30 November 2015 (horse manure), five females, 13 November 2016 (horse manure); two females, Bavi, Mollasani, 31 35' 31" N, 48�� 53' 10" E, 27 m a.s.l., 14 May 2015 (poultry manure), three females, 27 October 2015 (poultry manure), two females, 23 October 2016 (cow manure); two females, one male, Ahvaz, dairy farm at Shahid Chamran University campus, 32�� 17' 59" N, 48�� 39' 39" E, 15 m a.s.l., 26 May 2015 (cow manure), three females, 17 November 2015 (cow manure), two females, 29 May 2016 (cow manure), three females, one male, 16 November 2016 (cow manure); two females, one male, Ahvaz, Jassaniyeh-ye Bozorg, 31�� 25' 55" N, 48�� 44' 41" E, 22 m a.s.l., 30 November 2015 (cow manure); four females, Hamidieh, 31�� 28' 39" N, 48�� 26' 44" E, 29 m a.s.l., 22 April 2016 (buffalo manure); three females, Ahvaz, Alhaei, 31�� 39' 20" N, 48�� 35' 26" E, 31 m a.s.l., 29 April 2016 (sheep manure); two females, Shushtar, Band-e Qir, 31�� 39' 10" N, 48�� 53' 09" E, 26 m a.s.l., 13 May 2016 (cow manure); three females, Shushtar, Arab Hassan, 31�� 49' 44" N, 48�� 53' 55" E, 30 m a.s.l., 13 May 2016 (cow manure); two females, Bavi, Talbumeh, 31�� 31' 37" N, 48�� 55' 27" E, 20 m a.s.l., 9 October 2016 (cow manure); two females, Bavi, Naddafieh, 31�� 36' 20" N, 48�� 52' 59" E, 27 m a.s.l., 19 November 2016 (sheep manure); three females, Shush, Khoyes, 32�� 01' 53" N, 48�� 16' 45" E, 60 m a.s.l., 10 December 2016 (sheep manure). Note ��� Characters of the Iranian specimens agreed with data presented in Hartini and Takaku (2005)., Published as part of Farahi, Sara, Shishehbor, Parviz & Nemati, Alireza, 2018, Some mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Parasitiformes) of Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran, pp. 323-344 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (4) on pages 333-334, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i4.38663, http://zenodo.org/record/4644821, {"references":["Hartini, S., Takaku, G., Kojima, J. & Katakura, H. (2005) Macrochelid mite fauna in the eastern part of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with description of two new species. Entomological Science, 8 (2): 201 - 209.","Babaeian, E., Kazemi, Sh., Seraj, A. A. & Nemati, A. (2011) Macrochelid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) fauna in Shahrekord and Ahvaz, Iran. In: Kazemi, Sh. & Saboori, A. (Eds.) Abstract and Proceeding Book of the First Persian Congress of Acarology, Kerman, Iran, p. 8.","Kazemi, Sh. & Rajaei, A. (2013) An annotated checklist of Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari), excluding the family Phytoseiidae. Persian Journal of Acarology, 2 (1): 63 - 158."]}

Dendrolaelaps acriluteus Athias-Henriot, 1961 Dendrolaelaps acriluteus ��� Athias-Henriot (1961): 468. Dendrolaelaps acriluteus ��� Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982): 12. Distribution and habitats in Iran ��� Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari province (soil) (Nemati et al. 2018). This is the second record from Iran and new to the Khuzestan province fauna. Material examined ��� Two deutonymphs, Bavi, Mollasani, 31�� 35' 31" N, 48�� 53' 10" E, 27 m a.s.l., 8 April 2015 (sheep manure), four deutonymphs, 23 October 2016 (cow manure); three deutonymphs, Ahvaz, Gavmish Abad, 31�� 17' 34.77" N, 48�� 40' 05.05" E, 15 m a.s.l., 24 April 2015 (buffalo manure); five deutonymphs, Ahvaz, dairy farm at the Shahid Chamran University campus, 32�� 17' 59" N, 48�� 39' 39" E, 15 m a.s.l., 17 November 2015 (cow manure), two deutonymphs, 17 November 2015 (cow manure); Hamidieh, 31�� 28' 39" N, 48�� 26' 44" E, 29 m a.s.l., two deutonymph, 22 April 2016 (buffalo manure); one deutonymph, Shushtar, Arab Hassan, 31�� 49' 44" N, 48�� 53' 55" E, 30 m a.s.l., 13 May 2016 (cow manure); one deutonymph, Shush, Khavar-e Seyyed Khalaf, 31�� 31' 23" N, 48�� 49' 31" E, 25 m a.s.l., 9 October 2016 (cow manure). Note ��� Characters of the Iranian specimens agreed with data presented in Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982)., Published as part of Farahi, Sara, Shishehbor, Parviz & Nemati, Alireza, 2018, Some mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Parasitiformes) of Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran, pp. 323-344 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (4) on pages 324-325, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i4.38663, http://zenodo.org/record/4644821, {"references":["Athias-Henriot, C. (1961) Mesostigmates (Urop. excl.) edaphiques mediterraneens (Acaromorpha, Anactinotrichida) (collect. Prof. H. Franz et C. Athias-Henriot) Premier Serie. Acarologia, 3: 381 - 509.","Hirschmann, W. & Wisniewski, J. (1982) Weltweite revision der Gattungen Dendrolaelaps Halbert 1915 und Longoseius Chant 1961 (Parasitiformes). Band 1. Beschreibung der Untergattungen und Arten, Bestimmungstabellen, Chatotaxie, Porotaxie. Acarologie. Schriftenreihe fur Vergleichende Milbenkunde, 29: 1 - 190.","Nemati, A., Riahi, E., Khalili-Moghadam, A. & Gwiazdowicz, D. J. (2018) A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue. Persian Journal of Acarology, 7 (2): 115 - 191."]}

Macrocheles merdarius (Berlese, 1889) Holostaspis merdarius ��� Berlese (1889): 1. Macrocheles merdarius ��� Hyatt and Emberson (1988): 113. Distribution and habitats in Iran ��� Provinces of Azerbaijan-e Sharghi (soil of orchards), Fars (stored onion, soil of citrus orchards, manure, soil and leaf-litter, soil and decayed plants associated with conifers, foliage, soil, leaf-litter, weeds and soil of apple trees), Tehran (soil, leaf-litter, decomposing organic matter, manure, unidentified scarab beetles), Markazi (soil), Isfahan (soil of fruit orchards), Sistan va Baluchestan (soil), Alborz (compost), Guilan (stored rice, rice dust and debris, soil), Mazandaran (soil), Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari (dung), Golestan (soil, E. gibbosus, P. olivieri, O. cinctella, cow and sheep manure), Zanjan (soil) Kerman (soil, cow, sheep and poultry manure) Azerbaijan-e Gharbi (soil of sunflower fields, soil and plant debris of apple orchards), Khorasan-e Shomali (soil of farms, gardens and manures) Golestan (P. olivieri) Khorasan-e Razavi (O. cinctealla) (Kazemi and Rajaei 2013), Khorasan-e Razavi (stored food products), Lorestan (orchard, oak forest, ant nest and manure), Khorasan-e Shomali (associated with Onthophagus sp. and Xylocopa sp.), Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari (soil), Isfahan (empty pastures and vineyards), Qom (soil, dung, compost and plant-litters of crops, lawns, shrubs and trees in farms, forests, orchards and parks) and North East of Iran (stored food products) (Nemati et al. 2018). This is new to the Khuzestan province fauna. Material examined ��� Seven females, Bavi, Mollasani, 31�� 35' 31" N, 48�� 53' 10" E, 27 m a.s.l., 8 April 2015 (sheep manure), eight females, 16 September 2015 (cow manure), eleven females, 22 November 2015 (buffalo manure); seven females, three males, Ahvaz, dairy farm at Shahid Chamran University campus, 32�� 17' 59" N, 48�� 39' 39" E, 15 m a.s.l., 24 April 2015 (buffalo manure), six females, four males, 27 October 2015 (cow manure), nine females, 29 May 2016 (cow manure); six females, Ahvaz, Gavmish Abad, 31�� 17' 34.77" N, 48�� 40' 05.05" E, 15 m a.s.l., 26 May 2015 (cow manure); four females, four males, Ahvaz, Daghagheleh, 31�� 23' 31" N, 48�� 41' 28" E, 20 m, 30 November 2015 (cow manure); five females, two males, Ahvaz, Jassaniyeh-ye Bozorg, 31��25'55" N, 48�� 44' 41" E, 22 m a.s.l., 30 November 2015 (cow manure); six female, Hamidieh, Gambue, 31�� 23' 59" N, 48�� 31' 21" E, 16 m a.s.l., 11 December 2015 (cow manure); 12 females, Hamidieh, 31�� 28' 39" N, 48�� 26' 44" E, 29 m a.s.l., 12 December 2015 (sheep manure), four females, 22 April 2016 (buffalo manure); seven females, Shushtar, Arab Hassan, 31�� 49' 44" N, 48�� 53' 55" E, 30 m a.s.l., 2 March 2016 (cow manure); six females, Ahvaz, Alhaei, 31�� 39' 20" N, 48�� 35' 26" E, 31 m a.s.l., 29 April 2016 (cow manure); four females, three males, Shush, Seyyed Abbas, 31�� 49' 49" N, 48�� 23' 21" E, 40 m a.s.l., 2 May 2016 (cow manure), six females, 25 May 2017 (cow manure); 8 females, Shush, Abdolkhan, 31�� 52' 29" N, 48�� 20' 30" E, 43 m a.s.l., 6 May 2016 (cow manure); nine females, Shushtar, Band-e Qir, 31�� 39' 10" N, 48�� 53' 09" E, 26 m a.s.l., 13 May 2016 (cow manure); ten females, Ahvaz, Ebadeh, 31�� 26' 14" N, 48�� 45' 07" E, 20 m a.s.l., 16 June 2016 (sheep manure); four females, three males, Hamidieh, Pich-e Seyyed Jaber, 31�� 27' 34" N, 48�� 25' 26" E, 21 m a.s.l., 20 October 2016 (buffalo manure); six females, four males, Hamidieh, Tarrahiyeh, 31�� 25' 21" N, 48�� 23' 21" E, 18 m a.s.l., 20 October 2016 (buffalo manure); eleven females, Bavi, Veys, 31�� 28' 56" N, 48�� 52' 41" E, 24 m a.s.l., 23 October 2016 (cow manure), six females, 28 April 2017 (cow manure); ten females, four males, Ahvaz, Gavmish Abad, 31�� 17' 34.77" N, 48�� 40' 05.05" E, 15 m a.s.l., 13 November 2016 (buffalo manure); five females, Bavi, Gabir, 31�� 26' 34" N, 48�� 45' 17" E, 20 m a.s.l., 27 October 2016 (cow manure); eight females, Ahvaz, Nabi-ye Akram village, 31�� 26' 15" N, 48�� 45' 11" E, 18 m a.s.l., 3 March 2017 (poultry manure); eight females, Bavi, Shajaraat, 31�� 30' 40" N, 48�� 54' 27" E, 22 m a.s.l., 13 May 2017 (cow manure); six females, four males, Bavi, Naddafieh, 31�� 36' 20" N, 48�� 52' 59" E, 27 m a.s.l., 2 June 2017 (sheep manure). Note ��� Characters of the Iranian specimens agreed with data presented in Hyatt and Emberson (1988)., Published as part of Farahi, Sara, Shishehbor, Parviz & Nemati, Alireza, 2018, Some mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Parasitiformes) of Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran, pp. 323-344 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (4) on pages 330-331, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i4.38663, http://zenodo.org/record/4644821, {"references":["Berlese, A. (1889) Acari, Miriapoda, et Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta. Padova, 52: 1 - 10.","Hyatt, K. H. & Emberson, R. M. (1988) A review of the Macrochelidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) of the British Isles. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology, 54: 63 - 125.","Kazemi, Sh. & Rajaei, A. (2013) An annotated checklist of Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari), excluding the family Phytoseiidae. Persian Journal of Acarology, 2 (1): 63 - 158.","Nemati, A., Riahi, E., Khalili-Moghadam, A. & Gwiazdowicz, D. J. (2018) A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue. Persian Journal of Acarology, 7 (2): 115 - 191."]}

Dendrolaelaps presepum Berlese, 1918 Gamasellus (Digamasellus) presepum ��� Berlese (1918): 136. Dendrolaelaps presepum ��� Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982): 9. Distribution and habitats in Iran ��� Fars (soil) (Kazemi and Rajaei 2013), Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari and Khuzestan Provinces (soil) (Nemati et al. 2018). Material examined ��� One female, one deutonymph, Dasht-e Azadegan, Susangerd, 31�� 32' 58" N, 48�� 11' 57" E, 14 m a.s.l., 12 December 2015 (buffalo manure); one female, Hamidieh, 31�� 28' 39" N, 48�� 26' 44" E, 29 m a.s.l., 22 April 2016 (buffalo manure); one female, two deutonymphs, Bavi, Mollasani, 31�� 35' 31" N, 48�� 53' 10" E, 27 m, 29 April 2016 (sheep manure). Note ��� Characters of the Iranian specimens agreed with data presented in Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982)., Published as part of Farahi, Sara, Shishehbor, Parviz & Nemati, Alireza, 2018, Some mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Parasitiformes) of Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran, pp. 323-344 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (4) on pages 325-326, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i4.38663, http://zenodo.org/record/4644821, {"references":["Berlese, A. (1918) Centuria quarta di Acari nuovi. Redia, 13: 115 - 190.","Hirschmann, W. & Wisniewski, J. (1982) Weltweite revision der Gattungen Dendrolaelaps Halbert 1915 und Longoseius Chant 1961 (Parasitiformes). Band 1. Beschreibung der Untergattungen und Arten, Bestimmungstabellen, Chatotaxie, Porotaxie. Acarologie. Schriftenreihe fur Vergleichende Milbenkunde, 29: 1 - 190.","Kazemi, Sh. & Rajaei, A. (2013) An annotated checklist of Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari), excluding the family Phytoseiidae. Persian Journal of Acarology, 2 (1): 63 - 158.","Nemati, A., Riahi, E., Khalili-Moghadam, A. & Gwiazdowicz, D. J. (2018) A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue. Persian Journal of Acarology, 7 (2): 115 - 191."]}

Nemati, Alireza, Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan (2018): New data on the knowledge of Gaeolaelaps mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae). Acarologia 58 (3): 710-734, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20184266, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20184266

The present paper is devoted to the study of some morphological changes in the laelapid genus Gaeolaelaps, based on observations on G. queenslandicus (Womersley, 1956), G. angustus (Karg, 1965) and G. tripodiger (Berlese, 1916) [new comb]. According to our observations on the type material of G. angustus, previous redescription of G. queenslandicus (sensu Costa 1966, based on holotype), specimens of this species from Australia and numerous specimens from Iran identified as either G. angustus or G. queenslandicus, notable variations were observed in some morphological characters, which had previously been considered as distinguishing features between the two species. Our analysis indicates that these morphological differences represent intraspecific variation, and therefore the two species names are synonyms. Furthermore, observation of type material of G. tripodiger shows that the two first mentioned species are junior synonyms of G. tripodiger. The original descriptions of G. trifurcatus (Wang and Li, 1965) [new comb.] and G. trifurcatoides (Yan and Ma, 1999) ([new comb.] show no authentic morphological difference from G. tripodiger and those are also junior synonyms of the later. The oldest available name for this species is Gaeolaelaps tripodiger. However, that name is almost unknown, and to use it as a valid name would cause taxonomic confusion. Therefore, we continue to use the widely known name Gaeolaelaps queenslandicus for this species, in the interests of stability.

Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan, Saboori, Alireza, Nemati, Alireza, Golpayegani, Azadeh Zahedi (2018): A new ant-associated species of Laelaspis (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Iran. Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (3): 221-234, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i3.38727

Genus Myrmozercon Berlese, 1902 Myrmozercon brachytrichos Joharchi, Arjomandi & Trach, 2017 Distribution and habitats. Alborz Province (Savojbolagh, Khoznan; Damavand mountain), on the head of Crematogaster inermis Mayr (Formicidae) in the bark of grapevine (Joharchi et al. 2017). Note: This species has previously reported as Myrmozercon tauricus Trach & Khaustov, 2011 from Alborz Province (Damavand mountain), clinging to the head of Crematogaster schmidti (Mayr) (Formicidae) in the bark of grapevine (Joharchi and Moradi 2013). Joharchi et al. (2017) considered it as misidentification and described as a new species as above. Myrmozercon brevipes Berlese, 1902 Distribution and habitats. Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Saman), from the nest of Tapinoma sp. (Khalili-Moghadam and Nemati 2014b; Khalili-Moghadam and Saboori 2015). Myrmozercon crinitus Joharchi, 2013 Distribution and habitats. Alborz Province (Karaj), on the head of soldiers of Pheidole pallidula (Formicidae) (Joharchi and Moradi 2013). Myrmozercon cyrusi Ghafarian & Joharchi, 2013 Distribution and habitats. Khorasan Razavi Province (Mashhad County), nest of Monomorium sp. (Ghafarian et al. 2013b). Myrmozercon hunteri Joharchi, Babaeian & Seeman, 2015 Distribution and habitats. Alborz Province (Savojbolagh, Khoznan), on the abdomen of soldiers of Myrmica sp. (Formicidae) (Joharchi et al. 2015). Myrmozercon iranicus Babaeian & Nemati, 2014 Distribution and habitats. Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Taghanak), soil of ant nests, Formica sp. (Khalili-Moghadam and Saboori 2015); (Shahrekord), nest of Messor sp.; Yazd Province (Taft), nest of Messor sp. (Babaeian et al. 2014b). Myrmozercon michaeli Joharchi , 2013 Distribution and habitats. Alborz Province (Damavand Mountain, Karaj), in the nest of Messor sp. (Joharchi and Moradi 2013). Myrmozercon sternalis Babaeian, Joharchi & Saboori, 2013 Distribution and habitats. Alborz Province (Karaj, Najm Abad), in the nest of Formica sp. (Babaeian et al. 2013); Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Saman), associated with ants nest, (KhaliliMoghadam and Nemati 2014b; Khalili-Moghadam and Saboori 2015)., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza, Riahi, Elham, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2018, A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue, pp. 115-191 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (2) on pages 146-147, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i2.36985, http://zenodo.org/record/7173657, {"references":["Joharchi, O., Arjomandi, E. & Trach, V. A. (2017) A new species of Myrmozercon Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) associated with arboreal ant (Formicidae: Crematogaster) from Iran. Acarologia, 57 (4): 725 - 730.","Joharchi, O. & Moradi, M. (2013) Review of the genus Myrmozercon Berlese (Acari: Laelapidae), with description of two new species from Iran. Zootaxa, 3686 (2): 244 - 254.","Khalili-Moghadam, A. & Nemati, A. (2014 b) Fauna of the mesostigmatid mites (Acari) associated with ants nest in Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province. Proceedings of the 21 th Iranian Plant Protection Congress, Urmia, Iran, p. 981.","Khalili-Moghadam, A. & Saboori, A. (2015) Some mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) associated with ants in Shahrekord Region, Iran. Ecologia Montenegrina, 2 (4): 315 - 326.","Ghafarian, A., Joharchi, O., Jalalizand, A. & Jalaeian, M. (2013 b) A new species of Myrmozercon Berlese (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) associated with ant from Iran. ZooKeys, 272: 21 - 28.","Joharchi, O. & Babaeian, E. (2015) A new species of Reticulolaelaps Costa (Acari: Laelapidae) associated with Tapinoma sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran, with a review of the world species. Acarologia, 55 (1): 33 - 40.","Babaeian, E., Seraj, A. & Nemati, A. (2014) Description of a new ant-associated species (Acari: Mesostigmata: Lelapidae) from Iran. Acarologia, 54 (2): 221 - 228.","Babaeian, E., Joharchi, O. & Saboori, A. (2013) A new species of Myrmozercon Berlese (Acari: Laelapidae) associated with ant from Iran. Acarologia, 53 (4): 453 - 460."]}

Laelaspis mossadeghi Babaeian & Joharchi, 2013 Distribution and habitats. Guilan Province (Region not mentioned), soil and litter (Ramroodi et al. 2014c); Lorestan Province (Kuhdasht), soil (Heydari et al. 2014a); East Azarbaijan Province (Maragheh), soil in orchards (Valizadeh et al. 2017). Laelaspis natanziensis Masoomi, Joharchi & Jalalizand, 2016 Distribution and habitats. Esfahan Province (Natanz), in nest of Tetramorium sp. (Formicidae) (Masoomi et al. 2016). Laelaspis pennatus Joharchi & Halliday, 2012 Distribution and habitats. Guilan Province (Region not mentioned), soil (Ramroodi et al. 2013); (Rostamabad and Taklim), soil in olive orchard (Mahjoori et al. 2014); (Region not mentioned), soil and litter (Ramroodi et al. 2014c); Lorestan Province (Khorramabad), soil (Hasanvand et al. 2014a); Fars Province (Koohmare-Sorkhi, oak forest), soil and leaf litter (Yazdanpanah and Kazemi 2014a). Laelaspis persicus Joharchi & Halliday, 2012 Distribution and habitats. Guilan Province (Region not mentioned), soil and litter (Ramroodi et al. 2014c); (Rudbar), soil and leaf-litters (Ramroodi et al. 2015b); Kerman Province (Kerman City, parks and landscapes), soil (Arjomandi and Kazemi 2014b); (Kerman), nest of Tetramorium sp., in an alfalfa field (Kazemi 2015); Tehran Province (Tehran), nest of an unknown ant (Kazemi 2015); Khuzestan Province (Dezful), soil and moss in lemon and orange orchard; (Region not mentioned), soil (Nemati et al. 2017b). Laelaspis vitzthumi (Womersley, 1956) Distribution and habitats. Kerman Province (Kerman), cow manure (Arjomandi et al. 2013a).

Genus Reticulolaelaps Costa, 1968 Reticulolaelaps costai Joharchi & Babaeian, 2015 Distribution and habitats. Qazvin Province (Savojbolagh, Khoznan), associated with Tapinoma sp. (Joharchi and Babaeian 2015). Reticulolaelaps faini Costa, 1968 Distribution and habitats. Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Lordegan); Khuzestan Province (Izeh, Ghaletol), soil (Nemati et al. 2013a); Khorasan Razavi Province (Mashhad), soil, litter and associated with ants nests (Ghafarian et al. 2013a); Lorestan Province (Khorramabad), soil (Hasanvand et al. 2014a); Khuzestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil (Nemati et al. 2017b). Reticulolaelaps hallidayi Joharchi, Nemati & Babaeian, 2013 Distribution and habitats. Alborz Province (Taleghan), in the nest of Tapinoma sp.; Khuzestan Province (Region not mentioned), soil (Nemati et al. 2013a); Lorestan Province (Kuhdasht District), soil (Heydari et al. 2014a)., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza, Riahi, Elham, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2018, A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue, pp. 115-191 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (2) on pages 149-150, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i2.36985, http://zenodo.org/record/7173657, {"references":["Joharchi, O. & Babaeian, E. (2015) A new species of Reticulolaelaps Costa (Acari: Laelapidae) associated with Tapinoma sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran, with a review of the world species. Acarologia, 55 (1): 33 - 40.","Nemati, A., Joharchi, O., Babaeian, E. & Gwiazdowicz, D. J. (2013) A new species and new record of Reticulolaelaps Costa (Acari: Laelapidae) from Iran. Zootaxa, 3718 (1): 73 - 80."]}

Nemati, Alireza, Riahi, Elham, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan, Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J. (2018): A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue. Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (2): 115-191, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i2.36985, URL: https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/cf56fceb-c6f2-3de3-9bd1-9e7c1b805a9c/

Genus Nenteria Oudemans, 1915 Nenteria bastanii Kazemi & Abolghasemi, 2016 Distribution and habitats. Kerman Province (Kerman, Shora Park); Tehran Province (Tehran, Taleghani Park), soil and litter (Kazemi and Abolghasemi 2016). Nenteria stylifera (Berlese, 1904) Distribution and habitats. Kerman Province (Kerman), cow manure and sheep manure (Arjomandi et al. 2013a); (Kerman, parks and landscapes), soil (Arjomandi and Kazemi 2014b); Tehran Province (Regions not mentioned), ornamental plants (Hamidi et al. 2013); (Tehran City, Police Park), soil (Maleki et al. 2016); Lorestan Province (Faculty of Agricultural, University of Lorestan), soil of cypress trees (Hasanvand et al. 2014b); West Azarbaijan Province (Miandoab), soil of apple orchards (Zarei and Kazemi 2014); East Azarbaijan Province (Arasbaran Forests, Aynalu); (Arasbaran Forests), soil and plant debris (Mohammad-Dustar-Sharaf et al. 2016a,b); Fars Province (Northwestern), soil and debris (Abolghasemi and Kazemi 2016)., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza, Riahi, Elham, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2018, A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue, pp. 115-191 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (2) on page 171, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i2.36985, http://zenodo.org/record/7173657, {"references":["Abolghasemi, S. & Kazemi, S. (2016) Report of a new species of Dendrolaelaps Halbert (Acari: Mesostigmata: Digamasellidae) for Iran. In: Talaei-Hassanloui, R., Rahimi, S. & Ebrahimi, V. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 22 th Iranian Plant Protection Congress, Karaj, Iran, p. 510.","Arjomandi, E. & Kazemi, S. (2014 b) Edaphic mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) fauna in parks and landscapes of Kerman City. The Third Insect Pest Management Conference, Kerman, Kerman, Iran, pp. 243 - 251.","Hamidi, P., Ostovan, H., Kamali, K. & Ahadiyat, A. (2013) Fauna of mites associated with ornamental plants in Tehran, Iran. In: Joharchi, O. & Saboori, A. (Eds.), Abstract book of the Second International Persian Congress of Acarology, Karaj, Iran, p. 14.","Maleki, Sh. Ostovan, H., Baniameri, V. & Joharchi, O. (2016) Biodiversity of mesostigmatic soil mite fauna (Acari: Mesostigmata) of a City park located in Tehran, Iran. Journal of Entomological Society of Iran, 36 (3): 181 - 194.","Zarei, E. & Kazemi, Sh. (2014) Fauna of edaphic Mesostigmata (Acari) in apple orchards of Miandoab County, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran. Abstract book of the 21 th Iranian Plant Protection Congress, Urmia, Iran, p. 980."]}

Genus Allogamasellus Athias-Henriot, 1961 Allogamasellus castilhoi Nemati & Vatankhah, 2016 Distribution and habitats. Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province (Lordegan, Felard Region, Poshtkouh; Khanmirza Region, Salehat Village), soil from different parts of oak forests (Bagheri Kordeshami et al. 2015); (Shahrekord environs), nest of Formica (Formicidae) (Nemati and Vatankhah 2016). Note: Bagheri Kordeshami et al. (2015) reported Allogamasellus sp., and our observation show that those belong to the mentioned species., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza, Riahi, Elham, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2018, A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue, pp. 115-191 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (2) on page 163, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i2.36985, http://zenodo.org/record/7173657, {"references":["Vatankhah, F., Nemati, A., Esfandiari, M. & Shishehbor, P. (2016) Description of a new species of Gaeolaelaps (Acari: Laelapidae) from Iran, with a key to world species of the genus with short peritremes. Zootaxa, 4121 (5): 566 - 574. DOI: 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4121.5.6"]}

Lasioseius youcefi Athias-Herlese, 1959 Distribution and habitats. Kermanshah Province (Rijab), soil of plum trees (Babakfard et al. 2007); Zanjan Province (Zanjan County), soil, rotten wood, fungi, litter, and dung (Zare et al. 2012)., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza, Riahi, Elham, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2018, A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue, pp. 115-191 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (2) on pages 118-119, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i2.36985, http://zenodo.org/record/7173657, {"references":["Babakfard, A., Khanjani, M., Pourmirza, A. A. & Zahedi-Keyvan, M. (2007) Study on Acari fauna (Acari: Mesostigmata) of fruit trees of Rijab area (Kermanshah Province). Proceedings of the of the 18 th Iranian Plant Protection Congress, Hamedan, Iran, p. 270. Bagheri Kordeshami, A., Khajehali, J. & Nemati, A. (2015) Some edaphic mesostigmatic mites from Lordegan, Chaharmahal Bakhtiari Province with their world distribution. Journal of Crop Protection, 4 (4): 589 - 604.","Zare, M., Rahmani, H., Faraji, F. & Akrami, M. A. (2012) Phytoseioidea (Acari: Mesostigmata) of Zanjan County of Iran with two new records for Iranian mite fauna. In: Schausberger, P. (Ed.), Abstract book of the 7 th Symposium of the European Association of Acarologists, Vienna, Austria, p. 115."]}

Antennoseius (Antennoseius) gwiazdowiczi Kavianpour & Nemati sp. nov. (Figs. 1–21) Antennoseius (A.) gwiazdowiczi.— Kavianpour et al., 2013: 37; de Moraes et al., 2016: 69; Kazemi, 2018: 4 (nomen nudum) . Type material Holotype, female, soil of a pomegranate orchard in Shahreza (32° 01´27 N, 51° 51´ 47 E), 1825 m a.s.l., Esfahan Province, Iran, coll. M. Kavianpour, and three female paratypes: Shahreza county, soil, 2018, coll. A. Nemati, are deposited in the Acarological Laboratory, Plant Protection Department, Agricultural College, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord (APAS) Iran. One female paratype (same data as holotype) deposited in the Acarological collection, Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum (JAZM), Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran. One female paratype, same data as holotype, deposited in Senckenberg Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz Am Museum 1 02826 Görlitz, Germany. Diagnosis (adult female) – Podonotal and opisthonotal shields reticulated throughout. Podonotal shield with 20 pairs of setae of which eight pairs (j2-j5, z2-z4 and s4) spur-like (except j1 spinelike) and short, setae r3-r6 on soft cuticle; with one extra paired setae (sx) between s3-s4. Opisthonotal shield with 15 pairs of setae, of which J1-5, Z4-5 and S4-5 barbed; 16 pairs of setae on soft lateral cuticle. Deutosternal groove with seven denticulate rows with diverse teeth arrangement. Without distinct and sclerotised presternal plates, remnants of presternal plates and wrinkle integument observed at anterior part of sternal shield. Sternal shield with quite divers in posterior margin and the situation of st3 placement. Tibia I with spin-like seta (al1) with sharp tip (apically curved in fresh specimens), coxa I with simple and normal setae. Description (adult female) Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 1) – Dorsal idiosoma 559–585 long and 325–328 wide (n = 5), divided into two shields, podonotal with 310-315 long, 325-330 wide and opisthonotal shield with 254-265 long and 286-308 wide. Podonotal with 20 pairs of setae: j1-j6, z1-z6, s1-s6, r2 of which eight pairs: j2-j5, z2-z4 and s4 spur-like (Fig. 2) and short (7–8 long), other setae of podonotal shield long, except setae j1 and z1 (Figs. 4–5), shield with one extra set of paired setae (sx) between s3-s4. Nine pairs of pore-like structures are visible on the surface of podonotal shield, r3-r6 located on soft cuticle, r3-r5 adjacent to lateral margin of podonotal shield and r6 on the cuticle lateral to podonotal and opisthonotal shield borders. Setae s6 barbed, the right one of s6 on podonotum in holotype absent (Fig. 1). Opisthonotal shield with 15 pairs of setae, (J1-J5, Z1-Z5 and S1-S5), without extra setae, J1-5, Z4-5 and S4-5 barbed, which some of them shown in Figure 6. Opisthonotal shield with nine pairs of pore-like structures, and soft lateral cuticle bears six pairs of setae (R1-R6).The measurement of dorsal setae is as follows: j1 (5–6), j6 (36–39); z1 (10–13), z5 (35–40), z6 (37–40); s1 (28–30), s2 (35), s3 (39–40), s5 (40), s6 (37–42), sx (35); r2 (30–34), r3 (29–30), r4 (25–30), r5 (28–32), r6 (25–28); J1 (32–39), J2 (32–35), J3 (34–35), J4 (33–35), J5 (35); Z1 (33–40), Z2 (35), Z3 (34–35), Z4 (35–36), Z5 (47–54); S1 (26–32), S2 (32–35), S3 (33–34), S4 (34) and S5 (37). Opisthonotum with setiform setae (Fig. 3). An example of opisthonotal barbed setae shown in Figure 6. Podonotal and opisthonotal shields with throughout reticulation as in Figure 1. The shapes of some dorsal setae shown in Figures 2–6. Ventral idiosoma (Figs. 7–11) – Tritosternum with columnar base divided nearly at midlevel and two serrated laciniae (Figs. 7, 8). Without distinct and sclerotised presternal plates, remnants of presternal plates and wrinkle integument with transverse lines observed at anterior part of sternal shield. Sternal shield 125–132 long and 112–117 wide at level of st2, with irregular notch at median anterior margin (Figs. 9, 10), usually with two pairs of setae: st1 = 17–20 and st2 = 12–19 and three pairs of lyrifissures (iv1 -3), setae st3 19–20 and st4 17–19 on soft cuticle. One of st3 setae (the left one) located adjacent to the posterolateral corner and another well out of sternal shield and both of them out of sternal shield in paratypes. Posterior and postero-lateral margins of sternal shield with quite diverse situation (Figs.7, 9, 10). Epigynal shield 148–150 long and 49–52 wide, with one pair of simple setae (16–20) adjacent to its lateral margin at widest point, surface with two converged longitudinal prominence as inverted V-shaped (Fig. 7). Stigmatal openings at mid-level of coxae IV, peritreme extending anteriorly to level of setae z1, peritrematal shield and its extension posterior to the stigmatal opening (poststigmatal shield) with diverse shape (Fig. 11), bears five pore-like structures, poststigmatal shield extending posteriorly beyond coxae IV as in Figures 7 & 11. Opisthogastric area with two pairs of metapodal plates, the larger oval and granulate located posterior to poststigmatal shield and another narrow transverse between oval metapodal and poststigmatal shields. Anal shield pear shaped, ornamented with curved lines at anterior and lateral sides, 83–104 long and 109–114 wide, with one pair of para-anal setae (14–16) at the middle part of anal opening and post-anal seta (20–22), gv3 on lateral margins of anal shield nearly at level of postanal seta insertion;. Opisthogastric area with 15 pairs of setae: JV1-2 (15–17), JV3 (16–19), JV4 (18–21), JV5 (26–28), ZV1 (17–20), ZV2 (15–17), ZV3 (18–21), ZV4-5 (16–18). In one of paratype specimen, the left seta of JV3 located on lateral margin of anal shield and another one out of shield. Gnathosoma – Corniculi horn-like and robust; hypostome with simple hypostomal setae, rostral setae (h1) longest (30–33), external posterior setae (h2 = 18–21), internal posterior setae (h3 = 16–17) and palp coxal setae (pc = 16–21) in length (Fig. 12). Deutosternum with seven transverse rows of denticles with variation in teeth arrangement (Figs. 12, 13). Anterior margin of epistome rounded (Fig. 14) or nearly rounded (Fig. 15) with a row of delicate teeth at the bottom (Figs. 14, 15). Cheliceral fixed digit (Fig. 16) bears setaceous pilus dentilis, small subapical tooth near a row of fine proximally teeth, movable digit 49–55 long, bidentate with small sharp ventral projection as in Figure 16. Palp (Fig. 17) – With simple setae, 276–281 long, palp tarsal claw two tines. Legs (Figs. 18–21) – Leg I (Fig. 18) 606–616 µm: coxa (65–78), 0 0/1 0/1 0; trochanter (57– 65) 1 0/1 1/2 1, dorsal seta (pd) on trochanter I spine-like, sparsely barbed; femur (112–117), 2 3/1 2/2 2, ad1 and pd1 short, thickened and spur-like, pd2 spine-like and barbed; genu (104–107), 2 3/1 3/2 2, pd2-3 small, thickened and spur-like; tibia (104–109), 2 3/1 3/2 2, al1 spine-like, elbowed and thickened, av1 and pv1-2 slightly thickened; tarsus (148–156), with four long setae subapically and ambulacrum; leg II (Fig. 19) 419–437: coxa (39–49), 0 0/1 0/1 0; trochanter (52), 1 0/1 0/2 1; femur (83–86), 2 3/1 2/2 1, ad1 and pd1 slightly thickened and barbed; genu (68), 2 3/1 2/1 2; tibia (60–65), 2 2/1 2/1 2; tarsus (117); leg III (Fig. 20) 421–426: coxa (34–42), 0 0/1 0/1 0 trochanter (52–55), 1 1/1 0/1 1, ad slightly thickened and barbed; femur (83), 1 2/1 1/0 1, ad1-2 barbed; genu (65), 2 2/1 2/1 1; tibia (62), 2 1/1 2/1 1; tarsus (122); leg IV (Fig. 21) 554–572: coxa (31–42), 0 0/1 0/0 0 trochanter (70–73),1 1/1 0/1 1; femur (109–120), 1 2/0 1/1/1; genu (91), 2 2/1 3/0 1; tibia (86– 88), 2 1/1 3/1 2 tarsus (161–164). Coxa I lacks short and blunt setae; some of dorsal setae of legs with one or more barbs (Figs. 18–21). Tarsi II-IV 16-16-16 (3 2/2 2/2 3 + mv and md), plus two short apical seta-like processes (could be considered as the remnants of ad1 and pd1 at the base of stalks). Adult male – unknown. Etymology This species is named in honor of Dr. Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz (Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland). Remarks Antennoseius (Antennoseius) gwiazdowiczi Kavianpour and Nemati sp. nov., is similar to the Antennoseius (Antennoseius) maltzevi Eidelberg, 1994 but, it can be differentiated by the following characters. Antennoseius gwiazdowiczi Kavianpour & Nemati sp. nov., lacks prominent presternal shields; anterior margin of sternal shield with conspicuous notch; coxae I-II with simple and normal pv seta; tibia I with al1 as strongly thickened spin-like seta, al2, av and pv1-2 are spine-like; seta pd2 on femur I spine-like and barbed; some of dorsal setae on opisthonotum and especially on legs II-IV are sparsely barbed, while, A. maltzevi with a pair of well sclerotised presternal shields, anterior margin of sternal shield concave and without notch, coxae I-II with spine-like posterior seta, tibia I with simple setae; seta pd2 on femur I spur-like and without barbs; all setae of dorsal shield except Z5, smooth and lack barbs. Moreover, all setae on leg III and leg IV are smooth and lack barbs (observation on type specimens of A. maltzevi in Poznan University of Life Sciences, Department of Forest Protection, Poznań, Poland by second author)., Published as part of Kavianpour, Mohammadreza, Nemati, Alireza, Mohseni, Mastaneh & KhaliliMoghadam, Arsalan, 2018, New ascid mite of the genus Antennoseius Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Iran, pp. 245-254 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (3) on pages 246-251, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i3.38509, http://zenodo.org/record/7173617, {"references":["Kavianpour, M., Nemati, A. & Mohseni, M. (2013) A new species of the genus Antennoseius from Iran. Iranian Journal of Entomology, 3: 36 - 44.","de Moraes, G. J., Britto, E. P., Mineiro, J. L. D. C. & Halliday, B. (2016) Catalogue of the mite families Ascidae Voigts & Oudemans, Blattisociidae Garman and Melicharidae Hirschmann (Acari: Mesostigmata). Zootaxa, 4112 (1): 1 - 299.","Kazemi, S. (2018) Redescription of Antennoseius (Antennoseius) avius Karg (Acari: Mesostigmata: Ascidae), a senior synonym of A. (A.) alexandrovi Bregetova and A. (A.) arvensis Kaluz, with additional information for Antennoseius Berlese, and a key to the Iranian species of the genus. International Journal of Acarology, (In press). http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647954.2018.1471101","Eidelberg, M. M. (1994) New species of the family Antennoseiidae (Acari, Sitiformes, Gamasina) from Palaearctic. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 73: 46 - 52 (In Russian)."]}

Genus Pedoniphis Joharchi, Mašán & Babaeian, 2014 Pedoniphis persicus Joharchi, Mašán & Babaeian, 2014 Distribution and habitats. West Azarbaijan Province (Ardabil, Sabalan Mountains), in sandy soil (Joharchi et al. 2014a)., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza, Riahi, Elham, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2018, A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue, pp. 115-191 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (2) on page 152, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i2.36985, http://zenodo.org/record/7173657, {"references":["Joharchi, O., Masan, P. & Babaeian, E. (2014) A new genus and species of edaphic mite (Acari: Mesostigmata: Eviphididae) from Iran. Zootaxa, 3774 (3): 275 - 281.","Joharchi, O. & Babaeian, E. (2014 a) A new genus and species of edaphic mite (Acari: Mesostigmata: Eviphididae) from Iran. Zootaxa, 3774 (3): 275 - 281."]}

Genus Platyseius Berlese, 1916 Platyseius persicus Kazemi, Payandeh & Saberi, 2016 Distribution and habitats. Khorasan Razavi Province (Kashmar County); Mazandaran Province (Nowshahr County), soil and litter (Kazemi et al. 2016c)., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza, Riahi, Elham, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2018, A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue, pp. 115-191 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (2) on page 161, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i2.36985, http://zenodo.org/record/7173657, {"references":["Kazemi, Sh., Payandeh, M. & Saberi, S. (2016) A new species of Platyseius Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata: Blattisociidae) from Iran, and a key to the world species of the genus. Zootaxa, 4139 (4): 566 - 574."]}

Genus Iphidozercon Berlese, 1903 Iphidozercon caspius Hajizadeh, Mortazavi & Nazari, 2014 Distribution and habitats. Guilan Province (Langarud City), soil under citrus trees (Hajizadeh et al. 2014). Iphidozercon gibbus (Berlese, 1903) Distribution and habitats. Kerman Province (Shahr-e-Babak County), soil and manure (Masnavipour et al. 2014); Lorestan Province (Veisian District), soil under walnut trees (Hasanvand et al. 2014b); (Khorramabad County), oak forest (Hasanvand et al. 2015); Tehran Province (Tehran City, Police Park), soil (Maleki et al. 2016)., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza, Riahi, Elham, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2018, A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue, pp. 115-191 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (2) on page 130, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i2.36985, http://zenodo.org/record/7173657, {"references":["Hajizadeh, J., Mortazavi, Sh. & Nazari, M. (2014) One new species of the genus Iphidozercon (Acari: Ascidae) with a key to world species. International Journal of Acarology, 4 (3): 263 - 267.","Masnavipour, M., Kazemi, Sh., Latifi, M. & Ziaaddini, M. (2014) Fauna of edaphic mites of the subcohort Dermanyssiae (Mesostigmata: Gamasina) in northwestern area of Kerman Province. Taxonomy and Biosystematics, 20: 37 - 48.","Hasanvand, I., Jafari, Sh., Kazemi, Sh. & Shakarami, J. (2015) Fauna and species diversity of edaphic mesostigmatic mites of superfamilies Eviphidoidea and Ascoidea (Acari: Mesostigmata) in Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province. Plant Pests Research, 4 (4): 25 - 34.","Maleki, Sh. Ostovan, H., Baniameri, V. & Joharchi, O. (2016) Biodiversity of mesostigmatic soil mite fauna (Acari: Mesostigmata) of a City park located in Tehran, Iran. Journal of Entomological Society of Iran, 36 (3): 181 - 194."]}

Genus Dinogamasus Kramer, 1898 Dinogamasus kazerunensis Joharchi, Khodaparast & Ghasemi-Moghadam, 2016 Distribution and habitats. Fars Province (Kazerun, Bid Zard), associated with Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) pubescens Spinola (Hymenoptera: Apidae) (Joharchi et al. 2016b)., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza, Riahi, Elham, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2018, A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue, pp. 115-191 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (2) on page 137, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i2.36985, http://zenodo.org/record/7173657, {"references":["Ghasemi-Moghadam, S., Ahadiyat, A., Hasani, S. & Joharchi, O. (2016) Copriphis falcinellus and Holostaspella exornata two new records of eviphidoid mites (Mesostigmata: Eviphidoidea: Eviphididae and Macrochelidae) from Iran. Persian Journal of Acarology, 5 (2): 147 - 152.","Joharchi, O., Khodaparast, R. & Ghasemi Moghadam, S. (2016 b) First report of the genus Dinogamasus Kramer (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from the Middle East Region, with the description of a new species. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 21 (6): 791 - 799."]}

Genus Persicolaelaps Kazemi & Beaulieu, 2016 Persicolaelaps hallidayi Kazemi & Beaulieu, 2016 Distribution and habitats. Golestan Province (Qarn-Abad Forest); Mazandaran Province (Noor), rotten wood, soil and litter (Kazemi and Beaulieu 2016)., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza, Riahi, Elham, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2018, A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue, pp. 115-191 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (2) on page 148, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i2.36985, http://zenodo.org/record/7173657, {"references":["Kazemi, Sh. & Beaulieu, F. (2016) A new genus and species of Laelapidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Iran. Zootaxa, 4200 (4): 487 - 500."]}

Centrouropoda almerodai Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, in Wiśniewski, Hirschmann & Hiramatsu 1992 Distribution and habitats. Sistan va Baluchestan Province (Mehrestan), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (Farmahiny Farahani et al. 2016)., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza, Riahi, Elham, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2018, A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue, pp. 115-191 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (2) on page 173, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i2.36985, http://zenodo.org/record/7173657, {"references":["Farmahiny Farahani, V. R., Ahadiyat, A. Masan, P. & Dehvari, M. A. (2016) Phoretic uropodine mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) associated with the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Iran. Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research, 48 (5853): 317 - 322."]}

Kavianpour, Mohammadreza, Nemati, Alireza, Mohseni, Mastaneh, KhaliliMoghadam, Arsalan (2018): New ascid mite of the genus Antennoseius Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Iran. Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (3): 245-254, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i3.38509, URL: https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/71efd1c3-a4d5-3693-93d5-8b683beda86c/

Genus Prozercon Sellnick, 1943 Prozercon dominiaki Błaszak, 1979 Distribution and habitats. Mazandaran Province (Rudbarak), litter from beech forest with hornbeam trees (Błaszak 1979); (Shahsavar), litter from sheer limestone rock with mosses and herbaceous vegetation, litter from beech forest with sycamore and lime trees, litter from limestone rocks (Błaszak 1979)., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza, Riahi, Elham, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2018, A catalogue of the Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari): additions and updates of the previous catalogue, pp. 115-191 in Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (2) on page 123, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i2.36985, http://zenodo.org/record/7173657, {"references":["Blaszak, C. (1979) Systematic studies on the family Zerconidae. IV. Asian Zerconidae (Acari, Mesostigmata). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, Krakow, 24: 3 - 112."]}

Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli) is a predatory mesostigmatic mite that inhabits different manure microhabitats and preys mostly on housefly (Musca domestica L.) eggs. When a virgin female colonizes a new manure substrate, it produces male offspring through parthenogenesis (arrhenotoky); when her sons reach maturity, oedipal mating takes place and the female begins to produce bisexual offspring. In order to examine the consequence of oedipal reproduction on population development, we designed two separate experiments to compare life history traits and life table parameters of oedipal versus bisexual cohorts of M. muscaedomesticae, using the age-stage, two sex life table method. Experiments were conducted at 28 +/- 1 °C, using a photoperiod of 14:10 (L: D) h, and 65 +/- 5% relative humidity, with housefly eggs used to feed mites. Mean adult female longevity was 38.63 days, and fecundity 128.51 offspring under bisexual reproduction, and 37.48 days and 68.23 offspring under oedipal reproduction. In the bisexual cohort, the intrinsic rate of increase (rm), the finite rate of increase (λ), the net reproduction rate (R0), the gross reproductive rate (GRR) and the mean generation time (T) of M. muscaedomesticae were 0.2938 d-1, 1.3415 d-1, 54.216 offspring/individual, 77.7 offspring/individual and 13.5885 days, respectively. Because only male eggs were produced during the first 5.62 days (on average) of the oviposition period in the oedipal cohort, it was theoretically incorrect to compute the population parameters using the survival and fecundity values for this group, even though bisexual reproduction did occur after this period. Our findings determined that the effect of oedipal reproduction could be correctly defined and analyzed by using the age-stage, two-sex life table method. Our results demonstrated that virgin females are able to produce and copulate with their sons (oedipal mating), which then allows those females to produce both sexes. This reproductive system can enable this valuable natural enemy to considerably extend its distribution potential.

Nemati, Alireza, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan (2018): First species record of Schizogyniidae (Acari: Mesostigmata: Trigynaspida) from Asia. Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (1): 101-104, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v7i1.34987

Key to the Gaeolaelaps species with short peritremes 1. Peritreme very short, reaching to anterior level of coxa III.................................................... 2 - Peritreme longer, reaching to middle or anterior margin of coxa II.............................................. 7 2. Peritreme extending to the anterior margin of coxa III....................................................... 3 - Peritreme extending to the mid-level of coxa III............................................................ 4 3. Anal shield with straight posterior margin; post-anal seta twice as long as para-anal setae; peritrematal plate extending anteriorly to anterior level of coxa II; dorsal shield with 38 pairs of acicular setae................. G. rhizotrogi (Mašán, 1998) - Anal shield suboval with nearly acute posterior angle; post-anal seta nearly as long as para-anal setae; peritrematal plate extending anteriorly to mid-level of coxa I; dorsal shield with 37 pairs of setae.............. G. dubininae (Sklyar, 2012) 4. Peritreme extending to the mid-level of coxa III; dorsal shield with 39 pairs of setae............................... 5 - Peritreme very short and reaching to anterior level of coxa IV; dorsal shield with 37 pairs of setae.................... 6 5. Peritrematal shield extending to posterior level of coxa II, free from dorsal shield; sternal shield bearing only two pairs of lyrifissures; fixed digit of chelicera with two teeth; dorsal soft cuticle not hypertrichous (6–8 pairs of setae)................................................................................................. G. heteroceri Trach, 2016 - Peritrematal shield extending to anterior level of coxa I, fused with dorsal shield near setae z 1; sternal shield bearing three pairs of lyrifissures; fixed digit of chelicera with four to six teeth; dorsal soft cuticle hypertrichous (32–37 pairs)........................................................................................... G. carabidophilus Trach, 2012 6. Dorsal soft cuticle not hypertrichous (with three pairs of setae); sternal shield with two pairs of lyrifissures; with abnormal leg chaetotaxy, e.g.: trochanter I with five, genu III-IV with eight and tibia IV with nine setae; dorsal shield oval shape (273 – 27 7 long)......................................................................... G. sevastianovi Trach, 2016 - Dorsal soft cuticle hypertrichous (with 32–33 pairs of setae); sternal shield with three pairs of lyrifissures; with normal leg chaetotaxy; dorsal shield greatly elongate (416–441 long)................................. G. khaustovi Trach, 2016 7. Dorsal shield with 41 pairs of setae; epigynal shield much longer than wide, length/width= 3: 1; anal shield subtriangular and longer than wide; dorsal setae nearly equal in length (28–33); idiosoma 400–480 long, 180–220 wide..................................................................................................... G. macra (Karg, 1978) - Dorsal shield with less than 41 pairs of setae; epigynal shield not as above....................................... 8 8. Anal shield nearly rounded and wider than long (as in G. orbiculatus Nemati & Mohseni, 2013) or with semi-circular anterior margin, straight postero-lateral margins, and a pair of minute angular lateral projections (as in G. farajii Nemati & Mohseni, 2013).............................................................................................. 9 - Anal shield subtriangular and without a pair of minute angular lateral projections................................ 10 9. Anal shield nearly rounded and wider than long; epistome denticulate with a two tined medioventral process projecting beyond the anterior margin; idiosoma 489–491 long, 270–276 wide.................... G. orbiculatus Nemati & Mohseni, 2013 - Anal shield with semi-circular anterior margin, straight postero-lateral margins, and a pair of minute angular lateral projec- tions; epistome denticulate without such appendage; idiosoma 408–439 long, 205–218 wide................................................................................................... G. farajii Nemati & Mohseni, 2013 10. Apart from dorsal setae j 1 and Z 5, all dorsal setae extremely reduced (5–7 long); Z 5 three times the length of J 5; dorsal shield with 38 pairs of setae, 21 pairs on podonotal part of dorsal shield (lacks s 1) and 17 pairs on opisthonotal region of dorsal shield; idiosoma 430–450.............................................................. G. gleba (Karg, 1979) - Dorsal setae not extremely reduced; Z 5 not as above....................................................... 1 1 11. Dorsal shield with 37 pairs of setae..................................................................... 12 - Dorsal shield with 38–39 pairs of setae.................................................................. 14 12. Podonotal part of dorsal shield with 20 or 22 pairs of setae.................................................. 13 - Podonotal part of dorsal shield with 19 (lacks z 3, s 1 and r 3) and opisthonotal region of dorsal shield with 18 pairs of setae (R 5 located on dorsal shield between S 4–5); without R series on lateral cuticle; idiosoma 420–460.. G. vertisimilis (Karg, 1994) 13. Podonotal part of dorsal shield with 20 (lacks s 1–2, and has r 2–5) and opisthonotal region of dorsal shield with 17 pairs of setae (with Px 1–2); opisthonotal region wider than podonotal part; with R 1–2 and R 4 on lateral cuticle; idiosoma 350–360................................................................................... G. verticis (Karg, 1979) - Podonotal part of dorsal shield with 22 pairs of setae, with complete s -series; opisthonotal region of dorsal shield with 15 pairs of setae (without Px 1–2); podonotal part of dorsal shield wider than opisthonotal region; idiosoma 483–540........................................................................................... G. zhoumanshuae (Ma, 1997) 14. Dorsal shield with 38 pairs of setae..................................................................... 15 - Dorsal shield with 39 pairs of setae..................................................................... 16 15. Dorsal seta z 3 present, dorsal shield surface smooth; with very thin peritrematal plate, post-stigmatic plate narrow and expanded posteriorly to surround coxa IV........................................ G. orientalis (Hafez et al., 1982) - Dorsal seta z 3 absent; dorsal shield surface with reticulated pattern posterior to J 1; post-stigmatic plate small and extended to mid-level of coxa IV.................................................... G. lenis Vatankhah & Nemati sp. nov. 16. Epigynal shield extending close to anal shield, length/width nearly 3: 1; iv 2 slit-like; J 2 located well laterad J 1......... 17 - Epigynal shield not extending close to anal shield, length/width nearly 2: 1; iv 2 pore-like; J 2 located behind of J 1....... 18 17. Epigynal shield as wide as anal shield; z 3 absent; with r 2–5; margin of epistome like a pointed roof and serrate, Z 5 = 45–52; idiosoma 650–670.................................................................. G. cerata (Karg, 1982) - Epigynal shield distinctly wider than anal shield; z 3 present; with r 2–4; margin of epistome arcuated and fine serrate, Z 5 = 50– 56; idiosoma 660–720................................................................ G. loksai (Karg, 2000) 18. Dorsal shield with one pair of zx setae, between z 4 and z 5................................. G. latopuga (Karg, 2006) - Dorsal shield without zx setae between z 4 and z 5.......................................................... 19 19. Dorsal shield setae long enough to reach well past the base of next posterior seta, the length of j 5 is longer than distance between j 5 and j 6, exterior margin of post-stigmatal plate with deep incision, sternal setae long enough to reach to the base of the next................................................................... G. dailingensis (Ma & Yin, 1998) - Dorsal shield setae shorter, central opisthonotal setae short, sometimes reaching base of next posterior seta but never past it, the length of j 5 is shorter than distance between j 5 and j 6; sternal setae shorter and not reach to the base of the next..... 20 20. Palp tarsal claw 3 -tined.................................................. G. bregetovae (Shereef & Afifi, 1980) - Palp tarsal claw 2 -tined.............................................................................. 21 21. Dorsal shield clearly broadest at level of setae r 3 (ratio of widths at r 3 /S 3 level≈ 1.5), progressively tapering until s 6, subparal- lel from s 6 to level of S 4........................................... G. khajooii Kazemi, Rajaei & Beaulieu, 2014 - Dorsal shield not as above............................................................................ 22 22. Lateral margins of epigynal shield parallel or nearly so..................................................... 23 - Lateral margins of epigynal shield not parallel, widest area of epigynal shield located behind epigynal setae........... 24 23. Surface of dorsal shield smooth; sternal shield with no defined anterior margin; without podal plate posterior to coxa IV, endo- podal plate III-IV small and triangular................................... G. arabicus (Hafez, Elbadry & Nasr, 1982) - Surface of dorsal shield reticulated; sternal shield with defined anterior margin; with podal plate posterior to coxa IV, endopo- dal plate III-IV elongate and angular.................................................................... 25 24. Surface of epigynal shield with polygonal reticulation; tarsus IV with two elongate pd 2–3 setae....... G. nolli (Karg, 1962) - Surface of epigynal shield smooth; tarsus IV without such elongate setae...... G. mossadeghi Kavianpour & Nemati, 2014 25. Epigynal shield with scale-like reticulation, the distance between j 5 –j 6 1.5 the length of j 5; Z 5 as long as other dorsal setae....................................................................... G. koseii (Hafez, Elbadry & Nasr, 1982) - Epigynal shield with polygonal reticulation, the distance between j 5 –j 6 is thrice the length of j 5; Z 5 longer than other dorsal setae.......................................................................... G. similisetae (Karg, 1965)

Cosmolaelaps angustiscutatus (Willmann, 1951) new combination Hypoaspis angustiscutatus Willmann, 1951: 117. Hypoaspis angustiscutatus.��� Hirschmann et al., 1969: 140; Lapina, 1976: 31. Hypoaspis (Hypoaspis) angustiscutatus.��� Karg, 1971: 169. Hypoaspis (Geolaelaps) angustiscutata.��� Bregetova, 1977: 504; Karg, 1979: 81; Karg, 1982: 239; Karg, 1993: 141. Hypoaspis (Gaeolaelaps) angustiscutatus.��� Hajizadeh et al., 2010: 202. Gaeolaelaps angustiscutatus.��� Beaulieu, 2009: 36; Trach, 2012: 161; Kavianpour et al., 2013: 7; Kazemi & Rajaei, 2013: 83; Nemati & Kavianpour, 2013: 71; Kavianpour & Nemati, 2014: 321; Kazemi et al., 2014: 504. Cosmolaelaps acutiscutus Teng, 1982: 162. Probable new synonymy Cosmolaelaps subacutiscutus Bai & Wang, 2005: 26. Probable new synonymy Specimens examined. Iran: Nine females and three males, Chaharmahal Va Bakhtiari province, Shahrekord, Ben, Farokhshahr, Lordegan, soil, coll., A. Nemati, 2008���2012; two females, two males, Khuzestan province, Ahwaz, Baghmalek, Ghaletol, soil, coll., A. Nemati, 2012. Germany: Voucher specimens in Karg collection in Natural History Museum, Berlin: slide ZMB Kat. Nr. 39850 (female), Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Fischland- Dar��-Zingst, Buchhorster Maase, dkl. Humus m. Graswurzeln, 9.5.1967; Nr. 39851 (female), Germany, Sachsen, Lemsel ��b. Delitzsch, Wiese, Delitzsch/Rackwitz, Karg, 1960; Nr. 39852 (male); Nr. 39853 (Deutonymph); Nr. 39854 (protonymph); Nr. 39855 (female), Nr. 39856 (female), Nr. 39857 (female), Nr. 39858 (female) and Nr. 39859 (32 females). Notes. The main difference between Cosmolaelaps and Gaeolaelaps is the shape of dorsal shield setae. In Gaeolaelaps the setae are acicular, but in Cosmolaelaps they are variously flattened and may be possess a knoblike projection at their base (Gwiazdowicz et al., 2014). Dorsal and ventral figures of female and male along with the leg chaetotaxy of this species were presented by Lapina (1976). The dorsal setae have a knob at their base. In all examined specimens in Iran and Germany (see above) the dorsal shield setae possess a distinct knob at their base. According to the above examination and explanations G. angustiscutatus is transferred to Cosmolaelaps., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2016, Description of a new species of Cosmolaelaps Berlese and the male of C. brevipedestra (Karg) from Iran, with notes on some other species of Cosmolaelaps Berlese (Acari: Laelapidae), pp. 535-551 in Zootaxa 4066 (5) on pages 544-545, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4066.5.2, http://zenodo.org/record/270562, {"references":["Willmann, C. (1951) Untersuchungen uber die terrestrische Milbenfauna im pannonischen Klimagebiet Osterreichs. Sitzungsberichte der Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch - Naturwissenschaftliche Abteilung I., 160, 91 - 176.","Hirschmann, W., Bernhard, F., Greim, E. & Gotz, H. (1969) Gangsystematik der Parasitiformes, Teile 75. Zwanzig neue Hypoaspis - Arten. Acarologie. Schriftenreihe fur Vergleichende Milbenkunde, 12, 133 - 141.","Lapina, I. M. (1976) Free-living gamasoid mites of the family Laelaptidae Berlese, 1892 in the fauna of Latvian SSR. Latvijas Entomologs, 19, 20 - 64.","Karg, W. (1971) Acari (Acarina), Milben. Unterordnung Anactinochaeta (Parasitiformes). Die freilebenden Gamasina (Gamasides), Raubmilben. Die Tierwelt Deutschlands, 59, 1 - 475. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnd. 4820300510","Bregetova, N. G. (1977) Family Laelaptidae. In: Ghilyarov, M. S. & Bregetova, N. G. (Eds.), Key to the Soil-Inhabiting Mites. Mesostigmata. Nauka, Leningrad, pp. 483 - 554. [in Russian]","Karg, W. (1979) Die Gattung Hypoaspis Canestrini, 1884 (Acarina, Parasitiformes). Zoologische Jahrbucher Abteilung fur Systematik, Okologie und Geographie der Tiere, 106, 65 - 104.","Karg, W. (1982) Zur Kenntnis der Raubmilbengattung Hypoaspis Canestrini, 1884 (Acarina, Parasitiformes). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 58, 233 - 256.","Karg, W. (1993) Acari (Acarina), Milben Parasitiformes (Anactinochaeta) Cohors Gamasina Leach, Raubmilben. Die Tierwelt Deutschlands, 59, 1 - 523.","Hajizadeh, J., Faraji, F. & Rafati Fard, M. (2010) Mites of the family Laelapidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) in Guilan, including four new records Iran and a key to Guilan species of the family. Journal of Plant Protection, 24 (2), 196 - 209.","Beaulieu, F. (2009) Review of the mite genus Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till (Acari: Laelapidae), and description of a new species from North America, G. gillespiei n. sp., Zootaxa, 2158, 33 - 49.","Trach, V. A. (2012) Gaeolaelaps carabidophilus n. sp., a new mite species (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Southern Ukraine. Acarologia, 52, 157 - 163. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1051 / acarologia / 20122045","Kazemi, Sh. & Rajaei, A. (2013) An annotated checklist of Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari), excluding the family Phytoseiidae. Persian Journal of Acarology, 2, 63 - 158.","Kavianpour, M. & Nemati, A. (2014) Gaeolaelaps (Acari: Laelapidae) mites of Iran with description of a new species. Journal of Crop Protection, 3, 315 - 325.","Teng, K. - F. (1982) On some new species and new records of laelapid mites from China. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 7, 160 - 165. [in Chinese]","Gwiazdowicz, D. J., Nemati, A. & Mohseni, M. (2014) Anew species of Cosmolaelaps (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Peru. International Journal of Acarology, 40 (6), 436 - 442. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647954.2014.949306"]}

Genus Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till, 1966 Hypoaspis (Gaeolaelaps) Evans & Till, 1966: 160; Evans & Till, 1979: 202; Faraji et al., 2008: 207. Hypoaspis (Geolaelaps).��� Bregetova, 1977: 499; Karg, 1979: 79; Karg, 1982: 237; Karg, 1989: 107; Karg, 1993: 136. Gaeolaelaps.��� Casanueva, 1993: 40; Farrier & Hennessey, 1993; Beaulieu, 2009: 35; Kazemi et al., 2014: 504. Geolaelaps.��� Rosario, 1981: 46; Walter & Oliver, 1989: 295; Hunter, 1993: 23; Karg & Schorlemmer, 2013: 203. Type species: Laelaps aculeifer Canestrini, 1884, by original designation (Evans & Till, 1966). The genus definition of Kazemi et al., 2014 was followed., Published as part of Vatankhah, Farzaneh, Nemati, Alireza, Esfandiari, Mehdi & Shishehbor, Parviz, 2016, Description of a new species of Gaeolaelaps (Acari: Laelapidae) from Iran, with a key to world species of the genus with short peritremes, pp. 566-574 in Zootaxa 4121 (5) on pages 566-567, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4121.5.6, http://zenodo.org/record/255319, {"references":["Evans, G. O. & Till, W. M. (1966) Studies on the British Dermanyssidae (Acari: Mesostigmata). Part II. Classification. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology, 14, 107 - 370. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 3642.1979. tb 00059. x","Evans, G. O & Till, W. M. (1979) Mesostigmatic mites of Britain and Ireland (Chelicerata: Acari-Parasitiformes). An introduction to their external morphology and classification. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, 35, 139 - 270.","Faraji, F., Abedi, L. & Ostovan, H. (2008) A new species of Hypoaspis Canestrini from Iran with a key to the Iranian species of Hypoaspis (Acari, Gamasina, Hypoaspididae). Zoosystematics and Evolution, 84, 205 - 209. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1002 / zoos. 200800005","Bregetova, N. G. (1977) Family Laelaptidae Berlese, 1892. In: Ghilyarov, M. S. & Bregetova, N. G. (Eds.), Key to the Soil Inhabiting Mites. Mesostigmata, Nauka, Leningrad, pp. 483 - 554. [in Russian]","Karg, W. (1979) Die Gattung Hypoaspis Canestrini 1884 (Acarina, Parasitiformes). Zoologische Jahrbucher Abteilung fur Systematik Okologie und Geographie der Tiere, 106, 65 - 104.","Karg, W. (1982) Zur Kenntnis der Raubmilbeng Hypoaspis Canestrini, 1884 (Acarina, Parasitiformes). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 58, 233 - 256.","Karg, W. (1989) Zur Kenntnis der Untergattungen Geolaelaps, Alloparasitus und Laelaspis der Raubmilbengattung Hypoaspis Canestrini, 1884 (Acarina, Parasitiformes). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 65, 115 - 126. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnz. 19890650103","Karg, W. (1993) Raubmilben der Hypoaspididae, Laelapidae und Phytoseiidae auf dem Galapagos-Archipel (Acarina, Parasitiformes). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 69, 261 - 284. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnz. 19930690207","Casanueva, M. E. (1993) Phylogenetic studies of the free-living and arthropod-associated Laelapidae (Acari: Mesostigmata). Gayana Zoologia, 57, 21 - 46.","Farrier, M. H. & Hennessey, M. K. (1993) Soil-inhabiting and free-living Mesostigmata (Acari-Parasitiformes) from North America. An annotated checklist with bibliography and index. North Carolina Agricultural Research Service Technical Bulletin, 302, 1 - 408.","Beaulieu, F. (2009) Review of the mite genus Gaeolaelaps Evans and Till (Acari: Laelapidae) and description of a new species from North America, G. gillespiei, n. sp., Zootaxa, 2158, 33 - 49.","Rosario, R. M. T. (1981) Philippine Hypoaspidinae (Acarina; Mesostigmata: Laelapidae). Philippine Entomologist, 5, 23 - 82.","Walter, D. E. & Oliver, J. H. Jr. (1989) Geolaelaps oreithyiae, n. sp. (Acari: Laelapidae), a thelytokous predator of arthropods and nematodes, and a discussion of clonal reproduction in the Mesostigmata. Acarologia, 30, 293 - 303.","Hunter, P. E. (1993) Mites associated with new world passalid beetles (Coleoptera: Passalidae). Acta Zoologica Mexicana. Nueva Serie, 58, 1 - 37.","Karg, W. & Schorlemmer, A. (2013) Origin of five unique mite-genera in geological periods compared to other groups of Gamasina (Acarina, Parasitiformes) and description of two new species of Rykellus Lee and Oloopticus Karg. Zoosystematics and Evolution, 89, 193 - 207. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1002 / zoos. 201300006"]}

Cosmolaelaps subacutiscutus Bai & Wang, 2005 Cosmolaelaps subacutiscutus Bai & Wang, 2005: 26. Cosmolaelaps subacutiscutus.— Ren & Guo, 2008: 328; Kazemi & Rajaei, 2013: 80; Moreira et al., 2014: 320; Moreira, 2014: 231. Hypoaspis (Cosmolaelaps) subacutiscutus.— Bai & Ma, 2012: 557. Notes. These two species have been reported from China (Teng, 1982; Bai & Wang, 2005) and Iran (Kavianpour et al., 2011; Soleimani & Joharchi, 2012; Kazemi & Rajaei, 2013). There are apparent similarities between C. acutiscutus, C. subacutiscutus and C. angustiscutatus. Cosmolaelaps angustiscutatus is recognised by several characters including: scimitar-shaped setae on dorsal shield with distinct knob at their base; the presence of abrupt curvature at the level of seta Z 3 on the dorsal shield; and about eight to ten pairs of setae between genital and anal shields (Willmann, 1951; Lapina, 1976; Karg, 1993; Beaulieu, 2009; personal observation of Karg collection specimens, 2014: see above). The abrupt curvature at the level of Z 3 in the dorsal shield, the presence of unpaired dorsal setae, a small inward curve in the lateral margins of the sternal shield (this character was observed in specimens of C. angustiscutatus in Karg collection, Berlin) and the presence of ten pairs of setae between the genital and anal shields could be considered as the main diagnostic characters of C. acutiscutus and C. subacutiscutus (Teng, 1982; Bai & Wang, 2005). Bai & Ma (2012) separated these species only based on dorsal setae length, which are slightly longer in C. subacutiscutus. Except for the unpaired dorsal setae, these characters could be observed in C. angustiscutatus. Our observation of C. brevipedestra as well as other studies such as Strong & Halliday (1994), Faraji & Halliday (2009) and Beaulieu (2009) have shown that the unpaired setae have no taxonomic value for separating species of Gaeolaelaps and Cosmolaelaps. By comparing the descriptions and figures of these species we could find no distinguishing authentic morphological differences, therefore, C. acutiscutus and C. subacutiscutus are suspected to be junior synonyms of C. angustiscutatus.

Cosmolaelaps malmiriensis sp. nov. Figures 1���10 Specimens examined and type deposition. Holotype, female, Izeh, Khuzestan province, from soil of ant nest (Tapinoma sp.), coll., A. Nemati, 2012; two female paratypes, from soil of unknown ant nest, coll., A. Nemati, 2014, Izeh, Khuzestan Province, deposited in Plant Protection Department, Agricultural College, Shahrekord University (APAS); one female, same data as holotype, deposited in Poznań University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, Poland; one female, same data as holotype, deposited in Senckenberg Museum f��r Naturkunde G��rlitz Am Museum 1 02826 G��rlitz, Germany. Description. Female. Dorsal idiosoma. Dorsal shield (Fig. 1) length 497���541, width at level of setae r 3 455���465 (n= 3),with linear reticulation at lateral margins and some fine cellular reticulation in central part of dorsal shield between J 1 ���J 3, shield with 21 pairs of setae on podonotum including j 1���6; z 1���6; s 1���6; r 2���4, r 5 absent, opisthonotal part with 17 pairs of setae including two pairs of Px setae (Px 2���3), all dorsal setae fine, bearing a knob like projection at the base, relatively short, podonotal shorter than opisthonotal, most do not reach the next seta in series, except for S series setae; setae length varies from 22���77; j 1 (33���36), z 1 (22���24), j 2 ���j 6 and z 2 ���z 6 (39���50), J 4 (48���50), J 5 (36��� 38), Z 5 (56���58) acicular with fine barbs in distal half, S 4 (75���77), and S 5 (71���74). Seta r 6 is simple-acicular located ventrally near margin of post-stigmatal plate. Podonotal region with six pairs of pores and three pairs of lyrifissures, opisthonotal region with seven pairs of pores and four pairs of lyrifissures. Dorsal shield with two unpaired Jx setae between J 1 ���J 3 and J 4 ���J 5. Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 2). Tritosternum with trapezoidal base (25���26) and pilose laciniae (62���73) fused at base for one fifth of lacinia length. Pre-sternal plates well sclerotised with linear striation, adjacent to anterior margin of sternal shield. Sternal shield with fine linear reticulation in anterior half, 81 long, 164���177 wide (at level of projection between coxae II���III) and 120���157 at level of st 2, ratio of length/width at st 2 is 0.51���0.67, anterior and posterior margins deeply concave, lateral margins fused with endopodals beside coxae II���III, with anterolateral corners produced into narrow projections between coxae I���II. Sternal setae smooth, st 1���3 (39���44), iv 1 slitlike, located slightly posterior and between st 1, iv 2 slit-like located between st 2 ���st 3. Setae st 4 (42���44) and porelike iv 3 located on integument near lateral corners of sternal shield. Genital shield expanded posterior to coxa IV, with small marginal notch between Zv 1 ���Jv 1, posterior margin circular, 226���242 long (excluding hyaline part beneath the posterior margin of sternal shield), 140���148 at level of st 5, 211��� 221 at widest part posterior to st 5, and 133���140 posterior to the widest part between Zv 1 and Jv 1, ratio of length/widest part is 1.07���1.09, bearing one pair of setae (st 5 = 49���55); surface with a pattern of inverted v���shaped line at central portion which encloses six cells and linear striations on lateral margins; epigynal shield separated from anal shield by about one third of the length of the anal shield, paragenital pores on soft integument posterior to genital setae and at the base of coxae IV. Anal shield with a pair of conspicuous pore-like structures at lateral margins, with linear striae on the anterior surface, and semi-circular anterior margin, 81���89 long, 94���96 wide, post-anal seta (39���41), longer than para-anal setae (23���26). Cribrum extending laterally to the level of post-anal seta. Opisthogastric surface with a pair of rod-like metapodal plates. Number of ventral opisthogastric setae region variable ��� holotype (Fig. 2) has 18 setae on the right and 16 on the left; in paratypes there are 15 on the right and 14 on the left. Setae Jv 1���4 and Zv 1���5 length varies from 39���55, and Jv 5 65���68. Stigmata located at the mid-level of coxa IV, surrounded by broad stigmatal plate. Post-stigmatal plate contains two pores, and extending nearly to the posterior level of coxa IV, peritrematal plate separated from exopodal shield. Peritremes extending to the anterior margin of coxa I. Endopodal plates II/III fused to lateral margins of sternal shield, III/IV small, narrow, angular, extending posteriorly to the mid-level on interior side of coxae IV. Exopodal plate angular between coxae III���IV expanded and crescent-shaped posteriad coxae IV, located adjacent to narrow platelets interior of coxae, and free from peritrematal plate. Gnathosoma. Hypostome (Fig. 3) with three pairs of smooth simple setae; h 1 (21���24), h 2 (18) and h 3 (47���52). Palpcoxal setae 24���27 long. Deutosternal groove with seven transverse rows, the first nearly straight and smooth; multidentate rows Q 2���4 are wider than Q 5���7. Corniculi normal and horn-like. Internal malae forming a single, median projection with fine and short fimbriations, with two lateral projections with short fimbriations at their base and longer fimbriations distally. Labrum long and pilose. Epistome with denticulate lateral margins and smooth pointed triangular anterior margin (Fig. 4). Arthrodial processes of chelicerae (Fig. 5) developed, moveable digit (42���47) with two teeth, middle article (109���111) ending in fixed digit (35���38), bearing three small distal teeth followed by three larger proximal teeth, and with setaceous pilus dentilis. Palp length from the posterior base of trochanter to anterior margin of tarsus is 117���122, palp chaetotaxy normal (Evans & Till, 1965), with acicular setae, except al on femur and al 1 on genu slightly thickened, palp���tarsal claw (13���16) two-tined (Fig. 6). Legs (Figures 7���10). Tarsi I���IV with claws and ambulacra. Leg I: 429���452, coxa (52���68), trochanter (34���39), basi-femur (26), telo-femur (60���70), genu (52���57), tibia (62���68), tarsus (130). Leg II: 309���348, coxa (31���48), trochanter (39���55), basi-femur (18), telo-femur (49���52), genu (44���47), tibia (39���44), tarsus (81���88). Leg III: 320��� 338, coxa (39���47), trochanter (49���60), basi-femur (18���31), telo-femur (44���49), genu (39���42), tibia (34���36), tarsus (78���86). Leg IV: 445���455, coxa (34���52), trochanter (73���78), basi-femur (31���34), telo-femur (65���70), genu (55��� 57), tibia (52���60), tarsus (114���122). Legs I and IV longer than legs II and III. Chaetotaxy: Leg I (Fig. 7): coxa 0 0/ 1 0/ 1 0 (seta av slightly thicker than pv); trochanter 1 0/ 2 1 / 1 1 (pd thicker and longer than the others); femur 2 2 / 1 3 / 3 2 (av longer and thicker than the others); genu 2 3 / 2 3 / 1 2; tibia 2 3 / 2 3 / 1 2. Leg II (Fig. 8): coxa 0 0/ 1 0/ 1 0; trochanter 1 0/ 2 0/ 1 1; femur 2 3 / 1 2 / 2 1 (av, pd 2 and pv 1 slightly thickened, ad 1 strongly thickened); genu 2 3 / 1 2 / 1 2; tibia 2 2 / 1 2 / 1 2; tarsus 3 3 / 2 3 / 2 3 + mv, md (mv, av 1���2, pv 1���2, al 1 and pl 1 thickened). Leg III (Fig. 9): coxa 0 0/ 1 0/ 10; trochanter 1 0/ 2 0/ 1 1 (av 2 thickened); femur 1 2 / 1 1 /0 1 (ad 1 strongly thickened); genu 2 2 / 1 2 / 1 1 (ad 2 and pl slightly thickened); tibia 2 1 / 1 2 / 1 1 (av and pv slightly thickened); tarsus 3 3 / 2 3 / 2 3 + mv, md (mv, md and first and second ventral and lateral setae thickened). Leg IV (Fig. 10): coxa 0 0/ 1 0/0 0; trochanter 1 0/ 2 0/ 1 1 (av 1 strongly thickened); femur 1 2 / 1 1 /0 1 (ad 1 strongly and ad 2 slightly thickened); genu 2 2 / 1 3 /0 1; tibia 2 1 / 1 3 / 1 2; tarsus 3 3 / 2 3 / 2 3 + mv, md, setae thickness of other segments of leg IV are similar to leg III (Figs 9���10). Insemination structures. Not seen. Male. Unknown. Etymology. The name of this new species refers to Malmir, the ancient name of Izeh city (Khuzestan province, South-West Iran) where the mites were collected. Remarks. The epigynal shield in most known species of Cosmolaelaps is generally tongue or flask-shaped, not markedly broadened posteriorly. In C. mabilogus Rosario, 1981, C. multisetosus Domrow, 1957, C. brevipedestra (Karg, 1985), and C. malmiriensis, the epigynal shield is widened posterior to coxa IV, but not touching the inversely subtriangular anal shield. Cosmolaelaps malmiriensis can be distinguished from C. mabilogus by the presence of thick and plumose Z 5 (acicular, smooth and at least twice as long as J 5 in C. mabilogus); with 38 pairs of dorsal shield setae (37 pairs in C. mabilogus), S 1 and Z 1 present (absent in the latter), with r 2���4, and lacks extra r setae on dorsal shield (C. mabilogus with r 2���5 and extra seta (rx) in r series between r 4 ���r 5 on dorsal shield); Cosmolaelaps malmiriensis has Jv 5 as long as the other Jv setae (Jv 5 is at least twice as long as other ventral setae in the latter). The epigynal shield in C. malmiriensis is wider than that of C. mabilogus, and has two bulge-like extensions posterior to coxae IV. Cosmolaelaps malmiriensis is readily differentiated from C. multisetosus by the presence of only one pair setae (st 5) on the epigynal shield, while in the latter there are four pairs of setae on the epigynal shield. Cosmolaelaps malmiriensis is similar to C. brevipedestra in general appearance, but these species can be separated by the following combination of characters. The dorsal setae in C. malmiriensis are relatively short and fine, and most do not reach to the base of the next setae in the series except for the S series, while in C. brevipedestra the dorsal setae are much thicker, and long enough to reach past the base of the next setae in series (Figs 11���12). The podonotal region in Cosmolaelaps malmiriensis has 21 pairs of setae (r 5 missing), while C. brevipedestra has 22 pairs. The epigynal shield in C. malmiriensis has two bulge-like extensions posterior to coxae IV and is much wider posterior to st 5 than that in C. brevipedestra (the ratio of length/widest part in C. malmiriensis is 1.07���1.09, but in C. brevipedestra is 1.18���1.42). The sternal shield in C. malmiriensis is much wider than that in C. brevipedestra (the ratio of length/width at st 2 in C. malmiriensis is 0.51���0.67, but in C. brevipedestra is 0.86���0.94). The anal shield in C. brevipedestra is longer than wide, but in C. malmiriensis is as long as wide. The ventral setae in C. malmiriensis are much longer than those in C. brevipedestra. The leg chaetotaxy of C. malmiriensis is similar to C. calamitus with one antero-dorsal seta (2 1 / 1 2 / 1 1) on tibia III (Fig. 9), and differs from chaetotaxy of this segment in C. barbatus, which has been cited as 2 2 / 1 2 / 1 1. In C. malmiriensis there is only one antero-dorsal seta on tibia III instead of two., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2016, Description of a new species of Cosmolaelaps Berlese and the male of C. brevipedestra (Karg) from Iran, with notes on some other species of Cosmolaelaps Berlese (Acari: Laelapidae), pp. 535-551 in Zootaxa 4066 (5) on pages 536-540, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4066.5.2, http://zenodo.org/record/270562, {"references":["Evans, G. O. & Till, W. M. (1965) Studies on the British Dermanyssidae (Acari: Mesostigmata). Part I. External morphology. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology, 13, 249 - 294.","Rosario, R. M. T. (1981) Philippine Hypoaspidinae (Acarina: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae). Philippine Entomologist, 5, 23 - 82.","Domrow, R. (1957) Some acarina Mesostigmata from the Great Barrier Reef. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 81, 197 - 216.","Karg, W. (1985) Zwei neue Raubmilbenarten der Undergattung Cosmolaelaps Berlese, 1903 (gattung Hypoaspis Can, 1884) aus Termitennestern (Acarina, Parasitiformes). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 32, 233 - 237. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnd. 4800320402"]}

Gaeolaelaps lenis Vatankhah & Nemati sp. nov. Figures 1���10. Specimens examined and type deposition. Holotype female, Shahrekord, Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari province, nest of Formica sp. (Formicidae), coll. F. Vatankhah, 2014. Paratypes: five females, same data as holotype. The holotype and three of the paratypes are deposited in the Acarological Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, Agricultural College, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran (APAS). Two female paratypes are deposited in the Plant Protection Department, Agricultural College, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran, and Senckenberg Museum f��r Naturkunde G��rlitz Am Museum, G��rlitz, Germany. Diagnosis (Adult female). Dorsal shield with nearly parallel lateral margins and distinct reticulation posterior to J 1, with 38 pairs of simple acicular setae, z 3 absent; sternal and epigynal shields smooth; peritremes short, extending to the middle-level of coxae II; tarsus of leg IV (125���134 long) with elongate setae: ad 2���3 (0.41���0.43 and 0.44���0.48 �� the length of tarsus IV respectively) and pd 2���3 (0.63���0.70 �� the length of tarsus IV). Description. Adult female (Four specimens measured) Dorsal idiosoma. Idiosoma oval-shaped, 566���571 long, 312���334 wide (at level of setae r 3), lateral margins of dorsal shield almost parallel, shield not covering whole idiosoma (Fig. 1), 526���564 long from its anteromedian edge anterior to bases of setae j 1 to its posteromedian edge posterior to bases of setae Z 5, 240��� 247 wide at level of setae r 2 ���r 3 (widest part), podonotal part smooth, reticulation more distinct posterior to setae J 1, shield with 38 pairs of thin, simple acicular setae, 21 pairs on podonotal region (j 1���6; z 1, z 2, z 4���6; s 1���6; r 2���5; z 3 absent) and 17 pairs on opisthonotal part (J 1���5; Z 1���5; S 1���5) including PX 2���3 between J and Z series. Unsclerotised cuticle laterad of podonotal region with a smooth sub-triangular accessory shield (Fig. 1). Dorsal setae mostly short, length varies, not reaching to base of following in series, j 1, z 1, j 2 and s 1 18 ���26, other dorsal setae 30���36, Z 5 longest 48��� 50. Setae J 4 located far from J 5, distance of J 4 ���J 5 62���65. Unsclerotised cuticle laterad of podonotal part with r 6 (18) (between s 6 and Z 1) and laterad of opisthonotal with R 6 (between S 4 and S 5). Podonotal and opisthonotal regions with 19 pairs of pore-like structures, as shown in Figure 1. Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 2). Base of tritosternum with 29���36 long, 12���14 wide, pilose laciniae free for 82���84 and fused basally for 7���12. Pre-endopodal area granulated, with a pair of distinct sclerotised pre-sternal plates. Sternal shield 144���146 long (along midline from anterior edge to its posterior margin), 151���165 wide (at level of projection between coxae II-III) and 11 5���120 at level of st 2, smooth except for very thin striae adjacent to lateral margins, anterior margin not clearly defined, posterior margin irregular. Sternal setae smooth, st 1 ���st 3 (36���41), distance between st 1 ���st 1 (72���82), st 2 ���st 2 (94���108) and st 3 ���st 3 (101���108); iv 1 slit-like, located slightly behind st 1, iv 2 pore-like, between st 2 ���st 3. Setae st 4 (26���31) and pore-like iv 3 located on integument behind posterior margin of sternal shield. Smooth tongue-shaped epigynal shield 178���192 long at midline, 72���74 wide at epigynal setae, ratio of length to width (L/W) 2.47���2.59, with one pair of simple acicular setae (st 5 = 26���29). Paragenital pores (iv 5) on soft integument between epigynal seta and coxa IV. Anal shield subtriangular, reticulated, 91���96 long (at midline from the anterior margin to the posterior edge of the cribrum), 82���84 wide (at widest point), post anal seta (38���41) longer than para-anal setae (26). Cribrum extending posterolaterally slightly above post-anal seta insertion. Opisthogastric surface with one pair of narrow and slightly elongate paragenital platelets, one pair of suboval metapodal plates (24���26 �� 10���12), two pairs of minute platelets between st 5 and Zv 1 setae, seven pairs of smooth acicular setae, Zv 1 (26���29), Zv 2 (34���36), Jv 1 (26���31), Jv 2 (36), Jv 3���4 (31���34) long, Jv 5 longest (40���48), and five pairs of pore-like structures, plus para-anal gland pores gv 3 on lateral margins of anal shield at level of anterior edge of anal opening. Stigma located at anterior level of coxa IV. Peritremes narrow and short, extending anteriorly to anterior part of seta r 2 (slightly above the mid-level of coxa II), peritrematal plate fused with posterior point of sub-triangular accessory shield, widest opposite coxae II���III, with one glandular poroid gp and one lyrifissure ip (Figs 1, 2), separated from exopodal shield. Post-stigmatic plate small, extending to mid-level of coxa IV, with three pore-like structures. Narrow crescent-shaped and small sub-triangular exopodal plates observed adjacent to exterior part of coxae IV and between coxae II-III respectively. Endopodal plates II/III incorporated to lateral margins of sternal shield, III���IV strip like, angular and in contact with fragmented narrow parapodal platelets located at interior side of coxae IV. Gnathosoma. Epistome denticulate, with a bifid medioventral process projecting beyond the anterior margin, with minute teeth between two apical spikes (Fig. 3). Hypostome (Fig. 4) with 3 pairs of smooth simple acicular setae; h 1 (24���29), h 2 (19���26) and h 3 (29���36). Palpcoxal setae 22���24 long. Deutosternal groove with six rows of denticles: 9, 11, 9, 11, 8 and 7 (from anterior to posterior rows respectively). Corniculi horn-like, internal malae with median barbed extensions longer than smooth lateral lobes. Chelicera with lateral lyrifissure and arthrodial brush, moveable digit (50���60) with two teeth; middle article (82���86) ending in fixed digit (53���62) with five teeth in addition to terminal tooth (Fig. 5). Palp chaetotaxy normal (sensu Evans & Till, 1965), with simple setae except al 1 and al 2 of genu slightly thickened, al 1 with tip rounded and al 2 spine-like; palp tarsal claw two-tined (Fig. 6). Lengths of palp segments: trochanter 48, femur 48���50, genu 38���41, tibia 36���38, tarsus 22���24. Legs. Tarsi I���IV with claws and ambulacra. Leg I 516���528, coxa 79���84, trochanter 34���36, basifemur 22���24, telofemur 82���84, genu 72, tibia 77���84, basitarsus 12���14, telotarsus: 132���134; Leg II 355���374, coxa 46���55, trochanter 46���48, basifemur 14���21, telofemur 48���50, genu 55���60, tibia 50���60, basitarsus 19���22, telotarsus 70���72; Leg III 305���334, coxa 41���48, trochanter 36���46, basifemur 14���22, telofemur 46���48, genu 43, tibia 43���46, basitarsus 19���22, telotarsus 55���65; Leg IV 487���523, coxa 36���55, trochanter 77���84, basifemur 17���24, telofemur 84, genu 70���77, tibia 72, basitarsus 29���34, telotarsus 96���101. Legs I and IV longer than legs II and III. Leg chaetotaxy (Figs 7���10): Chaetotaxy of all leg segments normal for Gaeolaelaps (sensu Faraji & Halliday, 2009). Leg I (Fig. 7): coxa 0 0/ 1 0/ 1 0; trochanter 1 0/ 2 1 / 1 1; femur 2 2 / 1 3 / 3 2; genu 2 3 / 2 3 / 1 2; tibia 2 3 / 2 3 / 1 2. Leg II (Fig. 8): coxa 0 0/ 1 0/ 1 0; trochanter 1 0/ 2 0/ 1 1; femur 2 3 / 1 2 / 2 1 (av slightly thicker than other setae on the segment); genu 2 3 / 1 2 / 1 2; tibia 2 2 / 1 2 / 1 2 (av and pv slightly thicker than other setae on the segment); tarsus 3 3 / 2 3 / 2 3 + mv, md (pl 1, al 1, pv 1���2, av 1���2, md and mv slightly thicker than other setae on the segment). Leg III (Fig. 9): coxa 0 0/ 1 0/ 1 0; trochanter 1 0/ 2 0/ 1 1; femur 1 2 / 1 1 /0 1; genu 2 2 / 1 2 / 1 1; tibia 2 1 / 1 2 / 1 1; tarsus 3 3 / 2 3 / 2 3 + mv, md (the thickness of setae similar to those on tarsus II). Leg IV (Fig. 10): coxa 0 0/ 1 0/0 0; trochanter 1 0/ 2 0/ 1 1; femur 1 2 / 1 1 /0 1 (pd slightly thicker than other setae on the segment); genu 2 2 / 1 3 /0 1 (av slightly thicker than other setae on segment); tibia 2 1 / 1 3 / 1 2 (av and pv slightly thicker than other setae on the segment); tarsus 3 3 / 2 3 / 2 3 + mv, md (av 1���2, pv 1���2, mv and md slightly thicker than other setae on the segment; ad 2���3 and pd 2���3 longer than the others, as much as 0.41���0.43, 0.44.0 48 and 0.63���0.70 �� the length of tarsus IV respectively). All setae fine and needle-like unless otherwise noted. Insemination structures. Not seen. Male. Unknown. Etymology. The name of the new species is derived from the Greek word lenis (smooth), and refers to the smooth surface of sternal and epigynal shields. Remarks. Gaeolaelaps lenis is differentiated by the following combination of characters: dorsal shield with 38 pairs of setae (z 3 absent) and distinct reticulation posterior to J 1, the distance between J 4 ���J 5 is nearly twice the length of J 4, sternal and epigynal shields smooth; peritremes short, extending to the middle-level of coxae II, and possesses small free post-stigmatic plate extending to the middle-level of coxa IV; tarsus of leg IV (125���134 long) with elongate setae: ad 2���3 (0.41���0.43 and 0.44 ���048 �� the length of tarsus IV respectively) and pd 2���3 (0.63���0.70 �� the length of tarsus IV). It is similar to other species such as G. nolli (Karg, 1962), G. arabicus (Hafez et al., 1982), G. kargi (Costa, 1968), G. praesternalis (Willmann, 1949) after Karg (1993) and G. iranicus Kavianpour & Nemati, 2013 in general appearance but can be distinguished as follows. Gaeolaelaps nolli with 39 pairs of dorsal shield setae (z 3 present), sternal shield has thin reticulation in lateral surface and epigynal shield distinctly reticulated, elongate pd 2���3 on tarsus IV, length of J 4 setae nearly equal to distance between J 4 ���J 5. Gaeolaelaps arabicus (based on personal comm from Dr. A. K. Nasr), dorsal shield 39 pairs of setae (z 3 present), lacking dorsal shield reticulation, the endopodal plates small and triangular (elongate and angular in G. lenis tarsus IV without elongate setae (ad 2���3 and pd 2���3 elongated in G. lenis. Gaeolaelaps kargi, G. praesternalis and G. iranicus may be similar to G. lenis Vatankhah & Nemati, but all of them have a long peritreme nearly extending to coxa I., Published as part of Vatankhah, Farzaneh, Nemati, Alireza, Esfandiari, Mehdi & Shishehbor, Parviz, 2016, Description of a new species of Gaeolaelaps (Acari: Laelapidae) from Iran, with a key to world species of the genus with short peritremes, pp. 566-574 in Zootaxa 4121 (5) on pages 567-571, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4121.5.6, http://zenodo.org/record/255319, {"references":["Evans, G. O. & Till, W. M. (1965) Studies on the British Dermanyssidae (Acari: Mesostigmata). Part 1. External morphology. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology, 13, 247 - 294. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 16752","Faraji, F. & Halliday, B. (2009) Five new species of mites (Acari: Laelapidae) associated with large Australian cockroaches (Blattodea: Blaberidae). International Journal of Acarology, 35, 245 - 264. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647950903059445","Karg, W. (1962) Zur Systematik und Postembryonalen Entwicklung der Gamasiden (Acarina, Parasitiformes) landwirtschaftlich genutzter Boden. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 38, 23 - 119. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnz. 4830380103","Hafez, S. M., Elbadry, E. A. & Nasr, A. K. (1982) Soil mites of the family Laelapidae from Egypt. Research Bulletine, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, 1759, 1 - 15 + Figs 1 - 9.","Costa, M. (1968) Little known and new litter-inhabiting laelapine mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Israel. Israel Journal of Zoology, 17, 1 - 30.","Willmann, C. (1949) Beitrage zur Kenntnis des Salzgebietes von Ciechocinek. 1. Milben aus den Salzwiesen und Salzmooren von Ciechocinek an der Weichsel. Veroffentlichungen aus dem Museum fur Natur, Volker - und Handelskunde in Bremen, Reihe A 1, 106 - 142.","Karg, W. (1993) Raubmilben der Hypoaspididae, Laelapidae und Phytoseiidae auf dem Galapagos-Archipel (Acarina, Parasitiformes). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 69, 261 - 284. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnz. 19930690207","Kavianpour, M., Nemati, A., Gwiazdowicz, D. & Kocheili, F. (2013) A new species of the genus Gaeolaelaps (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) from Iran. Zookeys, 277, 1 - 11. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 277.4741"]}

Cosmolaelaps guttulata (Karg, 1978) Figures 31���32 Hypoaspis (Cosmolaelaps) guttulata Karg, 1978: 5. Hypoaspis (Cosmolaelaps) guttulata.��� Karg, 1979: 72; Karg, 1981: 218; Karg, 1985: 236; Karg, 1987: 291: Karg, 1988: 516; Xu & Liang, 1996: 193. Cosmolaelaps guttulata.���Moreira, 2014: 213; Moreira et al., 2014: 319. Cosmolaelaps confinisetarum Moreira, Klompen & Moraes, 2014: 333. New synonymy. Specimens examined. Microslides in Karg collection, Berlin: ZMB Nr. 40293 female (holotype), South America, Chile Laguna la Cotacotani, unter Steinen am See-Ufer (4780 m), Slide No. 3767, 22 November 1965; ZMB Nr. 40297 male, South America, Chile, Slide No. 4037, 22 November 1965; ZMB Nr. 40298 male, Argentina, Slid No., 4038, 14 October 1961; ZMB Nr. 40299 female, Brasilia, Slide No. 3768, 25 April 1970; ZMB Nr. 40300 female, Brasilia, Slide No. 3769, 15 December 1964; ZMB Nr. 40301 female, Brasilia, Slide No. 3770, 16 July 1971; ZMB Nr. 40303 female, Argentina, Rio Negro, El Bolson, Tal des Azal, 300 m, Laubstreu aus Nothofagus, Myrceugenia-Wald, Slide No. 3772, 14 October 1961. Notes. According to Moreira et al. (2014), C. confinisetarum Moreira, Klompen & Moraes, 2014, is closely related to Cosmolaelaps guttulata (Karg, 1978). They separated these species based on three main characters: the smooth dorsal shield, the presence of only two unpaired setae on the opisthonotal region of the dorsal shield, and j 5 setae distinctly closer together than j 4 setae in C. guttulata. In C. confinisetarum the dorsal shield is reticulated with three unpaired setae and the distance of j 4 ���j 4 in comparison with j 5 ���j 5 is less than that in C. guttulata (Moreira et al., 2014). Our observations of the type materials of C. guttulata (Figs 31, 32: based on microslides No. 3767 and 3772), revealed that the dorsal shield of this species has reticulated pattern similar to that of C. confinisetarum, and with three unpaired Jx setae (Fig. 32) on dorsal shield (in spite of two in original description in Karg, 1978). The distances between the bases of j 4 ���J 4 and j 5 ���j 5 in C. guttulata is (46���50) and (29���33) respectively (measurements is based on type materials: microslides Nr. 3737, 3769 and 3770 in museum f��r Naturkunde Berlin, Germany). We could find no convincing distinguishing morphological differences between C. guttulata and C. confinisetarum, so C. confinisetarum is considered as junior synonym of C. guttulata. The Iranian specimens of C. brevipedestra have 39 pairs of dorsal shield setae and three unpaired Jx setae. In the holotype of this species there are two unpaired Jx setae posterior to J 1, while in our specimens there is only one unpaired Jx in this location. This situation was observed in some undescribed species of Gaeolaelaps genus in the mite collection of first author in Shahrekord University, Iran. The number of unpaired Jx setae on opisthonotal part apparently lacks taxonomic value to use as an important character to separate species in Cosmolaelaps. Observations of the type materials of C. guttulata revealed a mistake in the number of teeth of fixed cheliceral digit in original description (Karg, 1978) which was cited as seven teeth in addition to distal tooth. In fact the fixed digit possess five teeth in addition to distal tooth, similar to original description of C. confinisetarum., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2016, Description of a new species of Cosmolaelaps Berlese and the male of C. brevipedestra (Karg) from Iran, with notes on some other species of Cosmolaelaps Berlese (Acari: Laelapidae), pp. 535-551 in Zootaxa 4066 (5) on pages 546-547, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4066.5.2, http://zenodo.org/record/270562, {"references":["Karg, W. (1978) Zur Kenntnis der Milbengattungen Hypoaspis, Androlaelaps und Reticulolaelaps (Acarina, Parasitiformes, Dermanyssidae). Zoologische Jahrbucher Abteilung fur Systematik, Okologie und Geographie der Tiere, 105, 1 - 32.","Karg, W. (1979) Die Gattung Hypoaspis Canestrini, 1884 (Acarina, Parasitiformes). Zoologische Jahrbucher Abteilung fur Systematik, Okologie und Geographie der Tiere, 106, 65 - 104.","Karg, W. (1981) Die Untergattung Cosmolaelaps Berlese, 1903, der Raubmilbengattung Hypoaspis Canestrini, 1884 (Acarina, Parasitiformes). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 57, 213 - 232. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnz. 4830570203","Karg, W. (1985) Zwei neue Raubmilbenarten der Undergattung Cosmolaelaps Berlese, 1903 (gattung Hypoaspis Can, 1884) aus Termitennestern (Acarina, Parasitiformes). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 32, 233 - 237. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnd. 4800320402","Karg, W. (1987) Neue Raubmilbenarten der Gattung Hypoaspis Canestrini, 1884 (Acarina, Parasitiformes). Zoologische Jahrbucher Abteilung fur Systematik, Okologie und Geographie der Tiere, 114, 289 - 302.","Karg, W. (1988) Die Arten der Raubmilbenuntergattung Cosmolaelaps Berlese, 1903 (gattung Hypoaspis Canestrini, 1884, Acarina, Parasitiformes). Zoologische Jahrbucher Abteilung fur Systematik, Okologie und Geographie der Tiere, 115, 509 - 526.","Xu, X. & Liang, L. (1996) Four new species of the Hypoaspidinae (Acari: Laelapidae) from moss in China. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 1, 189 - 197. [in Chinese]","Moreira, G. F., Klompen, H. & Moraes, G. J. (2014) Redefinition of Cosmolaelaps Berlese (Acari: Laelapidae) and description of five new species from Brazil. Zootaxa, 3764 (3), 317 - 346. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3764.3.4"]}

Cosmolaelaps brevipedestra (Karg, 1985) Hypoaspis (Cosmolaelaps) brevipedestra Karg, 1985: 234. Hypoaspis (Cosmolaelaps) brevipedestra. ��� Karg, 1988: 516; Faraji et al., 2008: 207. Cosmolaelaps brevipedestra. ��� Farrier & Hennessy, 1993: 68; Kazemi, 2015: 426; Moreira et al., 2014: 319; Moreira, 2014: 204. Female (Figures 13���21) Note. The information on morphological characters of C. brevipedestra is based on the female holotype, and on female and male specimens of this species which were sent to Dr. Wolfgang Karg (Germany) in 1998 to compare with type material and confirm the identification. Specimens examined. Holotype Hypoaspis (Cosmolaelaps) brevipedestra Karg, 1985: ZMB Kat. Nr. 39957, Eins, aus Eberswalde (Ftau Unget), Isoptera, I. Apr. 1984. Other materials: Khuzestan province, Ahwaz (31 �� 19 ' 22 " N, 48 �� 40 ' 50 " E, alt 16 m), three females, one male, nest of ant Tapinoma simrothi Krausse, coll., A. Nemati, 1998; four females, two males in the nest of Pheidole pallidula Nylander and Monomorium destructor (Jerdon), coll., A. Nemati, 1998; two females, and one male, Izeh (Khuzestan province), soil of Tapinoma sp. nest, coll., A. Nemati, 2012; two females, Bushehr (Bushehr province), soil of unknown ant nest, coll., A. Nemati, 2015; one female and one male, Shiraz (Fars province), soil of unknown ant nest, coll., A. Nemati, 2015. All specimens were deposited in APAS. Dorsal idiosoma. The female dorsal setation of C. brevipedestra is similar to its male (Fig. 22). Dorsal shield with (n= 5) 431���475 long (holotype: 540), width at level of seta r 3 338���384 (398); dorsal setae broad scimitarshaped with a knob-like projection near the base; almost all reach to the base of next seta in the series; shield with 22 pairs of setae on podonotal part including: j 1���6; z 1���6; s 1���6; r 2���5, opisthonotal region with 17 pairs of setae including two pairs of px setae (px 2���3) and three unpaired Jx. Dorsal setae length varies from 47 to 55 (42���60 in holotype), except for j 1 (27), z 1 (27) and Z 5 (59) acicular, the latter is plumose at its distal part. Ventral idiosoma. Tritosternum with trapezoidal base (18���23) and pilose laciniae (60���62) fused at base for a small distance. Pre-sternal plates well sclerotised with linear striation. Sternal shield with fine linear reticulation in lateral areas, 83���90 (92) long, and 88���104 (99) wide at level of st 2, the ratio of length/width at st 2 is 0.86���0.94, anterior and posterior margins concave, sternal setae smooth, st 1���3 (31���42; holotype: 42���45), iv 1���2 slit-like, setae st 4 (34���39; holotype: 40), and pore-like iv 3 located on integument near lateral corners of sternal shield. Epigynal shield slightly widened posterior to coxa IV, 195���221 (215) long (excluding hyaline part beneath the posterior margin of sternal shield), 91���117 (124) at level between coxae IV, 137���187 (166) at widest part between st 5 and Zv 1, ratio of length/widest part is 1.18���1.42, with one pair of setae (st 5 = 31���34; holotype: 40), surface with reticulated pattern (Figs 13, 17). Anal shield with linear reticulation, with semi-circular anterior margin, 65���83 (94) long, 62���75 (84) wide, post-anal seta 21���26 (30), para-anal setae 21���23 (27). Opisthogastric surface with a pair of sub-oval metapodal plates, two pairs of small platelets, four pairs of pore-like structures, a pair of conspicuous pore-like structures at lateral margins of anal shield, and 13���17 pairs of acicular setae (18 pairs in holotype). Stigmata located at the mid-level of coxa IV and surrounded by broad stigmatal plate. Post-stigmatal plate with two pores, and extending nearly to the posterior level of coxa IV, peritrematal plate wide, separated from exopodal plate, and with rod-like section bearing a pore-like structure opposite to middle level of coxa III; peritremes extending to the anterior margin of coxa I. A pore-like structure present on basal part of peritreme near stigmatal opening (Fig. 13). Endopodal plates II/III fused to lateral margins of sternal shield, endopodal III/IV wide, angular, and extending posteriorly to posterior level on interior side of coxae IV. Exopodal plates fragmented, with small and angular plate between coxae II/III, and longer plate between III���IV, with crescent-shaped expansion posterior to coxae IV, fused with posterior tip of endopodal plate interior of coxae IV. Gnathosoma. Hypostome (Fig. 14) with three pairs of smooth simple setae; h 1 (34���39), h 2 (13���16) and h 3 (44���47). Deutosternal groove, internal malae and curniculi are similar to C. malmiriensis sp. nov. Epistome with more denticles at lateral margins and shorter extension in median mucronate part than in C. malmiriensis (Fig. 15). Chelicerae (Fig. 16) with moveable digit 38���40 (42), with two teeth, middle article (91���101; holotype: 111) ending in fixed digit 33���36 (45), bearing three minute distal teeth followed by three larger proximal teeth (this situation was observed in fixed digit of C. brevipedestra holotype that drawn wrongly with a total of five teeth in original description), and with setaceous pilus dentilis. Palp chaetotaxy normal (sensu Evans & Till, 1965), with acicular setae, except al on femur and al 1 on genu slightly thickened, palp tarsal claw two-tined. Legs. Tarsi of all legs (Figs 18���21) with claws and ambulacra. Leg I (Fig. 18): 369���416 (428 in holotype), coxa 60���65 (62), trochanter 34���36 (35), basi-femur 18���21, telo-femur 55���65 (femur in holotype: 89), genu 47���52 (57), tibia 49���62 (69), tarsus 104���117 (116). Leg II (Fig. 19): 273���299 (310 in holotype), coxa 31���44 (32), trochanter 42���47 (40), basi-femur 16���18, telo-femur 36���49 (femur in holotype: 69), genu 42���44 (45), tibia 39���42 (45), tarsus 55���68 (79). Leg III (Fig. 20): 263���296 (284 in holotype), coxa 26���42 (37), trochanter 52 (32), basifemur (18���23), telo-femur 44���47 (femur in holotype: 69), genu 31���34 (37), tibia 26���29 (35), tarsus 65���73 (74); leg IV (Fig. 21), 346���406 (413 in holotype), coxa 26���47 (37), trochanter 62���73 (62), basi-femur 21���29, telo-femur 52���55 (femur in holotype: 84), genu 42���49 (59), tibia 44���47 (57), tarsus 99���107 (114). Legs I and IV longer than legs II and III. Chaetotaxy: Leg I (Fig. 18): coxa 0 0/ 1 0/ 1 0; trochanter 1 0/ 2 1 / 1 1 (pd slightly thicker and longer than other setae of this segment); femur 2 2 / 1 3 / 3 2; genu 2 3 / 2 3 / 1 2; tibia 2 3 / 2 3 / 1 2. Leg II (Fig. 19): coxa 0 0/ 1 0/ 1 0; trochanter 1 0/ 2 0/ 1 1; femur 2 3 / 1 2 / 2 1; genu 2 3 / 1 2 / 1 2; tibia 2 2 / 1 2 / 1 2; tarsus 3 3 / 2 3 / 2 3 + mv, md. Leg III (Fig. 20): coxa 0 0/ 1 0/ 10; trochanter 1 0/ 2 0/ 1 1; femur 1 2 / 1 1 /0 1; genu 2 2 / 1 2 / 1 1; tibia 2 1 / 1 2 / 1 1; tarsus 3 3 / 2 3 / 2 3 + mv, md. Leg IV (Fig. 21): coxa 0 0/ 1 0/0 0; trochanter 1 0/ 2 0/ 1 1; femur 1 2 / 11 /0 1; genu 2 2 / 1 3 /0 1; tibia 2 1 / 1 3 / 1 2; tarsus 3 3 / 2 3 / 2 3 + mv, md. Notes. Ventral seta st 4 and pore iv 3 were initially observed on the endopodal plates, but remounted specimens showed no alveoli on these plates. In remounted dissected specimens st 4 and iv 3 were found on the integument posterior to the lateral corners of sternal shield. Male (Figures 22���26) Dorsal idiosoma. Dorsal shield 351���361, long, width at level of setae r 3 260���273, (n= 3) (Fig. 22); with linear reticulation at lateral margins and some fine reticulation on opisthonotal part. Chaetotaxy similar to female, z 1 thin, acicular, j 1 and Z 5 thick and rod-like, the latter distally plumose. All dorsal setae broad, with a knob-like basal projection (Figs 12, 23) except j 1, z 1 and Z 5. Dorsal setae length varies from 40 to 48, with Z 5 and J 5 (29���33), z 1 and j 1 (15���17) shorter than the others. Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 24). Presternal plates, separated, sclerotised and fused with anterior margin of holoventral shield. Holoventral shield 296���312 long from anterior margin to posterior margin of post-anal seta insertion, 111���117 wide between coxae II/III, 78���81 and 88���94 between st 2 ���st 2 and st 5 ���st 5 respectively, 157���164 at widest part near Zv 1 and 75���78 at narrowest part between Jv 4 ���Jv 5. Reticulated throughout, bearing ten pairs of simple pointed setae (Fig. 25), st 1���5 (26���29), Jv 1���5, Zv 1���5 (20���33), with nine pairs of pore-like structures, iv 1���3 slit-like, para-anal and post-anal (18���23), endopodal plates fused with lateral margins of holoventral shield in area between coxae II���IV. Metapodal platelets apparently fused with holoventral shield. Soft cuticle with ten pairs of relatively short acicular setae. Peritrematal plate broad bears two pore-like structures in a bulge like section at level of coxa II���III. Gnathosoma. As in female except chelicerae (Fig. 26) with middle segment (65���68), fixed digit (18���20) bearing two small teeth. Pilus dentilis absent. Movable digit (24���26) with four prominent teeth and an arched distal hook; curved spermatodactyl attached to the movable digit at its basal part. Legs. All legs with pretarsus and ambulacra, chaetotaxy similar to female, leg I 364���367, leg II 270���283, leg III 229���247 and leg IV 320���341., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2016, Description of a new species of Cosmolaelaps Berlese and the male of C. brevipedestra (Karg) from Iran, with notes on some other species of Cosmolaelaps Berlese (Acari: Laelapidae), pp. 535-551 in Zootaxa 4066 (5) on pages 540-544, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4066.5.2, http://zenodo.org/record/270562, {"references":["Karg, W. (1985) Zwei neue Raubmilbenarten der Undergattung Cosmolaelaps Berlese, 1903 (gattung Hypoaspis Can, 1884) aus Termitennestern (Acarina, Parasitiformes). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 32, 233 - 237. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnd. 4800320402","Karg, W. (1988) Die Arten der Raubmilbenuntergattung Cosmolaelaps Berlese, 1903 (gattung Hypoaspis Canestrini, 1884, Acarina, Parasitiformes). Zoologische Jahrbucher Abteilung fur Systematik, Okologie und Geographie der Tiere, 115, 509 - 526.","Faraji, F., Abedi, L., Ostovan, H. (2008) A new species of Hypoaspis Canestrini from Iran with a key to the Iranian species of Hypoaspis (Acari, Gamasina, Hypoaspididae). Zoosystematics & Evolution, 84, 205 - 209. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1002 / zoos. 200800005","Farrier, M. H. & Hennessey, M. K. (1993) Soil-inhabiting and free-living Mesostigmata (Acari-Parasitiformes) from North America. An annotated checklist with bibliography and index. North Carolina Agricultural Research Service Technical Bulletin, 302, 1 - 408.","Kazemi, Sh. (2015) A new species of Laelaspis Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Iran, with a revised generic concept and notes on significant morphological attributes in the genus. Zootaxa, 4044 (3), 411 - 428. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4044.3.5","Evans, G. O. & Till, W. M. (1965) Studies on the British Dermanyssidae (Acari: Mesostigmata). Part I. External morphology. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology, 13, 249 - 294."]}

Cosmolaelaps acutiscutus Teng, 1982 Cosmolaelaps acutiscutus Teng, 1982: 162. Cosmolaelaps acutiscutus.��� Wang & Wang, 1991: 250; Kazemi & Rajaei, 2013: 79; Moreira et al., 2014: 319; Moreira, 2014: 202. Hypoaspis (Cosmolaelaps) acutiscutus.��� Bai & Ma, 2012: 557. Hypoaspis acutiscutus.��� Ren & Guo, 2008: 329., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2016, Description of a new species of Cosmolaelaps Berlese and the male of C. brevipedestra (Karg) from Iran, with notes on some other species of Cosmolaelaps Berlese (Acari: Laelapidae), pp. 535-551 in Zootaxa 4066 (5) on page 545, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4066.5.2, http://zenodo.org/record/270562, {"references":["Teng, K. - F. (1982) On some new species and new records of laelapid mites from China. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 7, 160 - 165. [in Chinese]","Wang, S. - R. & Wang, S. - Z. (1991) Description of the male of Cosmolaelaps acutiscutus Teng, 1982 (Acari: Laelapidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 16, 250 - 251. [in Chinese]","Kazemi, Sh. & Rajaei, A. (2013) An annotated checklist of Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari), excluding the family Phytoseiidae. Persian Journal of Acarology, 2, 63 - 158.","Bai, X. - L. & Ma, L. - M. (2012) A new species of the genus Hypoaspis from Ningxia, China with supplementary description of Hypoaspis subpictus Gu et Bai (Acari: Laelapidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 37, 555 - 558. [in Chinese] Bai, X. - L. & Wang, B. - S. (2005) A new species of the genus Cosmolaelaps from China (Acari: Laelaptidae). Endemic Diseases Bulletin, 20 (4), 26 - 28. [in Chinese]","Ren, T. G. & Guo, X. G. (2008) Preliminary study on Laelapidae fauna in China (Acari: Gamasida: Laelapidae). Chinese Journal of Vector Biology and Control, 19, 322 - 326."]}

Cosmolaelaps markewitschi (Pirianyk, 1959) new combination Figures 27���30 Laelaspis markewitschi Pirianyk, 1959: 97. Laelaspis markewitschi.��� Reitblat, 1963: 81; Lapina, 1976: 52; Bregetova, 1977: 547. Hypoaspis markewitschi.��� Shcherbak, 1971 b: 29. Gymnolaelaps markewitschi.���Joharchi et al., 2012: 2013; Moreira, 2014: 276. Specimen examined: Microslide ZMB 42551, Nr. 4395 female, labelled Laelaspis markewitschi Pirianyk, 1959, Det. Pirianyk, 5.10.1968, coll. Duderenko. Notes. This species was collected in soil, forest litter, rotten stumps, ant and rodent nests in Russia and Ukraine. Its genitoventral shield is not markedly widened behind coxae IV; Zv 1 and Jv 1 setae are off the genital shield close to its lateral margins; the dorsal shield has 40 pairs of setae, which possess a small knob at their bases (Fig. 27); the epistome has a denticulate anterior margin (Fig. 28); the palp chaetotaxy is normal (sensu Evans & Till, 1965), with acicular setae, except al on femur and al 1���2 on genu thickened; and the palp tarsal claw is twotined (Fig. 29). Gwiazdowicz et al. (2014) described the presternal shields in Cosmolaelaps. In some species the presternal plates may be fused with the anterior margin of the sternal shield; in this case the anterior margin of the sternal shield has a small notch with a small reticulated bulge on each side, so the first pair of sternal setae (st 1) and iv 1 were located behind the anterior margin of the shield; for example C. serratus Tr��g��rdh, C. simplex v. digrediens (Berlese), C. guttulata (Karg), C. bipennata (Karg), and C. markewitschi (Pirianyk) (Fig. 30). Joharchi et al. (2012) excluded this species from Laelaspis due to the absence of the characteristic ornamentation of the genital shield, and transferred it to Gymnolaelaps, but based on the above explanation this species has the main characters of Cosmolaelaps and we considered it as a member of this genus., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2016, Description of a new species of Cosmolaelaps Berlese and the male of C. brevipedestra (Karg) from Iran, with notes on some other species of Cosmolaelaps Berlese (Acari: Laelapidae), pp. 535-551 in Zootaxa 4066 (5) on pages 545-546, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4066.5.2, http://zenodo.org/record/270562, {"references":["Pirianyk, G. I. (1959) New species of gamasid mites (Parasitiformes, Gamasoidea). Pratsi Instytut Zoologii Kiev, 15, 97 - 105. [in Ukrainian]","Reitblat, A. G. (1963) On the fauna of gamasid mites in Transcaucasus. Parazitologicheskii Sbornik, 21, 69 - 82. [in Russian]","Lapina, I. M. (1976) Free-living gamasoid mites of the family Laelaptidae Berlese, 1892 in the fauna of Latvian SSR. Latvijas Entomologs, 19, 20 - 64.","Bregetova, N. G. (1977) Family Laelaptidae. In: Ghilyarov, M. S. & Bregetova, N. G. (Eds.), Key to the Soil-Inhabiting Mites. Mesostigmata. Nauka, Leningrad, pp. 483 - 554. [in Russian]","Shcherbak, G. I. (1971 b) Species of Gamasoidea mites from the genus Hypoaspis Can. (Parasitiformes, Gamasoidea) new for the USSR fauna. Collection of papers from the Zoological Museum of the Institute of Zoology of SSR Ukraine Academy of Sciences, 34, 20 - 30. [in Ukrainian]","Evans, G. O. & Till, W. M. (1965) Studies on the British Dermanyssidae (Acari: Mesostigmata). Part I. External morphology. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology, 13, 249 - 294.","Gwiazdowicz, D. J., Nemati, A. & Mohseni, M. (2014) Anew species of Cosmolaelaps (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Peru. International Journal of Acarology, 40 (6), 436 - 442. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647954.2014.949306"]}

Stratiolaelaps glaber Tr��g��rdh, 1952 Stratiolaelaps glaber Tr��g��rdh, 1952: 66. Notes. The species of Stratiolaelaps Berlese have leaf-like dorsal setae, the dorsal shield tapers posteriorly, they lack px and unpaired accessory setae on the opisthonotal (S. lamington Walter & Campbell has px 2���3), the chelae of chelicerae and corniculi are long, the latter is slender, extending almost to the level of the anterior margin of the palp femur, while the dorsal shield of Cosmolaelaps species is nearly rounded, not tapered (C. acutiscutus has tapered dorsal shield, but see the explanation under its name), they have px setae on the opisthonotal shield and usually have unpaired accessory setae or extra setae on the podonotal or opisthonotal parts, and the chelae of chelicerae and corniculi are normal. This species lacks the all main characters of Stratiolaelaps and we excluded it from this genus, but due to the poor information about detailed morphological characters in original description, a study of the type material is needed to assign it to the proper genus., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2016, Description of a new species of Cosmolaelaps Berlese and the male of C. brevipedestra (Karg) from Iran, with notes on some other species of Cosmolaelaps Berlese (Acari: Laelapidae), pp. 535-551 in Zootaxa 4066 (5) on page 548, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4066.5.2, http://zenodo.org/record/270562, {"references":["Tragardh, I. (1952) Acarina, collected by the Mangarevan expedition to south Eastern Polynesia in 1934 by the Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. Arkiv fur Zoologi, 4 (2), 45 - 90."]}

Genus Cosmolaelaps Berlese, 1903 Laelaps (Cosmolaelaps) Berlese, 1903: 13. Type species: Laelaps claviger Berlese, 1883, by original designation. Genus diagnosis. The genus diagnosis of Gwiazdowicz et al. (2014) was followed., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2016, Description of a new species of Cosmolaelaps Berlese and the male of C. brevipedestra (Karg) from Iran, with notes on some other species of Cosmolaelaps Berlese (Acari: Laelapidae), pp. 535-551 in Zootaxa 4066 (5) on page 536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4066.5.2, http://zenodo.org/record/270562, {"references":["Berlese, A. (1903) Diagnosi di alcune nuove specie di Acari Italiani, mirmecofili e liberi. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 27, 12 - 28.","Berlese, A. (1883) Acari, Myriopoda et Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta. 4, 12 text pages + Plates 1 - 10 (Reprint by Junk, The Hague, 1979).","Gwiazdowicz, D. J., Nemati, A. & Mohseni, M. (2014) Anew species of Cosmolaelaps (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Peru. International Journal of Acarology, 40 (6), 436 - 442. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647954.2014.949306"]}

Cosmolaelaps zachvatkinae (Shereef & Afifi, 1980) new combination Hypoaspis zachvatkinae Shereef & Afifi, 1980: 125. Notes. This species was described from Giza, Egypt in organic manure (Shereef & Afifi, 1980). The general appearance of this species is similar to the members of the genus Laelaspis, with expanded genital shield posterior to coxae IV which bears ��-shaped lines on its surface, but has distinct and sclerotised presternal plates and scimitar-shaped dorsal shield setae similar to Cosmolaelaps. Genu IV in this species has two ventral setae (av and pv) (2 2 / 1 3 / 1 1). The members of Cosmolaelaps genus have genu IV with one (2 2 / 1 3 /0 1) or two (2 2 / 1 3 /0 2) postero-lateral setae (Evans & Till, 1966), but in both cases without pv seta. Genu IV in Laelaspis also has one ventral seta (av) (Hunter, 1964; Joharchi et al., 2012; and new observations). It is necessary to check the type materials of H. zachvatkinae to determine its leg chaetotaxy and assign it to a genus, but until then we considered it as a species of Cosmolaelaps member., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2016, Description of a new species of Cosmolaelaps Berlese and the male of C. brevipedestra (Karg) from Iran, with notes on some other species of Cosmolaelaps Berlese (Acari: Laelapidae), pp. 535-551 in Zootaxa 4066 (5) on page 548, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4066.5.2, http://zenodo.org/record/270562, {"references":["Shereef, G. M., Afifi, A. M. (1980) Five new species of mesostigmatid mites, inhabiting organic manures (Acari: Laelapidae). Proceedings of the First Conference of the Plant Protection Research Institute, 3, 121 - 134.","Evans, G. O. & Till, W. M. (1966) Studies on the British Dermanyssidae (Acari: Mesostigmata). Part II. Classification. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology, 14, 109 - 370.","Hunter, P. E. (1964) Three new species of Laelaspis from North America (Acarina: Laelaptidae). Journal of Kansas Entomological Society, 37, 293 - 301."]}

Vatankhah, Farzaneh, Nemati, Alireza, Esfandiari, Mehdi, Shishehbor, Parviz (2016): Description of a new species of Gaeolaelaps (Acari: Laelapidae) from Iran, with a key to world species of the genus with short peritremes. Zootaxa 4121 (5): 566-574, DOI: http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4121.5.6

Reticulolaelaps faini Costa, 1968 Figures 1���4 Material examined. Iran, 3 females, 1 male, Khuzestan province, Ghaletol (31 �� 37��55 " N 49 �� 53��20 " E, alt. 885 m), in soil, coll., A. Nemati, 2011; 2 females, 1 male, Izeh (31 �� 49��52 " N 49 �� 52��9 " E, alt 845 m) in soil, coll., A. Nemati, 2012; 3 females, Chaharmahal Va Bakhtiari province (32 �� 19��39 " N 50 �� 51��35 " E, alt 2206 m), Lordegan (31 ˚ 30��30 " N, 50 ˚ 49��39 " E, H: 1594 m) in soil, coll., A. Nemati, 2012. Reticulolaelaps faini was described as the type species of Reticulolaelaps by Costa (1968) without referring to the leg chaetotaxy. Our specimens show that the chaetotaxy of all leg segments in the female and male is normal for the free-living Laelapidae (Evans & Till 1965). Leg I (Fig. 1): coxa 0 0/ 1 0/ 1 0; trochanter 1 0/ 2 1 / 1 1; femur 2 2 / 1 3 / 3 2; genu 2 3 / 2 3 / 1 2; tibia 2 3 / 2 3 / 1 2. Leg II (Fig. 2): coxa 0 0/ 1 0/ 1 0; trochanter 1 0/ 2 0/ 1 1; femur 2 3 / 1 2 / 2 1; genu 2 3 / 1 2 / 1 2; tibia 2 2 / 1 2 / 1 2; tarsus 3 3 / 2 3 / 2 3 + mv, md. Leg III (Fig. 3): coxa 0 0/ 1 0/ 1 0; trochanter 1 0/ 2 0/ 1 1; femur 1 2 / 1 1 /0 1; genu 2 2 / 1 2 /0 1; tibia 1 2 / 1 2 / 1 1; tarsus 3 3 / 2 3 / 2 3 + mv, md. Leg IV (Fig. 4): coxa 0 0/ 1 0/0 0; trochanter 1 0/ 2 0/ 1 1; femur 1 2 / 1 1 /0 1; genu 2 2 / 1 3 / 1 1; tibia 2 1 / 1 3 / 1 2; tarsus 3 3 / 2 3 / 2 3 + mv, md. Ventral setae on the femur, genu and tibia of leg I and II are slightly thicker than the other setae. Leg chaetotaxy of the male is similar to female, but av 1 and pv 2 of leg II are thick and spine-like and ventral setae of all segments of legs I and II are slightly thickened., Published as part of Nemati, Alireza, Joharchi, Omid, Babaeian, Esmaeil & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2013, A new species and new record of Reticulolaelaps Costa (Acari: Laelapidae) from Iran, pp. 73-80 in Zootaxa 3718 (1) on page 74, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3718.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/285016