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An updated list of terrestrial Parasitengona mites of Denmark, containing 34 species aggregated in eight families, is presented and compared to existing records from Fennoscandia. Five parasitengone species, Charletonia cardinalis, Leptus mariae (Erythraeidae), Platytrombidium fasciatum (Microtrombidiidae), Paratrombium egregium (Trombidiidae) and Centrothrombidium blackwellae (Johnstonianidae) are recorded as new to the fauna of Denmark. We provide 29 records of parasite-host association between terrestrial Parasitengona mites and their arthropod hosts. Of those, 15 associations are recorded for the first time.

Key to the larval species of Marantelophus of the world [after Xu et al. (2017)] 1. bs and PaScFev bifurcate, palpal tibial claw simple.................................................................... 2 – bs and PaScFev entire (not bifurcate), palpal tibial claw simple or bifurcate............................. 3 2. W 199–112, PL 111–124, fD 50–60, four setae between coxae I and II, IP 1912–2131............................................................................................................ M. dubifurcatus Xu, Yi and Jin, 2017 – W 66, PL 83, fD 30, IP 5573, six setae between coxae I and II........... M. trifarius (Shiba, 1976) 3. PL 97, palpal tibial claw bifurcate........................................... M. miyatakei (Kawashima, 1958) – PL M. ostovani (Haitlinger & Saboori, 1996) – fn BFe 4-4-4.................................................................................................................................. 6 6. fn TFe 5-5-5, six setae between coxae I and II, palpal tibial claw simple............................................................................................................................................ M. emanueli (Haitlinger, 2010) – fn TFe otherwise, four setae between coxae I and II, palpal tibial claw simple or bifurcate....... 7 7. fn TFe 7-5-5,................................................................................................................................. 8 – fn TFe otherwise........................................................................................................................... 9 8. PL 82, AL 58, palpal tibial claw simple, fD 96................................. M. alaperti Haitlinger, 2011 – PL 32–36, AL 30–34, palpal tibial claw bifurcate, fD 63................... M. ainae (Haitlinger, 2002) 9. fn TFe 8-5-5, PL 74, AL 56, Ti I with 12 normal setae, fD 148.................................................... ..................................................................................... M. hieronimi (Haitlinger & Łupicki, 2013) – fn TFe 8-(6 or 7)-6, PL 30–42, AL 22–30, Ti I with 15 normal setae, fD 46–62........................... ...................................................................................................... M. rudaensis (Haitlinger, 1986) 10. SD 83, W 86, PL 67, AL 54, Ti III 140, Ti I with 14 normal setae............................................... .................................................................................. M. haitlingeri (Goldarazena & Zhang, 1997) – SD M. multisetosus (Zhang & Goldarazena, 1996) – ISD M. iranicus * (Haitlinger & Saboori, 1996), Published as part of Kohansal, Mahnaz, Ramroodi, Sara, Noei, Javad & Rakhshani, Ehsan, 2023, New data on Marantelophus iranicus and Empitrombium makolae (Acari: Erythraeidae, Microtrombidiidae), pp. 67-79 in Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (1) on page 74, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v12i1.77981, {"references":["Xu, S. - Y., Yi, T. - C. & Jin, D. - C. (2017) A new species of larval Marantelophus (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae) parasitic on insects from China. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 22 (7): 1012 - 1021. DOI: 10.11158 / saa. 22.7.9","Shiba, M. (1976) Taxonomic investigation on free-living Prostigmata from the Malay Peninsula. Nature and life in Southeast Asia, 7: 83 - 299.","Kawashima, K. (1958) Studies on larval erythraeid mites parasitic on arthropods from Japan (Acarina: Erythraeidae). Kyushu Journal of Medical Science, 9: 190 - 211.","Haitlinger, R. & Saboori, A. (1996) Seven new larval mites (Acari, Prostigmata: Erythraeidae) from Iran. Miscellanea Zoologica, 19: 117 - 131.","Haitlinger, R. (2010) New records of mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae, Trombidiidae) from Turkey, with descriptions of four new species. Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego we Wroclawiu, Biologia i Hodowla Zwierzat, 60 (577): 49 - 61.","Haitlinger, R. (2011) A new genus and four new species of erythraeid mites from Indonesia, with new records of the family (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae). Revista Iberica de Aracnologia, 19: 47 - 54.","Haitlinger, R. (2002) Erythraeidae and Trombidiidae (Allothrombiinae) (Acari: Prostigmata) from Mallorca (Balearic Islands), with description of two new species. Bolletin de la Sociedad de Historia Natural de Baleares, 45: 191 - 197.","Haitlinger, R. & Lupicki, D. (2013) A new species of Abrolophus (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae) and the first record of Erythraeus (E.) picaforticus from Sicily, Italy. Persian Journal of Acarology, 1: 41 - 47.","Haitlinger, R. (1986) The genus Hauptmannia Oudemans, 1910 (Acari, Prostigmata, Erythraeidae) in Poland. Polskie Pismo entomologiczne, 56: 181 - 191.","Goldarazena, A. & Zhang, Z. - Q. (1997) First record of larval Grandjeanella (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Heteroptera and description of a new species from Spain. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 2: 231 - 236.","Zhang, Z. - Q. & Goldarazena, A. (1996) Abrolophus and Grandjeanella larvae (Acari: Erythraeidae) ectoparasitic on thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Systematic and Applied Acarology, 1: 127 - 144."]}

Erythraeus (Z.) coleopterus Mortazavi, Hajiqanbar & Saboori, 2012 Distribution in Iran – Kordestan Province: Region not mentioned (Maroufpoor and Ostovan, 2017; Maroufpoor et al. 2017; Noei et al. 2017). Collection place(s) – Wheat, dried fruits and nuts (Ardeshir et al. 2012; Maroufpoor and Ostovan 2017; Noei et al. 2017)., Published as part of Ebrahimi, Najmeh & Noei, Javad, 2022, Checklist of mites associated with stored products (Arachnida: Acari) of Iran, pp. 559-631 in Persian Journal of Acarology 11 (4) on page 584, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v11i4.75059, http://zenodo.org/record/7447126, {"references":["Maroufpoor, M. & Ostovan. H. (2017) Fauna of mites associated with stored wheat in Kurdistan Province and one new record for Iranian mite fauna. Journal of Animal Environment, 9 (1): 149 - 158.","Noei, J., Maroufpoor, M., Faizi, F. & Ostovan, H. (2017) Second record of Erythraeus (Zaracarus) coleopterus (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Iran with new morphological data. Persian Journal of Acarology, 6 (2): 71 - 80. DOI: 10.22073 / pja. v 6 i 2.29406","Ardeshir F., Ranji, H., Obaidy, O. & Khany, M. (2012) Mites fauna in dry fruits and nuts in West Azerbaijan Province. The Proceedings of 20 th Iranian Plant Protection Congress, Shiraz, Iran, p. 512."]}

Hakimitabar, Masoud, Fadaei, Elnaz, Tork, Mehdi (2022): A redescription of Charletonia damavandica (Acari: Erythraeidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 11 (4): 643-650, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v11i4.76039

Charletonia nazeleae Karimi Irvanlou, Kamali & Talebi, 2002 (Figs. 1–15) Diagnosis Two setae between coxae II and III, solenidion on Ge I placed in distal half of Ge I slightly distal or at the same level as the most distal normal seta (see Table 2), Ti III> 270, galealae (cs) parsnipshaped, as smooth, bs barbed. Material examined Holotype of C. nazeleae (ACTMU, no accession number), on Heliopteryx humeralis, Iran, Tehran province, Karaj city (35° 49' 57.58" N, 50° 59' 29.58" E, 1342m), 16 July 1998, col. J.S. Karimi Irvanlou. Four larvae (ZUTC15001a-d) on Acrida oxycephala (Pallas, 1771), 1♂; three larvae (ZUTC15001e-g) on Calliptamus barbarus (Costa, 1836), 1♀, two larvae (ZUTC15001h-i) on C. barbarus, 1♂, Shiraz–Bushehr Road, Amirkabir Blvd., Shiraz, Iran, (29° 37' 32.90" N, 52° 23' 23.45" E, 1776 m), 9 August 2020; 6 larvae (ZUTC15001j-o) on C. barbarus (Orthoptera: Acrididae), 2 ♀, Darengoon, Fars province, Iran, (29° 24' 52.36" N, 52° 20' 12.33" E, 1805m), 30 May 2020; one larva (ZUTC15001p) on Calliptamus sp., 1 imm., Tange Ghanimi, Sarvestan Kharameh Road, Fars province, Iran, (29° 22' 34.04" N, 53° 10' 33.79" E, 2209 m), 13 June 2021, col. N. Kiany and M. Kiany. Also, three additional larvae were examined from Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran (ACTMU) collection. Two larvae (ACTMU, no accession number), on Thrinchinae (Orthoptera: Pamphagidae), Sisab, Bojnurd, North Khorasan province, Iran, 37° 27' 16.9" N, 57° 39' 16.0" E, 25 June 2011; 1 larva on Gomphocerinae (Orthoptera: Acrididae), 23 May 2010, Gonabad, Khorasan Razavi province, Iran, (34° 06' 36.0" N, 58° 19' 12.0" E, 1622 m), collected by S. Ahmadi. Specimen deposition The mite specimens (ZUTC15001c–e, ZUTC 15001g –i & ZUTC15001k–p) and grasshopper hosts are deposited in the Zoological Museum, Faculty of Biology, University of Tehran, Iran and the mite specimens (ZUTC15001a–b, ZUTC15001f, ZUTC15001j) are deposited in the Acarological Collection, Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran. Redescription Larva (N = 20) – Dorsal surface of idiosoma with 25–39 barbed and pointed setae (fD), scutum pentagonal, uniformly punctate and longer than wide; lateral parts of anterior border slightly concave, median part convex; anteromedian border of scutum convex; scutum with two pairs of sensilla and three pairs of normal setae (scutalae). Scutalae (AL, ML and PL) barbed and pointed. Posterior sensilla (PSens) longer than anterior sensilla (ASens) (1.15–1.43 ×), ASens and PSens with short barbs in distal 1/3. One eye on each side of idiosoma, 30 in diameter (Fig. 1). Gnathosoma with one pair of smooth and parsnip-shaped galealae (cs) and two pairs of hypostomalae (as, bs); as smooth and bs barbed, bs > as (at least 2.5–3.6 ×) (Fig. 3). Palpfemur and palpgenu each with one barbed seta. Palptibia with three barbed setae. Palptarsus with five setae, one solenidion and one eupathidium. Palpal setal formula: 0-B-B-BBB 2 -BBBNNωζ. Cheliceral basis punctate. Cheliceral blade with a subterminal tooth (like most of Charletonia species). Supracoxal seta peg-like (ep) 4–5 long (Fig. 3). Measurements are given in Table 1. Ventral surface of idiosoma with 19–29 barbed and pointed setae behind coxae III (fV). Sternalae 1a (between coxae I), 2a (between coxae II) and 3a (two setae between coxae II and III) barbed and pointed (Fig. 2); NDV = 37 + 26 = 63 (holotype). Coxa I with one seta (1b); coxae II and III, each with two setae ( 2b 1 , 2b 2 ; 3b 1 , 3b 2 ). All coxalae barbed and pointed. Seta lb distinctly longer than setae 2b and 3b (Fig. 2). Coxae I with a peg-like supracoxal seta (eI) 4 long. Leg segmentation formula: 7–7–7. Leg setal formula: Leg I: Ta – 1ω, 1ε, 2ζ, 1 z, 29n (specimens c, L 29/ R 28; k, L 28/ R 28 and q, L 28); Ti – 2φ, 1κ, 1 z, 18n; Ge – 1σ, 1κ, 12n (specimen b, L 12/ R 13); TFe – 5n, BFe – 4n; Tr – 1n. Leg II: Ta – 1ω, 1ζ, 29n (specimens b & e, L 28/ R 29); Ti – 2φ, 18n; Ge – 1κ, 12n (specimen i, L 11/ R 12); TFe – 5n, BFe – 4n (specimen a, L 5/ R 4); Tr – 1n. Leg III: Ta – 1ζ, 30n; Ti – 1φ, 18n (specimen c, L 18/ R 17); Ge – 12n; TFe – 5n (specimen b, L 5/ R 4), BFe – 2n; Tr – 1n (Figs. 4–12). All setae on legs barbed., Published as part of Seiedy, Najmeh Kiany Marjan, Hakimitabar, Masoud & Husemann, Martin, 2022, A contribution to the knowledge of Charletonia nazeleae (Acari: Erythraeidae), pp. 651-661 in Persian Journal of Acarology 11 (4) on pages 652-654, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v11i4.75712, http://zenodo.org/record/7447304

Charletonia damavandica Karimi Irvanlou, Kamali & Talebi, 2002 (Figs. 1–15) Syn.: Charletonia saboorii Karimi Irvanlou, Kamali & Talebi, 2002 Diagnosis Two setae between coxae II and III, solenidion on Ge I placed in distal half after or at the same level as the most distal normal seta, 220> Ti III> 150, galealae normal (setiform) with 5–8 long ciliations and hypostomalae barbed. Redescription Larva (N = 10) – Dorsal surface with 32 barbed and pointed setae; scutum pentagonal, punctate and longer than wide; lateral parts of anterior border slightly concave, median part convex, lateral borders slightly convex; posterior border convex except median part which is concave; scutum with two pairs of sensilla and three pairs of normal setae. AL, ML and PL barbed and pointed. Posterior sensilla (PSens) longer than anterior sensilla (ASens); ASens and PSens with short barbs in distal 1/3 (Fig. 1). One eye on each side of idiosoma, 25 in diameter. Ventral surface of idiosoma with 18 barbed and pointed setae behind coxae III (fV). Sternalae 1a (between coxae I), 2a (between coxae II) and 3a (between coxae II and III) barbed and pointed. NDV = 32 + 18 = 50. Coxa I with one seta (1b); coxae II & III, each with two setae. All coxalae barbed and pointed (Fig. 2). Subcapitulum with a galeala (cs) and two hypostomalae (as, bs), galealae normal (setiform) with 5–8 long cilia, hypostomalae barbed (Fig. 3). Palpal femur and genu each with one barbed and pointed seta; palpal tibia with three pointed and barbed setae (Fig. 3); palpal tibial claw bifurcate. Palpal tarsus with five barbed setae, one solenidion and one eupathidium (Fig. 3). fPp = 0-B-BBBB 2 -5B . Cheliceral basis punctate. Supracoxal seta peg-like, 4–5 long. Leg segmentation formula: 7–7–7. Leg setal formula: Leg I: Ta – 1 , 1 , 2 , 1Cp, 29n; Ti – 2φ, 1Cp, 1 , 18n; Ge – 1 , 1 , 12n; TFe – 5n; BFe – 4n; Tr – 1n (Figs. 4–7). Leg II: Ta – 1 , 1 , 30n; Ti – 2 φ, 18n; Ge – 1 , 12n; TFe – 5n; BFe – 4n; Tr – 1n (Figs. 8–11). Leg III: Ta – 1 , 30n; Ti – 1 φ, 18n; Ge – 12n; TFe – 5n; BFe – 2n; Tr – 1n (Figs. 12–15). Lengths of solenidion on Ta I: 19–23. Measurements and also the corrected metric data of the specimen described as C. saboorii are given in Table 1. Type material examined Holotype of C. damavandica (ACTMU, no accession number), on Acrotylus insubricus, Varamin city (51° 39´N, 35° 19´E, 900 m a.s.l.), Tehran province, Iran, 16 July 1998, col. J.S. Karimi Irvanlou. Holotype of C. saboorii (ACTMU, no accession number), on Heteracris littoralis, Varamin city, Tehran province, Iran, 20 August 1998, col. J.S. Karimi Irvanlou. Additional material examined Four larvae of C. damavandica (JAZM-AC-Er-0566a, b, c, d), on one female of Calliptamus italicus L., Shahrood city (36° 22′ 27.54′′ N, 54° 54′ 50.08′′ E, 1317 m a.s.l.), Semnan province, Iran, 6 August 2018, col. Masoud Hakimitabar. Two specimens (JAZM-AC-Er-0566a & b) are deposited in the Acarological Collection, Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran and two specimens (JAZMAC-Er-0566c & d) are deposited in the Acarological Collection, Acarological Society of Iran, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran. Remarks This species belongs to the species group of Charletonia with two setae between coxae II–III, one of the solenidia on Ti II placed on the proximal half of the segment, solenidion on Ge I placed distal or at the same level as the most distal seta, solenidion on Ta I up to 1/5 length of Ta I, fn Ge I–III 12–12–12, 230> Ti III> 110. There are seven species in this group, as follows: C. kalithensis and C. kosensis both from Greece, C. austisensis from Italy, C. damavandica, C. behbahanensis and C. behshahriensis, all from Iran. Charletonia damavandica differs from C. kalithensis by longer Ti III (183–217 vs. 114–120), Ta I (130–180 vs. 84–90), Ta II (126–165 vs. 74–76), Ta III (141–182 vs. 78–80), and fD (32–36 vs. 84); from C. kosensis by shorter solenidion on Ta I (19–23 vs. 45–50), anteromedian border of scutum convex (vs. anterior border almost straight), shape of galealae and hypostomalae (barbed vs. nude); from C. austisensis by shape of galealae and hypostomalae (barbed vs. nude), solenidion on Ge I placed at the same level as the most distal normal seta (vs. after the most distal normal seta), from C. behbahanensis by shape of galealae and hypostomalae (barbed vs. nude), one seta present between eye and scutum (vs. without setae between eye and scutum), from C. behshahriensis by galealae normal with 5–8 long cilia (vs. galealae cone-like with several short cilia), solenidion on Ge I placed at the same level as the most distal normal seta (vs. solenidion on Ge I placed distinctly after the most distal normal setae)., Published as part of Hakimitabar, Masoud, Fadaei, Elnaz & Tork, Mehdi, 2022, A redescription of Charletonia damavandica (Acari: Erythraeidae), pp. 643-650 in Persian Journal of Acarology 11 (4) on pages 644-648, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v11i4.76039, http://zenodo.org/record/7447244, {"references":["Noei, J. & Honarmand, A. (2020) Records of terrestrial parasitengone mites (Acari: Erythraeidae, Microtrombidiidae) ectoparasitic on grasshoppers from Khorasan Razavi province with new morphological data. Plant Pests Research, 10 (4): 15 - 26. DOI: 10.22124 / IPRJ. 2021.4629"]}

Seiedy, Najmeh Kiany Marjan, Hakimitabar, Masoud, Husemann, Martin (2022): A contribution to the knowledge of Charletonia nazeleae (Acari: Erythraeidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 11 (4): 651-661, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v11i4.75712

Subgenus Zaracarus Southcott, 1995 Type species: Erythraeus (Zaracarus) lancifer Southcott, 1995. Diagnosis. Adult. As for the genus. No characters were detected allowing a general separation of reared postlarval instars of the subgenus Zaracarus from postlarval instars of the subgenus Erythraeus. Deutonymph. As for the genus (See comment above). Larva (after Southcott 1995, with modifications by Fain & Ripka 1998). Typical Erythraeus larva. Anterior sensilla below 50 µm in length, with expanded base, situated in pouch-like structures. Basis of setae AL smooth and thin or setulose and widened. Two or three basifemoral setae on legs I–III. Distribution. Europe, Asia and Africa., Published as part of Karakurt, İbrahim, Wohltmann, Andreas, Pamuk, Eyüp Efe & Sevsay, Sevgi, 2022, Correspondence of larval and postlarval instars in two species of the subgenus Zaracarus (Acari: Erythraeidae: Erythraeus) established with laboratory rearing, pp. 357-380 in Zootaxa 5150 (3) on page 358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5150.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6622947, {"references":["Southcott, R. V. (1995) A new larval erythraeine mite (Acarina: Erythraeidae) from Spain. Acarologia, 36 (3), 223 - 228.","Fain, A. & Ripka, G. (1998) A new larval Erythraeidae (Acari) from Hungary. International Journal of Acarology, 24 (1), 41 - 44. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647959808684125"]}

Erythraeus (Zaracarus) budapestensis Fain & Ripka, 1998 E. (Z.) preciosus Goldarazena & Zhang, 1998 (synonymized by Haitlinger & Šundić 2015a). E. (Z.) iranicus Saboori & Akrami, 2001 syn. nov. E. (Z.) ueckermanni Saboori, Nowzari & Bagheri-Zenouz, 2004 (synonymized by Haitlinger & Šundić 2015a). E. (Z.) hamedamicus Khanjani, Miromayedi, Nahad & Fayaz, 2010 (synonymized by Mahmoudi et al. 2011 with E. (Z.) ueckermanni). Material examined. 2 deutonymphs reared from larvae sampled from Uroleucon (Uromelon) jaceae (L.) and U. (Uroleucon) chondrillae (Nevsky, 1929) (Aphididae), Turkey, Erzincan province, 25 July to 15 August 2019; 3 adults collected manually from soil samples in Turkey, Erzincan province, 1 July 2020, plus 14 larvae obtained from one female of collected adults. Depository. Larvae collected as parasites have been lost. Vouchers representing all active instars and a remain of larvae freshly obtained from a female are deposited in the acarological collection at the Acarology Laboratory of Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Erzincan, Turkey (EBYU). Diagnosis. Adult. Habitus typical for the genus, palp genu with 2–4 conalae and 2–3 semiconalae; palp tibia with 4–6 conalae and without semiconalae. Anterior sensillary area of crista metopica with 9–10 nonsensillary setae (AM). Anterior and posterior processes of crista metopica not detectable. Dorsal opisthosomal setae uniform of various lengths (20–90), covered sparsely with delicate setules. Distinct serratalae present on telofemur-tibia IV, on telofemora II–III weak, absent on genua and tibiae I–III. Deutonymph. Similar to adults but much smaller (Table 1). Palp genu with 0–2 conalae and 1–2 semiconalae, palp tibia with 3 conalae and without semiconalae. Anterior sensillary area of crista metopica with 5–8 nonsensillary setae (AM). Dorsal setae (16–75) similar to those of the adults. Genital sclerite small (26–30), without median opening. Larva. Habitus as typical for the subgenus, AL inflated basally, ASens moderately short (30–35), bases of ASens setae with pouch-like structures. fD = 33–36, fV = 8–10, fnbFe = 2-2-2, length of tarsus III Description. Adult (Figs. 1–2a) (based on 3 specimens). Metric data in Table 1. Body length 1700–1935, width 1140–1200. Body reddish-dark brown and eyes bright red in live specimens. Gnathosoma. Chelicerae typical, of erythraeid type. Palps with relatively sparse setation. Normal, setulated setae present on palp trochanter and palp femur. Palp genu with strong, serrate setae dorsally, smooth and more slender setae laterally, with 2–4 conalae and 2–3 semiconalae. Palp tibia with normal, sparsely barbed setae, with 4–6 conalae. Odontus hook-like and with a small basal tooth (Fig. 1a). Palp tarsus hemispherical, with the apical part overreaching the termination of odontus, densely covered with eupathidia and solenidia. Idiosoma. Scutum (Fig. 1c) clearly detectable and extending crista metopica laterally. Anterior and posterior processes of crista metopica not detectable in any specimen observed. ASA with 9–10 setulose, relatively long nonsensillary setae (AM) (Fig. 1b). ASens with very short setules in its distal third. Bases of ASens with pouch-like structures. PSens with very short setules in their distal thirds. PSens slightly longer than Asens, bases of PSens with bowl-like cavity structures. Punctated ocular plates (60–75 × 80–88), located laterally of crista, anterior and posterior lens of about the same size (diameter: 26–28) (Fig. 1c). Dorsal setae setiform, of various lengths (20–115). All dorsal setae originate from small plates. Stems are slightly narrowed terminally and covered sparsely with delicate setules (Fig. 1d). Ventral setae (35–65) thinner, covered with setules throughout its 4/5 of length (Fig. 1e). GOP surrounded by paired sclerites (genital plates: epivalves with up to 60 setae which are smooth or with very short barbs and centrovalves without setae), located at the level of coxae III–IV (Fig. 1f). AOP markedly shorter than genital opening, surrounded by paired anal valves of which the external ones are stronger sclerotized and bear 4–5 pairs thin and short (20–35) setae with very short barbs (Fig. 1g). Legs. Legs IV much longer than legs I–III (legs II shortest). Serratalae (Fig. 2a) on telofemora II–III weak, absent on genua and tibiae I–III. Normal setae with small setulae present on all leg segments. Tarsi I–IV terminated in paired claws, each claw covered with fimbriae. Deutonymph (Figs. 2b–e) (based on 2 specimens). Metric data in Table 1. Similar to adults but much smaller, body length 620–890, width 380–720. Body reddish-dark brown in live specimens. Palp genu with 0–2 conalae and 1–2 semiconalae, palp tibia with 3 conalae (Fig. 2b). Scutum clearly detectable and laterally extending to level of ASA of crista metopica. Anterior sensillary area of crista metopica with 5–8 nonsensillary setae (AM) (Fig. 2c). Dorsal setae (16–75) similar to those of the adults. Genital sclerite small (26–30) carrying a pair of smooth, thin setae; and without opening (Fig. 2d). Anal sclerites surrounding the anal opening elongate (55–59) and with 3 pairs of smooth, thin setae (Fig. 2e). Larva (Figs. 3–6) (based on 14 specimens). Metric and meristic data in Tables 2–3. Body length 460–755, width 275–510 (Fig. 3). Body orange in live specimens. Gnathosoma. Cheliceral blades with a small subterminal tooth. Dorsal gnathosoma with a pair of smooth, pointed adoral setae (cs) (30–32) anteriorly and a pair of minute supracoxal setae (elcp) (5–7) in lateral position. Ventrally a pair of smooth, pointed subcapitular (tritorostral) setae (bs) (30–38) and a pair of spine-like oral setae (as) (9–10). Palp femur and genu bear one setulose seta dorsally, seta (35–45) on palp femur always shorter than seta (48–60) on palp genu. Palp tibia with three setae: one nude and two barbed setae. Palp tibial claws bifid in its distal half. Palp tarsus with one solenidion, one eupathidium, five nude setae and a tiny spine-like seta (Fig. 4a). Palp formula: 0-N-N-NNN 2 -NNNNNNωζ. ......continued on the next page Idiosoma (Figs 4b–c). Scutum punctate, oval and wider than long, anterior border straight, posterior border slightly concave, lateral borders convex. ASens and PSens with barbs in its distal half, PSens much longer than ASens. Bases of both sensillary setae with pouch-like structures (detail in Fig. 4b). Anterior normal setae (AL) setulose and widened near basis. Posterior normal setae (PL) setulose, half the length of AL. Two pairs of eyes located postero-laterally to scutum, lenses are almost equal in diameter (ca. 14). Dorsal setae of various lengths (42–70), setulose. The total number of dorsal and ventral setae (NDV) ranges from 42 to 46, not considering setae located on scutum and coxae as well as intercoxal (1a, 3a) setae (Figs. 4b–c). Coxa I with short (4–5) supracoxal seta (elcI) and long (75–98), serrate seta 1b. Serrate seta 1a (65–77) placed outside just behind the posterior border of the coxal plate I. Coxa II with short (28–36), serrate seta 2b. Serrate seta 3a (30–40) placed outside at anterior border of coxal plate III. Coxa III with serrate seta 3b (32–44). Posterior to coxae III four pseudanal setae (25–45), which are slightly thinner than the neighbouring idiosomal setae located more posteriorly (Fig. 4c). Legs (Figs. 5–6). Segmentation formula: 7-7-7. For leg chaetotaxy and morphometric data see Tables 2–3. Solenidia on genu I and tibia I small (20–40), both solenidia (φ) on tibia I in distal half of the segment, distal solenidion on tibia I with accompanying seta z. Solenidion (ω) on tarsus I prominent (25–35), famulus (ε) small (3–4), inconspicuous. Subterminal eupathidium on tarsus I long (40–50) and with accompanying seta z (6–8), ‘pretarsal’ eupathidium shorter (15–20), without seta z. All solenidia on leg II short (14–20); solenidia on tibia II close to the distal and proximal border of the segment, respectively. Subterminal eupathidium on tarsus II long (36–44), no accompanying seta z detected, ‘pretarsal’ eupathidium shorter (14–20). Solenidion on tibia III short (15–20) and close to the proximal border of the segment, ‘pretarsal’ eupathidium short (16–20). Median empodium of pretarsi I–III claw-like, with small lateral barbs. Anterior lateral claw with, posterior lateral claw without terminal hook. Both lateral claws with several branching setules (aliform). Distribution. Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Montenegro, Serbia, Spain, Turkey and Ukraine (Saboori & Akrami 2001; Mąkol & Wohltmann 2012, 2013; Haitlinger & Šundić 2015a, Haitlinger & Mehrnejad 2017). Taxonomic remarks. Of the 28 species described in the subgenus Zaracarus (Xu et al. 2019), 17 species belong to the group of species having three normal setae on basifemora I–II, while the remaining 11 species are characterized by having two normal setae on basifemora I–III. Of the latter group, six species are characterized by the base of seta AL being swollen, setulose: E. (Z.) budapestensis; E. (Z.) iranicus; E. (Z.) hamedamicus; E. (Z.) eleonorae Haitlinger, 1987; E. (Z.) arminouensis Haitlinger & Łupicki, 2011; E. (Z.) kurdistaniensis Khanjani & Ueckermann, 2005 and E. (Z.) didonae Haitlinger 2000. In the key published by Xu et al. (2019), the latter species was erroneously included into the group of species having 3 normal setae on basifemora I–III. We did not detect convincing differences between larvae of E. (Z.) budapestensis and E. (Z.) iranicus, which was originally described from a single specimen from Iran (Saboori & Akrami 2001) and further supplemented by the additional analysis of larvae collected in Turkey (Oner et al. 2021). Based on the larger number of specimens, we found overlapping of metric data in these species. Moreover, the number of normal setae on tibiae I–III is not as stable as assumed by Saboori & Akrami (2001) and Noei et al. (2017). Haitlinger & Šundić (2015a) reported 14–15 setae on each tibia of legs I–III based on checking 47 larvae determined as E. (Z.) budapestensis and collected in different countries. The differences of the number of normal setae on tibiae II–III found in the present investigation confirm that such variability is also present within a particular population. Differences in the number of normal setae do not certainly indicate species borders. This is also supported by the variability in the number of normal setae on tibiae found in Erythraeus larvae emerged from eggs deposited by a single female in the laboratory (Stålstedt et al. 2016). The only other difference between E. (Z.) budapestensis and E. (Z.) iranicus refers to the number of normal setae on palp tarsus, a character which is often difficult to detect in Erythraeus larvae. For these reasons, we consider E. (Z.) iranicus as subjective junior synonym of E. (Z.) budapestensis. The statement of Saboori & Shirvani (2021) that the number of normal setae on tibiae is stable and does not vary in re-investigated specimens of E. (Z.) hamedamicus does not justify re-establishing of its species status considering the variability found in E. (Z.) budapestensis. Thus, the synonymization of E. (Z.) hamedamicus with E. (Z.) ueckermanni by Mahmoudi et al. (2011) was correct. Since E. (Z.) ueckermanni was synonymized with E. (Z.) budapestensis by Haitlinger & Šundić (2015a), E. (Z.) hamedamicus must also be regarded as subjective junior synonym of E. (Z.) budapestensis. From the remaining species of the group with two normal setae on basifemora I–III, E. (Z.) budapestensis differs in having the shorter genu II (120) and smaller width of scutum (max 150 vs min 155) (see also taxonomic discussion for E. (Z.) rupestris). The deutonymphs and adults of E. (Z.) budapestensis fit the general set of characters of Erythraeus species known from postlarval instars, and do neither match the particular characteristics of the subgenus Parerythraeus nor display obvious differences from postlarval instars assigned to the nominate subgenus Erythraeus. Further differentiation is limited by the fact that many descriptions of postlarval instars have been published relatively long ago and do not match present taxonomic standards, and only a few mites, mostly belonging to European species, have recently been redescribed (Gabryś 2016a, b; Stålstedt et al. 2016). No postlarval stages of Erythraeus species have hitherto been reported from Turkey, and comparison of E. (Z.) budapestensis deutonymphs and adults to published species descriptions resulted in no match. Of course we cannot exclude that more than only one species is hidden in the pool of specimens summarized as E. (Z.) budapestensis. The current way of species descriptions based on single or few specimens representing only a particular instar has obvious limitations. Further research to combine different ontogenetic instars, to include life history features and molecular characters will certainly help to resolve the problems of species diagnostics. Biology. Field data. Larvae ectoparasitic on aphids, Uroleucon (Uromelon) jaceae (Linnaeus, 1758) and U. (Uroleucon) chondrillae (Nevsky, 1929), were sampled using sweep nets in the period from July 25 to August 15 in 2019. These samples were collected from three different locations in Erzincan province of Turkey (39°47’ N, 39°28’ E, Işıkpınar village, 1332 m a.s.l.; 39° 47’ N, 39° 27’ E, Demirkent village, 1257 m a.s.l; and 39° 38’ N, 39° 31’ E, Yaylabaşı village, 1278 m a.s.l.). All locations are semi-aquatic grassland. Of about 1100 Uroleucon specimens observed at these locations, 60 Uroleucon specimens (ca. 5%) were parasitized by E. (Z.) budapestensis larvae. Of them, 41 hosts were parasitized by one E. (Z.) budapestensis larva, 16 were parasitized by two, two—by three, and one—by four mite larvae. A total of 83 mite larvae were counted on hosts; among them, 73 larvae were attached to the head (between the antennae), the remaining were attached to the thorax (4), abdomen (3) and legs (3) of Uroleucon aphids (Fig. 7). Three adults were collected manually from the soil surface on 1 July 2020 in Erzincan Province, Turkey, 39° 44’ N, 39° 30’ E, University campus, 1220 m a.s.l., in a semi-aquatic grassland area. Laboratory data. Of nine larvae collected from Uroleucon aphids, six deutonymphs emerged from protonymphs 6–12 days after placing the fed larvae in glass vials. Freshly emerged deutonymphs were preserved for taxonomic study. Of the three adults collected in early July 2020, one female deposited about 50–60 black eggs in a cluster three days after capturing. In total, 42 larvae hatched within 23 days after oviposition. Discussion on Biology. Since the correspondence of larval and postlarval instars was the general aim of laboratory rearing, duration of instars was not a special focus of the study. However, development data fit the sequence of instars known from other Erythraeus species (Stålstedt et al. 2016) and Parasitengona in general (Wohltmann 2000). With regard to the life cycle of E. (Z.) budapestensis, it remains unknown whether a diapause is present and which instar might be the hibernating one. However, neither egg nor protonymph interrupt the continuous development in this species. Published host reports for E. (Z.) budapestensis refer exclusively to Aphidae but are not restricted to the genus Uroleucon (Saboori & Akrami 2001; Haitlinger & Mehrnejad 2017; Oner et al. 2021)., Published as part of Karakurt, İbrahim, Wohltmann, Andreas, Pamuk, Eyüp Efe & Sevsay, Sevgi, 2022, Correspondence of larval and postlarval instars in two species of the subgenus Zaracarus (Acari: Erythraeidae: Erythraeus) established with laboratory rearing, pp. 357-380 in Zootaxa 5150 (3) on pages 359-368, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5150.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6622947, {"references":["Fain, A. & Ripka, G. (1998) A new larval Erythraeidae (Acari) from Hungary. International Journal of Acarology, 24 (1), 41 - 44. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647959808684125","Haitlinger, R. & Sundic, M. (2015 a) New records of mites (Acari: Parasitengona: Erythraeidae, Microtrombidiidae, Trombi- diidae) from Albania, Montenegro and Serbia, with notes on Erythraeus (Zaracarus) budapestensis Fain & Ripka, 1998. 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(2017) First record of hosts and new metric data for Erythraeus (Erythraeus) pistacicus Haitlinger, Mehrnejad & Sundic 2016 with notes on Erythraeus hosts. International Journal of Acarology, 43 (4), 320 - 324. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647954.2017.1284900","Xu, S. Y., Yi, T. C., Guo, J. J. & Jin, D. C. (2019) The genus Erythraeus (Acari: Erythraeidae) from China with descriptions of two new species and a key to larval species of the genus worldwide. Zootaxa, 4647 (1), 54 - 80. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4647.1.7","Haitlinger, R. (2000) New larval mites [Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae, Microtrombidiidae, Trombidiidae] from Turkey, Peru and Poland. Wiadomosci Parazytologiczne, 46 (3), 379 - 396.","Oner, D., Kok, S., Saboori, A. & Cakmak, I. (2021) Mites parasitizing aphids in the parks and gardens of Aydin, with eight newly recorded mite species for Turkey and re-description of Allothrombium clavatum (Acari: Trombidiidae). 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Erythraeus Latreille, 1806 Type species: Acarus phalangoides De Geer, 1778. Diagnosis. Adult (after Roland & Gabryś 2020). Large to moderately large Erythraeidae. Coloration reddish to brownish. Two eyes on each side of aspidosoma. Crista metopica elongate with anterior and posterior sensillary areas; anterior sensillary area with a pair of sensilla and numerous nonsensillary setae; posterior sensillary area with a pair of sensilla. Specific, conical spines (conalae) always present on palp tibia and, very often, on palp genu. Dorsal opisthosomal setae simple (setiform) or modified. Legs long, with serratalae weakly to strongly developed. Deutonymph (after Stålstedt et al. 2016). Similar to adult but smaller and with sparser setation. Urvulva (external genital plate of deutonymph, after Southcott (1961)) of comparable size to anal sclerite or smaller. Conalae and semiconalae of palp genu and palp tibia, if present, more weakly developed. Larva (after Stålstedt et al. 2016). Scutum oval or trapezoidal in outline, with two pairs of trichobothria and two pairs of non-sensillary setae. Eyes, each composed of double lens, placed laterally to scutum. Leg segmentation formula 7-7-7. fnCx = 1-1-1, fnTr = 1-1-1, fnbFe = 2-2-2, 2-2-1 or 3-3-3. Distribution. Worldwide except Antarctica. Remark. For synonymy see: Southcott (1961) and Beron (2008)., Published as part of Karakurt, İbrahim, Wohltmann, Andreas, Pamuk, Eyüp Efe & Sevsay, Sevgi, 2022, Correspondence of larval and postlarval instars in two species of the subgenus Zaracarus (Acari: Erythraeidae: Erythraeus) established with laboratory rearing, pp. 357-380 in Zootaxa 5150 (3) on page 358, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5150.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6622947, {"references":["Roland, E. & Gabrys, G. (2020) Erythraeus (Parerythraeus) thomasi sp. nov. (Acari: Actinotrichida: Erythraeidae) from Finland, with a redefinition of Parerythraeus Southcott, 1946 stat. nov. as a subgenus and a key to species. Zootaxa, 4718 (3), 324 - 336. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4718.3.2","Stalstedt, J., Wohltmann, A., Bergsten, J. & Mrkol, J. (2016) Towards resolving the double classification in Erythraeus (Actinotrichida: Erythraeidae): matching larvae with adults using 28 S sequence data and experimental rearing. Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 16 (4), 761 - 790. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 13127 - 016 - 0283 - 5","Southcott, R. V. (1961) Studies on the systematics and biology of the Erythraeoidea (Acarina) with a critical revision of the genera and subgenera. Australian Journal of Zoology, 9 (3), 367 - 610. https: // doi. org / 10.1071 / ZO 9610367","Beron, P. (2008) Acarorum Catalogus I. Acariformes: Calyptostomatoidea (Calyptostomatidae), Erythraeoidea (Smarididae, Erythraeidae). Edition of Pensoft Publishers and the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia-Moscow, 271 pp."]}

Laboratory rearing of two mite species, Erythraeus (Zaracarus) budapestensis Fain & Ripka, 1998 collected in Turkey and E. (Z.) rupestris (Linnaeus, 1758) sampled in Germany, allowed establishing the correspondence of their larval and postlarval instars. Erythraeus (Z.) iranicus Saboori & Akrami, 2001 syn. nov. is considered a new subjective junior synonym of E. (Z.) budapestensis. Erythraeus (Z.) eleonorae Haitlinger, 1987 syn. nov. and E. (Z.) didonae Haitlinger, 2000 syn. nov. are synonymized with E. (Z.) rupestris. Data on the life history, parasitic associations and habitats are provided, and the status of currently recognized subgenera of Erythraeus is discussed.

Erythraeus (Zaracarus) rupestris (Linnaeus, 1758) E. (Z.) eleonorae Haitlinger, 1987 syn. nov. E. (Z.) didonae Haitlinger, 2000 syn. nov. For other synonyms see: Mąkol & Wohltmann (2012) Material examined. 7 adults, 5 deutonymphs, and 4 larvae sampled in the National Park “Lower Oder Valley”, Land Brandenburg, Germany, in 1999–2001, plus 5 larvae reared from eggs deposited by three females collected at the same locality. Depository. Vouchers representing all active instars are deposited in the acarological collection of the Senckenberg Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz, further specimens remain in the second author’s collection. Diagnosis. Adult. Habitus as typical for the genus, palp genu without conalae and 0–2 semiconalae; palp tibia with 3–5 conalae plus 0–2 semiconalae. Anterior sensillary area of crista metopica with anterior process and with 10–16 non-sensillary setae. Dorsal opisthosomal setae of variable lengths (35–120), setiform with stout setules. Distinct serratalae present on telofemur-tibia IV, on telofemora II–III weak, absent on genua and tibiae I–III. Deutonymph. Similar to adults but much smaller (Table 1). Palp genu without conalae or semiconalae, palp tibia with 2–3 conalae and without semiconalae. Anterior sensillary area of crista metopica with 5–7 nonsensillary setae (AM). Dorsal setae (50–88) similar to those of the adults. Genital sclerite small (25), without median opening. Larva. Habitus as typical for the subgenus, AL inflated basally, ASens moderately short (26–40), bases of ASens setae with pouch-like structures, fD = 40–44, fV = 8–10, fnbFe = 2-2-2, length of tarsus III> 120, length of tibia III 230–311. Description. Adult ( Figs. 8–10) (based on 7 specimens). Metric data in Table 1. Body length 1000–2000, width 700–1200 depending of nutritional state, habitus typical for the genus (Fig. 8). Colour in live specimens reddishbrown, eyes bright red. Gnathosoma. Chelicerae typical, of erythraeid type. Palps with relatively sparse setation. Normal, setulated setae present on palp trochanter and palp femur. Palp genu with strong, serrate setae dorsally, smooth and more slender setae laterally, without conalae but with 0–2 semiconalae. Palp tibia (Fig. 9a) with normal, sparsely barbed setae, with 3–5 conalae and 0–2 semiconalae. Odontus hook-like. Palp tarsus hemispherical, with the apical part overreaching the termination of odontus, densely covered with eupathidia and solenidia. Idiosoma. Scutum (Fig. 9b) delicate and almost limited to crista metopica. Anterior process of ASA present, posterior process of PSA short. ASA with 10–16 setulose setae AM. ASens and PSens covered with very tiny barbs. PSens slightly longer than Asens, bases of ASens and PSens with pouch-like structures. Punctated ocular plates (50–75 × 100), located laterally to crista, at ca. half of its length, anterior and posterior lens of about the same size (diameter: 14–20). Dorsal setae (Fig. 9c) uniform in shape but with variable lengths (35–120), rounded at tip, covered with stout setules. Ventral setae (35–80) slender, covered with short setules. GOP surrounded by paired sclerites (genital plates: epivalves with 59–66 setae and centrovalves with 17–22 setae), located at the level of coxae III, IV. Setae covering valves shorter than VS, slender, with delicate barbs. AOP surrounded by indistinct paired valves, of those—the external valves more sclerotized with 9–11 pairs of setae. Setae covering valves similar to those covering genital plates, but shorter (10–16). Legs. Serratalae (Fig. 10) on telofemora II–III weak, absent on genua and tibiae I–III. Normal setae with small setulae present on all leg segments. Specialized setae distributed on bFe-Ta. Tarsi I–IV terminated in paired claws, each claw covered with fimbriae. Deutonymph (based on 5 specimens). Metric data in Table 1. Habitus and morphological characters similar to adults, but much smaller; body length about 600–700, width 410–750 in freshly emerged specimens, body length 900–1500, width 980–1330 in specimens collected in the field. Colour in live specimens as for adult. Palp genu without conalae or semiconalae, palp tibia with 2–3 conalae and no semiconalae. Anterior sensillary area of crista metopica with 5–7 nonsensillary setae (AM). Crista metopica well sclerotized, scutum inconspicuous with anterior process. Dorsal setae (50–88) similar to those of the adults. Genital sclerite small (25) carrying 2–3 pairs of smooth, thin setae; and without opening. Anal sclerites surrounding the anal opening elongate (70–80) and with 4–6 pairs of smooth, thin setae. Larva (Figs. 11–14) (based on 9 specimens). Metric and meristic data in Tables 2, 3. Freshly emerged larvae of orange-red coloration, with body length 300–400, width 220–260 (Fig. 11). Gnathosoma (Fig. 13b). Chelicera with cheliceral base (120–140) and movable claw, the latter with a distinct hook on the blade. Dorsal gnathosoma with a pair of smooth, pointed adoral setae (cs) (44–50) anteriorly and a pair of club-shaped supracoxal setae (elcp) (5–8) in lateral position. Ventrally a pair of smooth, pointed subcapitular (tritorostral) setae (bs) (58–78) and a pair of spine-like oral setae (as) (10–14). Palp femur and genu each with one setulose seta dorsally, seta (55–70) on palp femur always shorter than seta (70–90) on palp genu. Palp tibia with three almost smooth setae. Odontus bifid in its distal half. Palp tarsus with two long and four shorter almost smooth normal setae, one solenidion (ω) and one prominent distal eupathidium (ζ); the latter accompanied by a small seta z. Palp formula: 0-N-N-NNN 2 -NNNNNNωζ z. Idiosoma (Figs. 12a, b). Scutum (Fig. 13a) punctate and wider than long, roughly hexagonal, anterior border straight, lateral and posterior borders rounded, carrying two pairs of serrate normal setae and two pairs of sensilla. Anterior sensilla with distinct setules in its distal half much shorter than posterior ones, which are almost smooth. Anterior trichobothrium tipped anteriorly with pouch-like structures surrounding its basis (detail in Fig. 12a). Anterior normal setae (AL) widened near basis, much longer than posterior normal setae (PL). Laterally of scutum paired eyes, diameter of anterior lens (15–20) slightly larger than that of posterior lens (14–18). The remaining part of dorsum with smooth, folded in lines cuticle. Dorsal setae (50–90) apically pointed, serrate. Total number of dorsal and ventral idiosomal setae (NDV) ranges from 48 to 52, not considering setae located on scutum and coxae as well as intercoxal (1a, 3a) setae. Coxa I with minute (2–4) supracoxal seta (elcI), serrate seta 1b (85–101), serrate seta 1a (50–70) located outside close to coxa I. Coxa II with serrate seta 2b (40–50). Coxa III with serrate seta 3b (40–50), serrate seta 3a (40–55) located outside between coxae III. Posterior to coxae III four pseudanal setae (40–80), which are distinctly thinner than the neighbouring idiosomal setae located more posteriorly. Legs (Fig. 14). Segmentation formula: 7-7-7. For leg chaetotaxy and morphometric data see Tables 2, 3. Solenidia on genu I and tibia I small (20–37), both solenidia (φ) on tibia I in distal half of the segment, distal solenidion on tibia I with accompanying seta z. Solenidion (ω) on tarsus I prominent (30–40), famulus (ε) (4–5) small, inconspicuous. Subterminal eupathidium on tarsus I long (40–50) and with accompanying seta z (7–14), ‘pretarsal’ eupathidium shorter (25–27), without z. All solenidia on leg II short (20–28); solenidia on tibia II close to the distal and proximal border of the segment, respectively. Subterminal eupathidium on tarsus II long (45–58) and with accompanying seta z (7–15), ‘pretarsal’ eupathidium shorter (20–25). Solenidion on tibia III short (25–33) and close to the proximal border of the segment, ‘pretarsal’ eupathidium short (20–25). Median empodium of pretarsi I–III claw-like, with small lateral barbs. Anterior lateral claw with, posterior lateral claw without terminal hook. Both lateral claws with several branching setules (aliform). Distribution. Western Palaearctic (Mąkol & Wohltmann 2012). Taxonomic remarks. No obvious differences were detected when comparing laboratory reared and field-born larvae of E. (Z.) rupestris . Because of particular design of AL as well as the orientation of anterior sensilla in the larva, the species undoubtedly belongs to the subgenus Zaracarus. The larva of E. (Z.) eleonorae Haitlinger, 1987 collected in Poland fits in all characters (Haitlinger & Šundić 2015b) to larvae reared from E. (Z.) rupestris adults and is considered as subjective junior synonym. The single larva described as E. (Z.) didonae Haitlinger, 2000 collected in Turkey and a second specimen collected in Syria (Barbar 2018) show minor differences in metric parameters (Table 2) and is also considered as a subjective junior synonym. The separation of E. (Z.) didonae and E. (Z.) eleonorae in the key published by Xu et al. (2019) is based on the erroneous inclusion of E. (Z.) eleonorae into the group of species having three normal setae on basifemora I–III. Haitlinger (2000) and Barbar (2018) both stated in their descriptions that the basis of AL is not inflated in E. (Z.) didonae; however, the drawings (Haitlinger 2000) and microphotograph (Barbar 2018) unambiguously show a basal widening of setae AL comparable to the state described for E. (Z.) rupestris. Remark: data for E. (Z.) didonae from Haitlinger (2000) and Barbar (2018) (in brackets). Remark: data for E. (Z.) didonae from Haitlinger (2000). For differences of E. (Z.) rupestris and E. (Z.) budapestensis see above. Erythareus (Z.) rupestris differs from E. (Z.) kurdistaniensis and E. (Z.) arminouensis by the longer seta on palp genu (>55 vs 190 vs Biology. Field data. The phenology of E. (Z.) rupestris was analyzed by regular samplings at four localities in the National Park “Lower Oder Valley” (Land Brandenburg, Germany) three times a month during 1999–2001. All sampling areas nearby the city Schwedt (around Lake Mariensee, close to a ditch at Teerofen, nearby Mummert creek) on fresh meadows in the inundation area. Vegetation naturally dominated by Carex spp. and Phragmites autralis, regular mowing leads to a dominance of sweet grasses (Poaceae). Postlarval instars were captured manually; moreover, sweep nets were used to collect larvae and its hosts. Localities in the National Park inhabited by E. (Z.) rupestris are characterized through annual inundation during winter. Active instars appeared as soon as water levels decrease. Larvae (n = 85) were captured from June to September (Fig. 15) with maximum abundance in late July and August. Hosts (n = 22) of the parasitic larvae always were Cicadomorpha (Homoptera: Auchenorrhyncha), in most cases only one E. (Z.) rupestris larva was found on a host, maximum parasitic load was four mites. One of the hosts was additionally parasitized by one larva of the genus Leptus Latreille, 1795. The percentage of parasitized hosts compared to all potential hosts captured did not exceed 10% at any sample location or date. Few protonymphs (n = 4) were found within the hollow stem of dead grass or crevices in the litter layer, in August–September and in April just after the end of the flooding period. Deutonymphs (n = 13) were abundant in May, tritonymphs (n = 5) were also captured in May hidden in the litter layer. Adults (n = 48) appeared in May and were present until the end of June. The annual appearance of instars did not differ in the years of observation. Laboratory data. Adult mites were kept individually or in small groups eggs were deposited in clusters of 51– 157 eggs, preferably in crevices. Eggs were ovoid (280 × 300 µm) and of an orange-reddish colour when deposited. Within 24 hours the colour of eggs changed to deep black. No parental care was observed. When an orange band appeared due to the split of egg shells, eggs have reached the prelarval stage. Larvae hatched 30–41 days (at 20 °C, n = 350 eggs) and 67–70 days (at 15 °C, n = 62 eggs) after deposition of eggs. The active larvae displayed positive phototactic responses; without exposure to potential hosts they survived for up to 20 days (20 °C, n = 150). Each 10–15 unfed larvae were exposed to various arthropods sampled in the field (Opilionida, Diptera, Heteroptera, Coleoptera, Cicadelloidea) in standard rearing boxes; however, only representatives of Auchenorrhyncha were parasitized. Attachment to the host was very quick and occurred at first contact to the host. As a result, E. (Z.) rupestris larvae did not display any particular site preference but were found to attach to various body parts of the host. The duration of the parasitic phase was not observed in laboratory; larvae captured parasitic on hosts in the field continued the parasitic phase at maximum for three days in the lab (20 °C). Usually postparasitic larvae entered the calyptostatic protonymph 1–2 days after leaving the host, preferably in crevices of the substratum. If no such crevices were available, the postparasitic active phase of larvae was prolonged and specimens spent up to 22 days (20 °C) in searching for suitable places to hide before they finally entered the protonymph on the flat ground of rearing boxes. The further development stopped in an early protonymphal phase. No development to the deutonymph took place in specimens exposed to constant 20 °C (n = 5, maximum exposure 235 days). After exposure to 5 °C for 114–157 days all protonymphs developed into deutonymphs within 8–14 days after re-exposure to 20 °C (n = 8, natural light conditions). However, in all specimens (n = 5) which were re-exposed to 20 °C in March (daily illumination 12 hours. These deutonymphs displayed deformations of legs and had difficulties in the coordination of leg movement. None of these specimens reached the tritonymph. Those protonymphs (n = 3) which were re-exposed to 20 °C in May (daily illumination>12 hours) after chilling did develop into deutonymphs and hatched 19 days later. These deutonymphs displayed normal movement, no malformations were detected. One of the specimens was preserved after emergence for taxonomic investigations, the other two reached the tritonymph and subsequently the adult instar. One protonymph was exposed to 76% relative humidity generated above saturated salt solution according to Winston & Bates (1960) for 18 days, during this time it developed into the deutonymph as other protonymphs kept at saturated relative humidity (100%) did. Larvae of ants, nymphs and adults of aphids, adults of Microtrombidium pusillum and Atractothrombium sylvaticum (Parasitengona: Microtrombidiidae) were offered to E. (Z.) rupestris deutonymphs as potential food: all of them were attacked and at least partially sucked out by E. (Z.) rupestris. Moreover, intraspecific predation was observed in deutonymphs and adults of E. (Z.) rupestris. Regularly fed specimens entered the calyptostatic tritonymph 16–17 days (n = 2, 20 °C) after emergence of the deutonymph. The duration of the tritonymph until the emergence of adults was 10–12 days (n = 5, 20 °C). Adults fed on the same prey as deutonymphs. Spermatophores were deposited 16 days after emergence of the adult instar at subsaturated humidity conditions; spermatophores consist of a whitish stalk and a red sperm droplet. Discussion on Biology Erythraeoidea are adapted to withstand desiccation (Wohltmann 2000; Wohltmann et al. 2001) and usually found in xeric environments. Erythaeus (Z.) rupestris represents an exception in habitats, because it colonizes amphibious biotopes, where it survives inundation periods hidden in crevices and dead grass (Wohltmann 2005). However, since protonymphs do not dry out at 76% relative air humidity, desiccation resistance seems comparable to that of other Erythraeoidea (Wohltmann 1998) and is obviously not decreased. The strictly univoltine life cycle of E. (Z.) rupestris follows the general pattern of Erythraeoidea (Wohltmann 2000). The protonymph is the only hibernating instar; hibernation takes place in obligatory diapause. No environmental trigger inducing the diapause is evident, thus the beginning of the diapause is obviously correlated to reaching a particular ontogenetic phase as found in other terrestrial Parasitengona (Wohltmann 2000). In E. (Z.) rupestris, the early protonymph seems to induce diapause. A chilling phase of about 100 days has been found in other Parasitengona as a necessary step to break the diapause (Wohltmann 2000), and this seems also the case in E. (Z.) rupestris. In other Parasitengona, e.g. Johnstoniana spp. (Eggers 1995), a raise in temperature subsequent to the chilling phase is sufficient to break the diapause and to induce continued development. In E. (Z.) rupestris, such increase in temperature results in the development of the deutonymph, but for leaving the protonymph exuvia by the deutonymph, additionally prolonged daily illumination is necessary. This is first evidence for the day-length constituting a factor in breaking the diapause in Parasitengona., Published as part of Karakurt, İbrahim, Wohltmann, Andreas, Pamuk, Eyüp Efe & Sevsay, Sevgi, 2022, Correspondence of larval and postlarval instars in two species of the subgenus Zaracarus (Acari: Erythraeidae: Erythraeus) established with laboratory rearing, pp. 357-380 in Zootaxa 5150 (3) on pages 368-377, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5150.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6622947, {"references":["Haitlinger, R. (2000) New larval mites [Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae, Microtrombidiidae, Trombidiidae] from Turkey, Peru and Poland. Wiadomosci Parazytologiczne, 46 (3), 379 - 396.","Makol, J. & Wohltmann, A. (2012) An annotated checklist of terrestrial Parasitengona (Actinotrichida: Prostigmata) of the world, excluding Trombiculidae and Walchiidae. Annales Zoologici, 62 (3), 359 - 562. https: // doi. org / 10.3161 / 000345412 X 656671","Haitlinger, R. & Sundic, M. (2015 b) Erythraeus (Zaracarus) tuzicus nov. sp. from Montenegro and redescription of Erythraeus (Zaracarus) eleonorae Haitlinger, 1987 (Acari: Prostigmata, Erythraeidae). Acarologia, 55 (2), 189 - 200. https: // doi. org / 10.1051 / acarologia / 20152160","Barbar, Z. (2018) New Records of Three Larval Species of Erythraeidae (Acari: Trombidiformes) in a Citrus Orchard in Latakia, Syria. Syrian Journal of Agricultural Research, 5 (1), 183 - 190.","Xu, S. Y., Yi, T. C., Guo, J. J. & Jin, D. C. (2019) The genus Erythraeus (Acari: Erythraeidae) from China with descriptions of two new species and a key to larval species of the genus worldwide. Zootaxa, 4647 (1), 54 - 80. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4647.1.7","Winston, P. W. & Bates, D. H. (1960) Saturated solution for the control of humidity in biological research. Ecology, 41 (1), 232 - 237. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 1931961","Wohltmann, A. (2000) The evolution of life histories in Parasitengona (Acari: Prostigmata). Acarologia, 41 (1 / 2), 145 - 204.","Wohltmann, A., Witte, H. & Olomski, R. (2001) Patterns favouring adaptive radiation versus patterns of stasis in Parasitengonae (Acari: Prostigmata). In: Halliday, R. B., Walter, D. E., Proctor, H. C., Norton, R. A. & Colloff, M. J. (Eds.), Acarology: Proceedings of the 10 th International Congress of Acarology. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, pp. 83 - 99.","Wohltmann, A. (2005) No place for generalists? Parasitengona (Acari: Prostigmata) inhabiting amphibious biotopes. In: Weigmann, G., Alberti, G., Wohltmann, A. & Ragusa, S. (Eds.), Acarine Biodiversity in the Natural and Human Sphere. Proceedings 5 th Symposium European Association of Acarologists. Phytophaga, 14, pp. 185 - 200.","Wohltmann, A. (1998) Water vapour uptake and drought resistance in immobile instars of Parasitengona (Acari: Prostigmata). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 76 (9), 1741 - 1754. https: // doi. org / 10.1139 / z 98 - 101","Eggers, A. (1995) Observations on parasitism and development of Johnstoniana spp. (Prostigmata: Parasitengonae: Johnstonianidae). In: Kropczynska, D., Boczek, J. & Tomczyk, A. (Eds.), The Acari: Physiological and ecological aspects of Acari - host relationships. Oficyna Dabor, Warzawa, pp. 487 - 496."]}

Noei, Javad (2022): A new species of larval Abrolophus (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) from Iran with a key to species without a comb-like seta on the palptarsus. Persian Journal of Acarology 11 (2): 225-236, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v11i2.72880

Hakimitabar, Masoud, Rahiminejad, Vahid, Nadimi, Ahmad, Fadaei, Elnaz (2022): New host and the second record of Erythraeus (Zaracarus) lancifer (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 11 (2): 361-364, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v11i2.73205

Hakimitabar, Masoud, Saboori, Alireza, Fadaei, Elnaz (2021): A new species of Leptus (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Iran. Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (2): 137-143, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v10i2.65335, URL: http://zoobank.org/b903857b-d779-49b2-bbb7-985bd381b003

62. Leptus singhi Saboori & Arbabi, 2003: 175. Holotype larva (ARS- 20021102 -1), INDIA, VARANASI, Coll. Masoud Arbabi. AVAILABLE.

28. Bursaustium norbakhshi Saboori, 2002a: 375. Holotype larva (ARS-20010606-1), IRAN, SHAHRKORD (SHAHR-E-KORD), Coll. Habibollah Norbakhsh, AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 292, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Saboori, A. (2002 a) Second species of larval Bursaustium Haitlinger, 2000 (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Iran. Acarologia, 42 (4), 375 - 377."]}

64. Leptus zhangi Saboori & Atamehr, 1999: 159. Holotype larva (ARS-1997070722-1a), IRAN, UROMIEH (URMIA), Coll. Ahmad Atamehr. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 295, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Saboori, A. & Atamehr, A. (1999) A new larval Leptus Latreille (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Iran. Systematic & Applied Acarology, 4, 159 - 163. https: // doi. org / 10.11158 / saa. 4.1.23"]}

43. Erythraeus (E.) garmsaricus Saboori, Goldarazena & Khajeali, 2004c: 168. Holotype larva (ARS-20020825-1a), IRAN, GARMSAR, Coll. Alireza Saboori. AVAILABLE. Paratype larvae (ARS-20020825-1b, c, d), same data as holotype. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 294, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Saboori, A., Goldarazena, A. & Khajeali, J. (2004 c) Two new species of larval Erythraeus (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Iran with remarks on differential diagnoses. Systematic & Applied Acarology, 9, 163 - 178. https: // doi. org / 10.11158 / saa. 9.1.21"]}

29. Bursaustium zabolensis Noei, 2019: 108 in Noei et al. (2019b). Holotype larva (ARS-20181127-2a), IRAN, ZABOL, Coll. Farzad Minab-Podineh, AVAILABLE. Paratype larvae (ARS-20181127-2b, c, d), same data as holotype. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 293, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Noei, J., Minab Podineh, F. & Ramroodi, S. (2019 b) Modification in the generic diagnosis of Bursaustium (Acari: Erythraeidae) with description of a new species from southeast of Iran. Persian Journal of Acarology, 8 (2), 107 - 116. https: // doi. org / 10.22073 / pja. v 8 i 2.43011"]}

50. Erythraeus (Z.) longipedus Saboori & Nowzari, 2001: 229. Holotype larva (ARS-20010424-1), IRAN, SHAHRIAR, Coll. Jamasb Nowzari. AVAILABLE.

23. Abrolophus petanovicae Saboori, ��undić & Pe��ić, 2012: 57 in Saboori et al. (2012). Holotype larva (ARS-20110815-2a), MONTENEGRO, MURIĆI, Coll. Alireza Saboori, Miloje ��undić, Vladimir Pe��ić and Masoud Hakimitabar. AVAILABLE. Paratype larvae (ARS-20110815-2b, c, d, e), same data as holotype. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 292, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Saboori, A., Sundic, M., Pesic, V. & Hakimitabar, M. (2012) Two new species of Abrolophus (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Montenegro. Zootaxa, 3205, 53 - 62. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3205.1.4"]}

39. Eatoniaia gonabadensis (Ahmadi, Hajiqanbar & Saboori, 2012): 170. Original combination: Abalakeus gonabadensis Ahmadi, Hajiqanbar & Saboori, 2012. Holotype larva (ARS-20131127-2a, accession number in the original description: HH- 20111121 -1a), IRAN, GONABAD, Coll. Hamidreza Hajiqanbar. AVAILABLE. Paratype larvae (ARS-20131127-2b, c, accession number in the original description: HH- 20111121 -1b, c), same data as holotype except collected from SYSAB. AVAILABLE. Note. In the original description, it was stated that only one paratype is deposited in JAZM., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on pages 293-294, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Ahmadi, S., Hajiqanbar, H. & Saboori, A. (2012) A new species of the genus Abalakeus (Acari, Erythraeidae) from Iran. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 58 (2), 169 - 176."]}

35. Charletonia terianae Hakimitabar, Saboori & Seiedy, 2013: 164. Holotype larva (ARS-20120710-1a), IRAN, KARAJ, Coll. Masoud Hakimitabar and Marjan Seiedy. AVAILABLE. Paratype larvae (ARS-20120710-1b, c, d, f, g, h, i, j), same data as holotype. AVAILABLE.

34. Charletonia stekolnikovi Hakimitabar & Saboori, 2011: e-40. Holotype larva (ARS-20100816-1a), IRAN, TALEGHAN, Coll. Masoud Hakimitabar. AVAILABLE. paratype larva (ARS-20100816-1b), same data as holotype. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 293, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Hakimitabar, M. & Saboori, A. (2011) Charletonia stekolnikovi sp. n. (Acari, Erythraeidae) from Iran. Vestnik Zoologii, 45 (2), e 40 - e 46. https: // doi. org / 10.2478 / v 10058 - 011 - 0011 - 8"]}

52. Erythraeus (Z.) ueckermanni Saboori, Nowzari & Bagheri-Zenouz, 2004d: 78. Holotype larva (ARS-20030502-1), IRAN, SHAHRIAR, Coll. Jamasb Nowzari. AVAILABLE. Note. Haitlinger and ��undić (2015) synonymized E. (Z.) ueckermanni with E. (Z.) budapestensis Fain & Ripka, 1998. They considered the different tibial setal formula for E. (Z.) budapestensis as intraspecific variation based on specimens collected from Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, and Ukraine whereas our investigation (unpublished data) showed that the number of normal setae on the tibiae is species specific and has no range. For this reason, we considered E. (Z.) ueckermanni as a valid species here., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on pages 294-295, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Saboori, A., Nowzari, J. & Bagheri-Zenouz, E. (2004 d) A new species of larval Erythraeus (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Iran. Glasnik Republickog Zavoda za Zastitu Prirode Podgorica, 27 - 28, 78 - 84.","Haitlinger, R. & Sundic, M. (2015) New records of mites (Acari: Parasitengona: Erythraeidae, Microtrombidiidae, Trombidi- idae) from Albania, Montenegro and Serbia, with notes on Erythraeus (Zaracarus) budapestensis Fain & Ripka, 1998. Linzer biologische Beitrage, 47, 583 - 590."]}

25. Balaustium akramii Noei, 2017: 2019 in Noei et al. (2017a). Holotype larva (ARS-20170305-4a), IRAN, SARI, Coll. Solmaz Asadollahzadeh Paratype larvae (ARS-20170305-4b, c, d), TURKEY, AYDIN, Coll. Ibrahim ��akmak, AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 292, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Noei, J., Asadollahzadeh, S., Cakmak, I & Hadizadeh, A. (2017 a) A new larval species of Balaustium (Acari: Erythraeidae) from northern Iran and Turkey with a key to the genera of larval Balaustiinae and species of Balaustium. Systematic & Applied Acarology, 22 (12), 2218 - 2232. https: // doi. org / 10.11158 / saa. 22.12.12"]}

59. Leptus darvishi Saboori, Hakimitabar & Khademi, 2018: 90 in Saboori et al. (2018a). Holotype larva (ARS-20160303-1a), IRAN, KOMIJAN, Coll. Hossein Lazarbani. AVAILABLE. Paratype larvae (ARS-20160303-1b to 1s), same data as holotype except collected from KOMIJAN and MAHALLAT. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 295, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Saboori, A., Hartmann, M., Hakimitabar, M., Khademi, N. & Katouzian, A. - R. (2018 a) A new species of larval Leptus (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Markazi Province of Iran. International Journal of Acarology, 44 (2 - 3), 90 - 95. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647954.2018.1461241"]}

42. Erythraeus (E.) ankaraicus Saboori, Çobanoğlu & Bayram, 2004b: 137. Holotype larva (ARS-20030611-1a), TURKEY, ANKARA, Coll. Sultan Çobanoğlu. AVAILABLE. Paratype larvae (ARS-20030611-1b, c), same data as holotype. AVAILABLE.

61. Leptus delijaenensis Khademi, Saboori & Hakimitabar, 2015: 929 in Khademi et al. (2015). Holotype larva (ARS-20141120-1a), IRAN, DELIJAN, Coll. Hossein Lazarbani. AVAILABLE.

55. Marantelophus sanandajiensis Hakimitabar & Saboori, 2015: 226 in Hakimitabar et al. (2015). Holotype larva (ARS-20140620-1a), IRAN, KARAJ, Coll. Masoud Hakimitabar. AVAILABLE. Paratype larvae (ARS-20140620-1b, d), IRAN, KARAJ and SANANDAJ, Coll. Masoud Hakimitabar, Fatemeh Afrasiabi and Hamed Ghobari. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 295, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Hakimitabar, M., Ghobari, H. & Saboori, A. (2015) New ectoparasitic Abrolophine mites (Acari, Erythraeidae, Marantelophus) on thrips and aphids (Insecta) from Iran. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 61 (3), 225 - 236. https: // doi. org / 10.17109 / AZH. 61.3.2.2015"]}

45. Erythraeus (E.) shojaii Saboori & Babolmorad, 2000: 119. Holotype larva (ARS-19960506-1a), IRAN, KARAJ, Coll. Mehri Babolmorad. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 294, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Saboori, A. & Babolmorad, M. (2000) A new larval mite (Acari: Erythraeidae) ectoparasitic on Monosteira unicostata (Hemiptera: Tingidae) from Iran. Systematic & Applied Acarology, 5, 119 - 123. https: // doi. org / 10.11158 / saa. 5.1.14"]}

63. Leptus tridentatus Saboori, Hakimitabar & Khademi, 2018: 747 in Saboori et al. (2018b). Holotype larva (ARS-20090703-1a), IRAN, DAMAVAND, Coll. Masoud Hakimitabar. AVAILABLE. Paratype larvae (ARS-20090703-1b, c, d), same data as holotype. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 295, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Saboori, A., Hartmann, M., Hakimitabar, M., Khademi, N. & Katouzian, A. - R. (2018 b) Description of a new species of the genus Leptus (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Iran and new data for two Abrolophus species. Acarologia, 58 (3), 746 - 753. https: // doi. org / 10.24349 / acarologia / 20184270"]}

26. Balaustium izmirensis Noei & Ersin, 2019: 31 in Noei et al. (2019a). Holotype larva (ARS-20170911-2a), TURKEY, IZMIR, Coll. Firdevs Ersin, AVAILABLE. Paratype larvae (ARS-20170911-2b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j), same data as holotype. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 292, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Noei, J., Ersin, F. & Cakmak, I. (2019 a) A new larval species of Balaustium (Acari: Actinotrichida: Erythraeidae) from Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 43, 30 - 42. https: // doi. org / 10.3906 / zoo- 1801 - 23"]}

24. Andrevella persiangulfia Saboori, Hajiqanbar & Kamali, 2007b: 48. Holotype larva (ARS-20060711-1), IRAN, BANDAR LENGUEH, Coll. Hamidreza Hajiqanbar. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 292, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Saboori, A., Hajiqanbar, H. & Kamali, K. (2007 b) First record of the little known genus Andrevella Southcott, 1961 (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Iran, with description of a new species. Systematic & Applied Acarology, 12, 47 - 54. https: // doi. org / 10.11158 / saa. 12.1.7"]}

30. Charletonia baluchestanica Tashakor & Hakimitabar, 2015: 198 in Tashakor et al. (2015). Paratype larva (ARS-20131201-3b), IRAN, ZAHEDAN, Coll. Hamidreza Hajiqanbar. AVAILABLE. Note. In the original description, it was stated two paratypes were deposited in the JAZM, but only one paratype larva was deposited., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 293, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Tashakor, S., Hajiqanbar, H., Saboori, A. & Hakimitabar, M. (2015) A new species of Charletonia from Iran (Acari, Erythraeidae). Spixiana, 38 (2), 197 - 201."]}

54. Marantelophus kamalii (Saboori & Atamehr, 2000): 2. Original combination: Abrolophus kamalii Saboori & Atamehr, 2000. Holotype larva (ARS-19970723-1a), IRAN, UROMIEH (URMIA), Coll. Ahmad Atamehr. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 295, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405

60. Leptus esmailii Saboori & Ostovan, 2000: 143. Paratype larvae (ARS-19970623-1b, 1c), IRAN, KERMANSHAH, Coll. Hadi Ostovan. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 295, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Saboori, A. & Ostovan, H. (2000) A new species of the genus Leptus Latreille, 1796 (Acari: Erythraeidae) ectoparasitic on sun pest, Eurygaster integriceps Puton (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) from Iran. Systematic & Applied Acarology, 5, 143 - 147. https: // doi. org / 10.11158 / saa. 5.1.16"]}

22. Abrolophus iraninejadi Saboori & Hajiqanbar, 2005: 149. Holotype larva (ARS-20040320-1), IRAN, MIANDOAB, Coll. Hamidreza Hajiqanbar. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 292, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Saboori, A. & Hajiqanbar, H. (2005) A new species of larval Abrolophus (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Iran. Systematic & Applied Acarology, 10, 149 - 154. https: // doi. org / 10.11158 / saa. 10.1.14"]}

44. Erythraeus (E.) hypertrichotus Saboori, Goldarazena & Khajeali, 2004c: 163. Holotype larva (ARS-20020826-1a), IRAN, TABRIZ, Coll. Davood Shirdel and Jahangir Khajeali. AVAILABLE. Paratype larva (ARS-20020826-1b), same data as holotype. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 294, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Saboori, A., Goldarazena, A. & Khajeali, J. (2004 c) Two new species of larval Erythraeus (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Iran with remarks on differential diagnoses. Systematic & Applied Acarology, 9, 163 - 178. https: // doi. org / 10.11158 / saa. 9.1.21"]}

51. Erythraeus (Z.) rajabii Saboori, 2000: 127. Holotype larva (ARS-19960714-1), IRAN, KARAJ, Coll. Alireza Saboori. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 294, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405

41. Erythraeus (Erythraeus) adanaensis Saboori & ��obanoğlu, 2010: 250. Holotype larva (ARS- 20031115 -1a), TURKEY, ADANA, Coll. Sultan ��obanoğlu. AVAILABLE. Paratype larva (ARS- 20031115 -1b), same data as holotype. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 294, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Saboori, A. & Cobanoglu, S. (2010) A new species of larval Erythraeus and a new record of larval Grandjeanella (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Turkey. International Journal of Acarology, 36 (3), 249 - 253. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647951003636405"]}

38. Curteria duzgunesae Saboori, ��obanoğlu & Bayram, 2007a: 361. Original combination: Zhangiella duzgunesae Saboori, ��obanoğlu & Bayram, 2007. Holotype larva (ARS-20070609-1), TURKEY, ANKARA, Coll. Şerife Bayram. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 293, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Saboori, A., Cobanoglu, S. & Bayram, S. (2007 a) A new genus and species of larval Erythraeinae (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Turkey. International Journal of Acarology, 33 (4), 359 - 363. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647950708683698"]}

37. Collemboerythraeus izadpanahi Noei, Saboori, Sedghi & Hakimitabar, 2018: 2. Holotype larva (ARS-201709011-1a), IRAN, JAHROM, Coll. Ali Sedghi. AVAILABLE. Paratype larvae (ARS-201709011-1b), same data as holotype. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 293, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Noei, J., Saboori, A., Sedghi, A. & Hakimitabar, M. (2018) A new larval species of the genus Collemboerythraeus (Acariformes: Erythraeidae) ectoparasitic on Collembola from Iran. Systematic & Applied Acarology, 23 (1), 1 - 12. https: // doi. org / 10.11158 / saa. 23.1.1"]}

27. Balaustium zhangi Saboori, 2001: 171. Holotype larva (ARS-19930326-1a), IRAN, NOWSHAHR, Coll. Alireza Saboori. AVAILABLE. Paratype larvae (ARS-19930326-1b, c, d), paratype deutonymphs (ARS-19940419-1a, b, c, d), Paratype female (ARS-19930528-1b), same data as holotype. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 292, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405

33. Charletonia shahriari Saboori, Azimi & Shirdel, 2012: 34. Holotype larva (ARS-20090217-a), IRAN, TABRIZ, Coll. Solmaz Azimi. LOST. Paratype larvae (ARS-20090217-1 b, c, d), same data as holotype. LOST., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 293, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405

47. Erythraeus (Z.) hafezi Saboori, Hakimitabar & Mahmoudi, 2014: 80 in Saboori et al. (2014). Holotype larva (ARS-20120208-1a), IRAN, SHIRAZ, Coll. Alireza Nemati and Moslem Behmanesh. AVAILABLE. Paratype larvae (ARS-20120208-1b, c, d), same data as holotype. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 294, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Hakimitabar, M., Saboori, A., Samanipour, M. & Jalalizand, A. (2014) Charletonia behshahriensis (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Iran with a key to species with two intercoxalae II and III. International Journal of Acarology, 40 (8), 595 - 604. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647954.2014.969769"]}

46. Erythraeus (Zaracarus) aydinicus Saboori, ��akmak & Nouri-Gonbalani, 2004a: 131. Holotype larva (ARS-20030931-1a), TURKEY, AYDIN, Coll. Ibrahim ��akmak. AVAILABLE. Paratype larva (ARS-20030931-1b), same data as holotype. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 294, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Saboori, A., Cakmak, I. & Nouri-Gonbalani, G. (2004 a) A new species of larval Erythraeus (Zaracarus) (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Turkey. International Journal of Acarology, 30 (2), 137 - 142. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647950408684381"]}

58. Leptus andongensis Hakimitabar, Joharchi & Jung, 2020: 156. Paratype larvae (ARS-201900610-1f, g, h, i), SOUTH KOREA, ANDONG, Coll. Omid Joharchi and Chuleui Jung, AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 295, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Hakimitabar, M., Joharchi, O. & Jung, C. (2020) A new species of Leptus, the first erythraeid mite (Acari: Trombidiformes) from South Korea, International Journal of Acarology, 46 (3), 155 - 159. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647954. 2020.1747535"]}

48. Erythraeus (Z.) iranicus Saboori & Akrami, 2001: 159. Holotype larva (ARS-19990600-1), IRAN, KARAJ, Coll. Mohammad Ali Akrami. AVAILABLE., Published as part of Saboori, Alireza & Shirvani, Zeinab, 2021, A checklist of Acari type specimens deposited in the Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Karaj, Iran, pp. 289-311 in Zootaxa 4949 (2) on page 294, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4636405, {"references":["Saboori, A. & Akrami, M. A. (2001) A new species of Erythraeus larva (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Iran. Systematic & Applied Acarology, 6, 159 - 163. https: // doi. org / 10.11158 / saa. 6.1.21"]}