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Hajializadeh, Zahra, Asadi, Mahdieh, Mansouri, Mehdi (2021): First DNA-barcode for the genus Aegyptobia (Trombidiformes: Tenuipalpidae) and molecular barcodes of spider mites (Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae) from Iran. Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (4): 513-516, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v10i4.66381

Kadkhodazadeh, Fatemeh, Asadi, Mahdieh, Khanamani, Mostafa (2021): Suitability of different pollen grains and Tetranychus urticae as food for the predatory mite, Amblyseius swirskii (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (23): 321-334, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v10i3.66952

International audience; A new species of the genus Mixonychus Ryke & Meyer, 1960 (Acari: Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae), namely Mixonychus (Tylonychus) religiosae sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on females, deutonymphs, protonymphs and male collected from Ficus religiosa L. (Moraceae) in Southern of Iran (Kerman Province). This is the first report of Mixonychus (Tylonychus) from Palearctic area.

Genus Valgothrombium Willmann, 1940 Type species: Ottonia valga George, 1909, Published as part of Saberi-Riseh, Nasir, Saboori, Alireza, Asadi, Mahdieh & Golpayegani, Azadeh Zahedi, 2020, The first record of Valgothrombium (Acari: Microtrombidiidae) from Iran with description of a new species, pp. 119-125 in Acarological Studies 2 (2) on page 119, DOI: 10.47121/acarolstud.768044, http://zenodo.org/record/8148404

Valgothrombium takhtii Saberi-Riseh & Saboori n. sp. Diagnosis Larva with following features: Dorsum of idiosoma with two shields; median ridge present on posterior part of the scutum. Scutum punctate and rectangle, and scutellum punctate; palp femur and palp genu without setae; fD = 4(+2)-6-6-6-4 = 26(+2); fV = 2-2u = 4; fnGe = 4-2-2; IP = 490–503. Description (n = 3) Colour in life red. Idiosoma oval, Metric data given in Table 1. Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 1) with a scutum, a scutellum; hysterosoma with 28 barbed setae, each placed on a large sclerite except c 1 on scutellum and terminal setae. Setal sclerites (largest bearing setae c 2 and d 1 ) sparsely punctated. Dorsal setae arranged in five rows ( c 1–3 , d 1–3 , e 1–3 , f 1– 3 , h 1–2 ) (Fig. 1). Setae f 3 and h 1 -h 2 are seen on the ventral side of idiosoma. Scutum rectangular in outline and distinctly longer than wide, with slight antero-medial protrusion and rounded anterolateral angles. Scutum with a posteriorly protruding ridge along its median axis (Fig. 1); scutum with bearing 3 pairs of normal setae (AM, AL and PL) and 1 pair of trichobothria (S). AM and AL with setules and PL slightly thicker than AM and barbed. S filiform and smooth. Paired eyes at the level of posterior part of scutum, each pair composed of anterior and posterior lens (anterior 6–7 in diameter, posterior: 4–5), situated on a smooth oval sclerite. Scutellum wider than long, bearing one pair of barbed c 1 setae. Antero- and posteromedian parts of scutellum with distinct concavity, other parts of scutellum convex. Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 2) with smooth cuticle. Claparéde’s organs laterally between coxae I and II. Coxa I with 1a and 1b setae with one setula. Coxa II with antero-lateral seta 2b with one setula. Coxa III with single antero-lateral seta 3b, with one setula. fCx formula = BB-B-B. Idiosoma without intercoxal setae (3a) between coxae III, 2 pairs of ventral setae with distinct barbs and a uropore. Anal opening without sclerite. ƒ V formula = 2u-2. NDV = 28 (+ 2) + 4 = 30 (+ 2). Gnathosoma (Fig. 3) with hypostomal setae (bs) short, small spine-like, a pair of nude adoral setae (or). Cheliceral blade slightly curved, with small denticle in distal part of its inner edge. Palpal femur and genu without setae. Palp tibia with one long smooth seta and two shorter, thorn-like setae. Palpal tibial claw bifid. Palpal tarsus with one solenidion, one eupathidium, one very long nude setae and 3 very short nude setae. fPp =0-0-0-NNN 2 - NNNNωζ. Leg segmentation formula: 6-6-6. Leg setal formula (Figs 4-12): Leg I: Tr (1n) - Fe (6n) - Ge (4n, 2σ, 1Κ) - Ti (6n, 2φ, 1Κ) - Ta (17n, 2ζ, 1ω, 1ε). Leg II: Tr (1n) - Fe (5n) - Ge (2n, 1σ) - Ti (5n, 2φ) - Ta (14–15n, 1ζ, 1ω, 1ε). Leg III: Tr (1n) - Fe (4n) - Ge (2n, 1σ) - Ti (5n) - Ta (13n). Fe I with two and Fe II & III with one nude setae. Ta I & II with two falciform claws; Ta III with two falciform claws and a slender claw-like empodium. Each claw has a subterminal spur on each side (Figs 6, 9, 12). Measurements given in Table 1. Type material The holotype (ARS-20200528-1a) and two paratypes (ARS-20200528-1b, 1c) were collected by Nasir Saberi-Riseh, 22 June 2018. Larvae were collected from soil under walnut tree, Riseh village (30° 19′ 00″ N, 55° 24′ 33″ E, 2498 m a.s.l), Shahre Babak city, Kerman Province, southern Iran. The holotype (ARS-20200611-1a) and one paratype (ARS-20200611-1b) are deposited in the Acarological Collection, Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum (JAZM), Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran. Other paratype (ARS-20200611-1c) are deposited in the Acarological Collection, Acarological Society of Iran, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran Etymology This species is named in memory of Gholamreza Takhti (August 27, 1930 – January 7, 1968) was an Iranian Olympic Gold-Medalist wrestler. Popularly nicknamed Jahān Pahlevān ("The World Champion") because of his chivalrous behavior and sportsmanship, he was the most popular athlete of Iran in the 20th century, although dozens of Iranian athletes have won more international medals than he did. Takhti is still a hero to many Iranians. He is listed in the FILA wrestling hall of fame.

Saberi-Riseh, Nasir, Saboori, Alireza, Asadi, Mahdieh, Golpayegani, Azadeh Zahedi (2020): The first record of Valgothrombium (Acari: Microtrombidiidae) from Iran with description of a new species. Acarological Studies 2 (2): 119-125, DOI: 10.47121/acarolstud.768044, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.47121/acarolstud.768044

Etemadi, Isa, Asadi, Mahdieh (2019): First report of subfamily Africasiinae (Hydrachnidia: Athienemanniidae) from Western Palearctic based on the description of a new species. Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (4): 327-332, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v8i4.51528, URL: https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/67b6f696-86d2-3569-bcb7-194944c564d4/

Hajializadeh, Zahra, Asadi, Mahdieh, Ahmadi, Kamal, Balvasi, Asieh (2019): Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidea) populations from Southern Iran belong to haplotype K of the mitochondrial COI. Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (2): 99-105, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v8i2.43363

Genus Phyllotetranychus Sayed, 1938 Type species: Phyllotetranychus aegyptium Sayed, 1938 Diagnosis: Full complement of 16 dorsal setae; dorsal setae large, broadly orbicular to ovate, leaf-like and with pseudovenation; setae h 2 not flagellate; anterior margin of prodorsum with two pairs of prodorsal projections; palps two-segmented (tibio-tarsus with one eupathidium (ul'��) and two setae, femorogenu with one seta (d)); two pairs of pseudanal setae ps 1���2 ; ventral, genital and anal plates not sclerotised or developed., Published as part of Mahdavi, Sayed Mosayeb, Latifi, Malihe & Asadi, Mahdieh, 2019, A new species of Phyllotetranychus (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from Iran, pp. 566-578 in Zootaxa 4565 (4) on page 567, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4565.4.10, http://zenodo.org/record/2591261, {"references":["Sayed, M. T. (1938) Sur une nouvelle sous-famille et deux nouveaus genres de Tetranyques (Acariens). Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (serie 2), 10, 601 - 610."]}

Family Torrenticolidae Piersig, 1902 Genus Torrenticola Piersig, 1896, Published as part of Pe��i��, Vladimir, Asadi, Mahdieh, Etemadi, Isa & Smit, Harry, 2019, New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from the Khuzestan Province (South Iran) with description of three new species, pp. 550-558 in Zootaxa 4559 (3) on page 551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4559.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/2627233

Torrenticola neoungeri sp. nov. (Figs. 2, 4 A–B) Type series. Holotype male (RMNH), dissected and slide mounted, Iran, Khuzestan Province, Andika-Taluk, 32°17'53''N, 49°19'51''E, 29 September 2016, coll. Isa Etemadi. Paratypes (SBUK): same data as holotype, two males, one juvenile male dissected and slide mounted. Compared material. Torrenticola ungeri, CG4 Montenegro, Kolašin municipality, River Mrtvica, 11 July 1999 leg. Pešić 2/0/0 (mounted). Diagnosis. Characters of the Torrenticola ungeri species group (shoulder platelets fused or partially fused with dorsal plate, Cxgl–4 posterior to Cxgl–2); dorsal shield with colour pattern as illustrated in Fig. 4 A–B; tip of Cx-I with numerous long setae; excretory pore on a line with Vgl–2; ventral margins of P-4 witht fine serration. Description. Male. Idiosoma elongated-oval (dorsal shield L/W ratio 1.4); shoulder platelets fused with dorsal plate, but suture line visible (Fig. 2A); dorsal shield with colour pattern as illustrated in Figs. 4 A–B; gnathosomal bay U-shaped, proximally rounded; tip of Cx-I with numerous long setae; Cxgl–4 posterior to Cxgl–2; medial suture line of Cx-II+III relatively short; posterior suture lines of Cx-IV medially starting from genital field at a nearly 90° angle to main body axis; genital field lateral margins slightly diverging anteriorly, anterior margin forming a obtuse angle, posterior margin rounded; ejaculatory complex conventional in shape (with well developed anterior keel and proximal arms); excretory pore on the line with Vgl–2; gnathosoma ventral margin curved, rostrum well developed; P-2 ventral margin slightly curved, ventrodistal protrusion slender; ventral margins of P-4 with fine serration and well developed ventral tubercles, bearing one longer, and three shorter setae (Figs. 2 C–E). Measurements (holotype, in parentheses measurements of T. ungeri from Mrtvica River, Montenegro, n = 2)— Idiosoma (ventral view: Fig. 2B) L 788 (675–719), W 625 (550); dorsal shield (Figs. 4 A–B) L 661 (572–581), W 481 (454–459), L/W ratio 1.38 (1.26–1.27); dorsal plate L 622 (541–553); frontal plate L 147–150 (134–147), W 58–59 (48–56), L/W ratio 2.47–2.6 (2.4–3.0). Gnathosomal bay L 147 (134–146), Cx-I total L 297 (269–288), Cx-I mL 150 (134–141), Cx-II+III mL 81 (70–72); ratio Cx-I L/Cx-II+III mL (2.04–3.84); Cx-I mL/Cx-II+III mL (1.91–1.96). Genital field L/W 150/128 (147/130–131), ratio 1.17 (1.12–1.13); ejaculatory complex [in paratype] L 219 (161– 164); distance genital field-excretory pore 175 (122–153), genital field-caudal idiosoma margin 253 (184–202). Gnathosoma vL 341 (300–303), chelicera L 397 (350–366); palp total 351 (327–329), dL/H, dL/H ratio: P-1, 42/36, 1.17 (39/31–33, 1.19–1.28); P-2, 118/58, 2.04 (100–102/47–52, 1.97–2.15); P-3, 64/56, 1.15 (63/48–51, 1.23–1.29); P-4, 102/39, 2.6 (102–106/34–36, 2.95); P-5, 25/17, 1.45 (19–23/14–16, 1.36–1.5); P-2/P-4 ratio 1.15 (0.96–0.98). Female. Unknown. Etymology. Named for its resemblance with Torrenticola ungeri. Remarks. The new species belongs to the Torrenticola ungeri —species complex characterized by the shoulder platelets fused or partially fused with the dorsal plate and Cxgl–4 located posterior to Cxgl–2 (Wiles 1997). This complex include two Palaearctic species: Torrenticola ungeri (Szalay, 1927) and T. tyrrhenica Gerecke & Di Sbatino, 2013 known from Sicily and Corsica (Gerecke & Di Sabatino 2013). The presence of a group of long setae on the tip of Cx-I, and P-4 with a fine ventral serration, makes the new species similar to Torrenticola ungeri (Szalay, 1927), a species widely distributed in the Palaearctic (Di Sabatino et al. 2010). The latter species can be separated by the more roundish dorsal shield, the posterior suture line of Cx-IV extending more beyond the posterior margin of the genital field, the excretory pore lying posterior to Vgl–2 and P-3 with a fine ventral serration (compare Figs. 2 C–D with 3B). Distribution. Iran: known only from the locus typicus in Khuzestan Province.

Hexaxonopsis (Hexaxonopsis) kermanica (Pešić & Asadi, 2010) Material examined. Iran, Khuzestan Province, Masjed Soleyman, 31°55'60"N, 49°17'60"E, 18 April 2016, coll. Isa Etemadi 2/1/2 (mounted). Distribution. Iran. Kerman Province—“ Axonopsis iranica ” Asadi et al. (2010), Pešić and Asadi (2010); Hormozgan Province—Pešić et al. (2012), Sistan va Baluchestan Province—Pešić et al. (2012); Khuzestan Province—this study., Published as part of Pešić, Vladimir, Asadi, Mahdieh, Etemadi, Isa & Smit, Harry, 2019, New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from the Khuzestan Province (South Iran) with description of three new species, pp. 550-558 in Zootaxa 4559 (3) on page 556, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4559.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/2627233, {"references":["Asadi, M., Pesic, V. & Etemadi, I. (2010) A revised survey of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Iran: new synonyms and descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa, 2628, 43 - 55. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 2628.1.3"]}

Torrenticola khuzestanica sp. nov. (Figs. 1, 4C) Type series. Holotype male (RMNH), dissected and slide mounted, Iran, Khuzestan Province, Behbahan river, 30°39'28''N, 50°8'12''E, 15 April 2016, coll. Isa Etemadi. Diagnosis. Dorsal shield without distinct colour pattern; Cxgl–4 shifted proximally, located halfway between tip of Cx-I and insertion of I-L; posterior suture lines of Cx-IV medially starting from genital field at a 45° angle to main body axis, distinctly extending beyond the level of posterior genital field margin; P-2 and P-3 ventrodistal protrusions bluntly pointed; P-4 slender (L/H ratio 3.6), with a well-developed ventral tubercle. Description. Male. Idiosoma elongated-oval (dorsal shield L/W ratio 1.4); dorsal shield with colour pattern as illustrated in Fig. 4C; gnathosomal bay U-shaped, proximally pointed; Cxgl–4 posterior to margin of Cx-I/II, halfway between tip of Cx-I and insertion of I-L (Fig. 1B, arrow); medial suture line of Cx-II+III relatively short; suture lines of Cx-IV distinctly extending posteriorly beyond posterior margin of genital field, laterally curved; genital field with obtuse, but distinct anterior angles, posteriorly parabola-shaped; ejaculatory complex conventional in shape (with well developed anterior keel and proximal arms); excretory pore and Vgl–2 slightly away from the line of primary sclerotization, excretory pore on the level of Vgl–2; gnathosoma with a curved ventral margin (Fig. 1D); P-2 as long as P-4, P-2 ventral margin straight or slightly concave, P-2 and P-3 ventrodistal protrusions bluntly pointed, P-4 with a well developed ventral tubercle (Fig. 1C). Measurement. Idiosoma (ventral view: Fig. 1B) L 641, W 458; dorsal shield (Figs. 1A) L 521, W 373, L/W ratio 1.4; dorsal plate L 492; shoulder plate L 153, W 50–51, L/W ratio 3.0–3.1; frontal plate L 109–116, W 50–51, L/W ratio 2.19–2.28; shoulder/frontal plate L 1.32–1.4. Gnathosomal bay L 147, Cx-I total L 275, Cx-I mL 128, Cx-II+III mL 72; ratio Cx-I L/Cx-II+III mL 3.8; Cx-I mL/Cx-II+III mL 1.8. Genital field L/W 119/106, ratio 1.12; ejaculatory complex L 176; distance genital field-excretory pore 131, genital field-caudal idiosoma margin 172. Gnathosoma vL 295, chelicera total L 344; palp total 315, dL/H, dL/H ratio: P-1, 34/28, 1.22; P-2, 106/58, 1.84; P- 3, 55/50, 1.09; P-4, 103/29, 3.57; P-5, 17/11, 1.56; P-2/P-4 ratio 1.03. Female. Unknown. Etymology. Named after its occurrence in Khuzestan province of Iran. Remarks. The new species is most similar to Torrenticola birmana (Lundblad, 1941) from Myanmar (Lundblad 1967) and T. uttarakhandensis Peši? & Smit, 2019 from Uttarakhand State of India (Pešić et al. 2019). These two species share Cxgl–4 shifted proximally between tip of Cx-I and insertion of I-L, with the new species. Torrenticola uttarakhandensis differs by the colour pattern of the dorsal shield and P-4 stocky with widely separated ventral tubercles (Pešić et al. 2019). Torrenticola birmana can be separated by the suture line of Cx-IV starting medially from the posterior margin of the genital field in a right angle to the main idiosoma axis, the ventral projections of P-2 and P-3 pointed and P-4 more stout (see Wiles 1997, fig. 6h). Distribution. Iran (Khuzestan Province); known only from the locus typicus.

Atractides (Atractides) khuzestanicus sp. nov. (Fig. 5) Type material. Holotype female (RMNH), dissected and slide mounted, Iran, Khuzestan Province, White river of Sardasht, 30��18'60"N, 50��12'60"E, 29 July 2017, coll. Isa Etemadi. Paratypes (SBUk): one female, river of Bebahan, 30��35'17"N, 50��14'27"E, 16 April 2016, coll. Isa Etemadi, dissected and slide mounted. Diagnosis. Dorsum with one pair of small sclerotized muscle attachment platelets, Vgl-1 fused to Vgl-2; I-L-5 with setae S-1/-2 without interspace; I-L-6 stout, with straight ventral margin; gnathosoma with protruding rostrum; chelicera with a long, weakly curved claw, L ratio basal segment/claw 1.9; P-3 with two strong setae, inserting on medial and lateral surface, respectively. Description. Female. Integument striated; postoc and D-1 fused to a small and longish platelet (Fig. 5A). Cx-I with a relatively long median suture line, apodemes of Cx-II directed caudolaterally. Pregen strong and curved, gonopore relatively long, genital plates on the level of postgen, with the acetabula in triangular arrangement. Excretory pore sclerotized; Vgl-1 fused to Vgl-2 (Fig. 5B). I-L-5 with setae S-1/-2 inserting side by side, without interspace; I-L-6 stout, not curved, dorsal and ventral margin diverging from base to tip, ventral margin straight. P- 2 ventral margin slightly convex, without projection, P-3 with one seta on medial and lateral surface, respectively, P-4 sword seta between the ventral setae (Fig. 5E). Gnathsoma with a protruding rostrum (Fig. 5D). I-L-5 with S-1 and S-2 short, inserted side by side; I-L-6 stout, nearly straight, distally thickened, with strong claws bearing a ventral clawlet (Fig. 5C). Measurements. Idiosoma L 684, W 500. Coxal shield L 314; Cx-III W 378; Cx-I+II mL 122, Cx-I+II lL 231. Genital field L/W 138/152, genital plate L 82���83, gonopore L 116, pregenital sclerite W 91, L Ac-1-3: 22���25, 22��� 27, 31���34. Palp: palp total L 272; dL/H, dL/H ratio: P-1, 31/27, 1.18; P-2, 63/50, 1.26; P-3, 58/36, 1.61; P-4, 83/28 [basal 23], 3.0 [3.56]; P-5, 37/16, 2.35; length ratio P-2/P-4 0.75. Gnathosoma vL 158; chelicera total L 278, L basal segment 184, claw 97, L ratio basal segment/claw 1.9. Legs: I-L-5 dL 113, vL 83, dL/vL ratio 1.36, maximum H 36, dL/maximum H 3.2, S-1 L 41, L/W ratio 8.8, S- 2 length 39, L/W ratio 8.3, distance S-1-2, 3.0, dL ratio S-1/2 1.06; I-L-6 dL 114, central H 30, dL/central H ratio 3.8; length ratio I-L-5/6 0.99. Male. Unknown. Etymology. Named after its occurrence in Khuzestan province of Iran. Remarks. The new species from South Iran belongs to the ��� subasper species group���, characterized by a pointed, protruding gnathosomal rostrum and the chelicera with a long, needle-like claw, L ratio basal segment/ claw et al. 2016). The new species can easily be distinguished from all other species of the ��� subasper species group���, A. octoporus Piersig, 1898, A. subasper Koenike, 1902, A. digitatus Lundblad, 1954, A. heversi K.O.Viets, 1982 and A. martini Pe��ić, Erman & Esen, 2010 (see Gerecke 2003 and Erman et al. 2010), in having two strong setae, inserting on medial and lateral surface of P-3, respectively, and in setae S-1/-2 on I-L-5 not distanced from each other., Published as part of Pe��i��, Vladimir, Asadi, Mahdieh, Etemadi, Isa & Smit, Harry, 2019, New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from the Khuzestan Province (South Iran) with description of three new species, pp. 550-558 in Zootaxa 4559 (3) on pages 552-555, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4559.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/2627233, {"references":["Gerecke, R., Gledhill, T., Pesic, V. & Smit, H. (2016) Chelicerata: Acari III. In: Gerecke, R. (Ed.), Susswasserfauna von Mitteleuropa, Bd. 7 / 2 - 3, Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 1 - 429. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / 978 - 3 - 8274 - 2689 - 5","Erman, O., Pesic, V., Esen, Y. & Ozkan, M. (2010) A checklist of the water mites of Turkey (Acari: Hydrachnidia) with description of two new species. Zootaxa, 2624, 1 - 48 https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 2624.1.1","Gerecke, R. (2003) Water mites of the genus Atractides Koch, 1837 (Acari: Parasitengona: Hygrobatidae) in the western Palaearctic region: a revision. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 138, 141 - 378. https: // doi. org / 10.1046 / j. 1096 - 3642.06 - 0.00051. x"]}

Torrenticola (Megapalpis) asadiae Pe��ić, Smit & Saboori, 2012 Material examined. Iran, Khuzestan Province, Andika-Taluk, 32��17'53''N, 49��19'51''E, 29 September 2016, coll. Isa Etemadi, 2/1/2 (mounted). Distribution. Hormozgan Province���Pe��ić et al. (2012), Khuzestan Province���this study., Published as part of Pe��i��, Vladimir, Asadi, Mahdieh, Etemadi, Isa & Smit, Harry, 2019, New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from the Khuzestan Province (South Iran) with description of three new species, pp. 550-558 in Zootaxa 4559 (3) on page 552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4559.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/2627233, {"references":["Pesic, V., Smit, H. & Saboori A. (2012) Water mites delineating the Oriental and Palaearctic regions-the unique fauna of southern Iran, with descriptions of one new genus, one new subgenus and 14 new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia). Zootaxa, 3330, 1 - 67."]}

Atractides (Atractides) khuzestanicus sp. nov. (Fig. 5) Type material. Holotype female (RMNH), dissected and slide mounted, Iran, Khuzestan Province, White river of Sardasht, 30°18'60"N, 50°12'60"E, 29 July 2017, coll. Isa Etemadi. Paratypes (SBUk): one female, river of Bebahan, 30°35'17"N, 50°14'27"E, 16 April 2016, coll. Isa Etemadi, dissected and slide mounted. Diagnosis. Dorsum with one pair of small sclerotized muscle attachment platelets, Vgl-1 fused to Vgl-2; I-L-5 with setae S-1/-2 without interspace; I-L-6 stout, with straight ventral margin; gnathosoma with protruding rostrum; chelicera with a long, weakly curved claw, L ratio basal segment/claw 1.9; P-3 with two strong setae, inserting on medial and lateral surface, respectively. Description. Female. Integument striated; postoc and D-1 fused to a small and longish platelet (Fig. 5A). Cx-I with a relatively long median suture line, apodemes of Cx-II directed caudolaterally. Pregen strong and curved, gonopore relatively long, genital plates on the level of postgen, with the acetabula in triangular arrangement. Excretory pore sclerotized; Vgl-1 fused to Vgl-2 (Fig. 5B). I-L-5 with setae S-1/-2 inserting side by side, without interspace; I-L-6 stout, not curved, dorsal and ventral margin diverging from base to tip, ventral margin straight. P- 2 ventral margin slightly convex, without projection, P-3 with one seta on medial and lateral surface, respectively, P-4 sword seta between the ventral setae (Fig. 5E). Gnathsoma with a protruding rostrum (Fig. 5D). I-L-5 with S-1 and S-2 short, inserted side by side; I-L-6 stout, nearly straight, distally thickened, with strong claws bearing a ventral clawlet (Fig. 5C). Measurements. Idiosoma L 684, W 500. Coxal shield L 314; Cx-III W 378; Cx-I+II mL 122, Cx-I+II lL 231. Genital field L/W 138/152, genital plate L 82–83, gonopore L 116, pregenital sclerite W 91, L Ac-1-3: 22–25, 22– 27, 31–34. Palp: palp total L 272; dL/H, dL/H ratio: P-1, 31/27, 1.18; P-2, 63/50, 1.26; P-3, 58/36, 1.61; P-4, 83/28 [basal 23], 3.0 [3.56]; P-5, 37/16, 2.35; length ratio P-2/P-4 0.75. Gnathosoma vL 158; chelicera total L 278, L basal segment 184, claw 97, L ratio basal segment/claw 1.9. Legs: I-L-5 dL 113, vL 83, dL/vL ratio 1.36, maximum H 36, dL/maximum H 3.2, S-1 L 41, L/W ratio 8.8, S- 2 length 39, L/W ratio 8.3, distance S-1-2, 3.0, dL ratio S-1/2 1.06; I-L-6 dL 114, central H 30, dL/central H ratio 3.8; length ratio I-L-5/6 0.99. Male. Unknown. Etymology. Named after its occurrence in Khuzestan province of Iran. Remarks. The new species from South Iran belongs to the ‘ subasper species group’, characterized by a pointed, protruding gnathosomal rostrum and the chelicera with a long, needle-like claw, L ratio basal segment/ claw et al. 2016). The new species can easily be distinguished from all other species of the ‘ subasper species group’, A. octoporus Piersig, 1898, A. subasper Koenike, 1902, A. digitatus Lundblad, 1954, A. heversi K.O.Viets, 1982 and A. martini Pešić, Erman & Esen, 2010 (see Gerecke 2003 and Erman et al. 2010), in having two strong setae, inserting on medial and lateral surface of P-3, respectively, and in setae S-1/-2 on I-L-5 not distanced from each other.

Bastani, Dariush, Asadi, Mahdieh (2019): Redescription of Schizotetranychus ugarovi Wainstein (Acari: Tetranychidae) based on new materials from Iran. Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (1): 19-26, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v8i1.42733, URL: https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/09a52582-cad3-313d-96c6-235f523f3822/

Pontarachna persiangulfia sp. nov., a new species of pontarachnid mites of the suborder Hydrachnidia, is described from Persian Gulf, Iran. The new species is most similar to Pontarachna arabica Pešić et al., 2008 from the Red Sea. The new species can be separated in the shape of genital field and terminal segment of the legs.

Genus Tuckerella Womersley, 1940 Diagnosis as of Beard & Walter, 2005, Published as part of Safdarkhani, Hamid Khadem & Asadi, Mahdieh, 2018, A new species of the genus Tuckerella (Acari: Trombidiformes: Tuckerellidae) from Iran, pp. 15-30 in Acarologia 58 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20184224, http://zenodo.org/record/4502191, {"references":["Womersley H. 1940 - Studies in Australian Acarina Tetranychidae and Trichadenidae - Trans. Roy. Soc. of S. Austr., 64: 233 - 265.","Beard J. J., Walter D. E. 2005 - A new species of Tuckerella (Prostigmata: Tetranychoidea: Tuckerellidae) from Australia with descriptions of all stages and a discussion of the tritonymphal stage - Acarologia, 45: 49 - 60."]}

Tuckerella parsi Khadem & Asadi n. sp. (Figs. 1 ��� 11) Zoobank: ED651AFF-6777-4930-83FB-51501768C3BA Type material examined ��� Holotype female (SBUC) and three female paratypes (SBUC), five female tritonymphs (4 SBUC, 1 ACASI), five protonymphs (4 SBUC, 1 ACASI), four males (3 SBUC, 1 ACASI) ex Tamarix aphylla (Tamaricaceae), Iran: Kerman Province, Manujan, 27��19���N 57��29���E, 18 October 2014, coll. H. Khadem Safdarkhani. Diagnosis Adult female: Rostrum very long, passing base of tarsi I, prodorsum and most dorsal hysterosoma covered with closed cells; prodorsal setae palmate v1 (dissimilar to other prodorsal setae) with rounded tips and prodorsal setae v1 longer than v2; setal row H with six pairs of flagellate setae and two pairs of short palmate setae h (1 shorter than h6); setae h3 shorter than other flagellate setae; opisthosomal setae f1 and f2 subequal; c4 about two thirds the length of distance between c4���sc2; femur and genu of leg III each with three setae (two ventral and one dorsal). All setae on tarsi I ��� IV except setae p ���� and both ft barbed. Description FEMALE (Figs. 1���3)(n=4). Body oval, orange in color, length (vi���h1) 271 (268 ��� 273), width (c5���c5) 186 (185 ��� 191). Gnathosoma ��� Rostrum long, passing base of tarsi I, with long ventral setae m. Palp setal formula: 0���0���1���3���4, genual seta barbed, tibial setae slender, tarsus with two eupathidia, one solenidion and one tactile seta (Fig. 1C). Peritreme anastomosed distally (Fig. 1E). Dorsum (Fig. 1A) ��� Dorsal shields covered with cells forming reticulate pattern. Dorsal setae expanded, leaf-like, toothed margins, except setae vi smooth, without barbules. Hysterosomal setae, c1���7, d1���5, e1���4, h1 and h6, subcircular, subrectangular. Lengths of dorsal setae: vi 45 (43 ��� 48), ve 32 (32 ��� 34), sci 37 (35 ��� 38), sce 42 (43 ��� 47), c1 47 (44 ��� 47), c2 45 (44 ��� 46), c3 42 (41 ��� 44), c4 39 (38 ��� 41), c539 (39 ��� 42), c6 39 (37 ��� 40), c7 39 (38 ��� 40), d1 34 (33 ��� 37), d2 32 (30 ��� 33), d3 37 (35 ��� 38), d4 58 (56 ��� 59), d561 (59 ��� 62), e1 29 (28 ��� 30), e2 32 (31 ��� 34), e3 63 (60 ��� 64), e4 55 (54 ��� 58), f1 28 (27 ��� 28), f2 28 (27 ��� 29); posterior margin of opisthosoma with six pairs of long flagellate setae (h2, h3, h4, h5, h7, h8) and two pairs of expanded setae h (1 and h6), same as dorsal setae; lengths: h1 42 (40 ��� 43), h2 358 (353 ��� 361), h3 229 (225 ��� 234), h4 351 (346 ��� 354), h5 316 (312 ��� 319), h6 53 (51 ��� 56), h7 337 (334 ��� 341), h8 297 (294 ��� 302). Venter (Fig. 1B) ��� Ventral striae pattern: longitudinal striae laterad setae 1a but smooth medially, band of transverse striae between seta 1a and 3a; longitudinal striae on both sides of body between coxa II and III, smooth around setae 3a and 4a; striae on rest of venter up to genital plate transverse, striae on pregenital area surrounding setae ag1 longitudinal to oblique, genital and pseudanal region smooth. Pregenital setae two pairs ag (1���2), genital setae four pairs (g1���4) and pseudanal setae three pairs ps (1���3), pregenital, genital and anal plate difficult to discern. Setae 1a more than two and four times as long as 3a and 4a, respectively; setae 2c thick, barbed; setae ps2 barbed, all other setae smooth. Length of ventral setae: 1a 86 (83 ��� 87), 1b 27 (29 ��� 31), 1c 25 (25 ��� 28), 2b 40 (38 ��� 41), 2c 67 (66 ��� 70), 3a 30 (28 ��� 30), 3b 22 (22 ��� 24), 3c 5 (5 ��� 6), 4a 18 (17 ��� 19), 4b 18 (18 ��� 20), 4c 6 (5 ��� 6), ag1 19 (19 ��� 20), ag2 18 (17 ��� 19), g1 12 (11 ��� 12), g2 11 (10 ��� 11), g3 23 (22 ��� 24), g4 23 (22 ��� 25), ps1 11 (11 ��� 12), ps2 16 (15 ��� 17), ps3 33 (32 ��� 35). Legs (Figs. 1D, 2 A���D, 3A���D) ��� Tarsal claws claw-like and empodium pad-like with tenent hairs. Setation of legs I ��� IV: coxae 2(1b, 1c) ��� 2(2b, 2c) ��� 1(3b) ��� 1(4b); trochanters 1(v���) ��� 1(v���) ��� 1(v���) ��� 1(v���); femora 7(d, v���, v���, v���1, bv���, l���, l���) ��� 7(d, v���, v���, v���1, bv���, l���, l���) ��� 3(ev���, d, l���) ��� 1(ev���); genua 7(d, v���, v���, l���, l���, l���1, l���1) ��� 6(d, v���, v���, l���, l���, l���1) ��� 3(d, v���, l���) ��� 2(d, v���); tibiae 8(d, v���, v���, l���, l���, l���1, l���1, ����) ��� 5(d, v���, v���, l���, l���) ��� 5(d, v���, v���, l���, l���) ��� 4(d, v���, v���, l���); tarsi 14(pv���, l���1, pl���, pl���, ft���, ft���, �����, �����, u���, u���, p��� ����, p��� ����, tc���, tc���) ��� 11(pv���, pl���, ft���, ft���, �����, u���, u���, p��� ����, p��� ����, tc���, tc���) ��� 7(pv���, ft���, ft���, u���, u���, tc���, tc���) ��� 7(pv���, ft���, ft���, u���, u���, tc���, tc���)., Published as part of Safdarkhani, Hamid Khadem & Asadi, Mahdieh, 2018, A new species of the genus Tuckerella (Acari: Trombidiformes: Tuckerellidae) from Iran, pp. 15-30 in Acarologia 58 (1) on pages 16-18, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20184224, http://zenodo.org/record/4502191

A new mite species Tuckerella parsi n. sp. (Prostigmata: Tuckerellidae) from Tamarix aphylla (Tamaricaceae) is described from Iran. The description of the adult female, adult male, female tritonymph and protonymph and also leg setal designations for this family are provided.