Description of a new species of Julolaelaps (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) from Iran

Alireza Nemati; Elham Riahi; Dariusz J Gwiazdowicz

doi:10.3897/zookeys.526.5946

Description of a new species of Julolaelaps (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) from Iran

Zookeys. 2015 Oct 12:(526):105-16. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.526.5946. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Alireza Nemati¹, Elham Riahi², Dariusz J Gwiazdowicz³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Shahrekord, Iran.
² Department of Entomology, Agricultural College, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
³ Poznan University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, Wojska Polskiego 71C, 60-625 Poznań, Poland.

Abstract

Julolaelaps hallidayi sp. n., was collected from soil of river verge in Brujen, Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari province, Iran. Description and illustrations of this new species based on adult females are presented. Some entries are added to the key of Moraza and Kazemi (2012) to include the new species.

Keywords: Iran; Julolaelaps; Laelapidae; Taxonomy.