Description of a new species of Gaeolaelaps (Acari: Laelapidae) from Iran

Abstract

A new species of Gaeolaelaps (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae), G. izajiensis sp. n. is described based on the morphological characters of adult females which were collected from soil sample in the Izeh and Ghaletol regions of the Khuzestan province, Iran. It can be distinguished from the other members of the genus by some morphological characteristics of dorsal shield, form and reticulation of epigynal shield, the exopodal plates, and the peritremes.