New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Iran are reported. The first descriptions are given of the male of Nilotonia persica Pesic & Saboori, 2006 and Atractides mirkopesici Pesic, 2004; first records from Iran are given of Sperchon rostratus Lundblad, 1969 and Unionicola hankoi Szalay, 1927. Moreover, the female of Atractides nahavandii Schwoerbel & Sepasgozarian, 1976 is redescribed.
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1 October 2009
New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Iran, with the first descriptions of the male of Nilotonia persica Pesic & Saboori, 2006 and Atractides mirkopesici Pesic, 2004
Vladimir Pesic,
Reza Vafaei
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