The present work deals with the Iranian palaeosomatid oribatid mites. One new species of the family Ctenacaridae, Beklemishevia iranica sp. nov., is described from Fars province, southern Iran. In addition, a supplementary description for Gilarovella demetrii Lange, 1974 on the basis of Iranian materials is given. An identification key to the known species of Iranian palaeosomatid mites is presented.
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1 February 2016
Palaeosomatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Iran, with description of a new species of Beklemishevia and supplementary description of Gilarovella demetrii
Mohammad Ali Akrami,
Moslem Behmanesh
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Iran
key
new species
Oribatida
palaeosomatid mites
taxonomy