<strong>A new species of <em>Hypoaspis</em> Canestrini from Iran (Acari: Laelapidae), with a key to the species occurring in the Western Palaearctic Region</strong>

OMID JOHARCHI; HADI OSTOVAN; ESMAEIL BABAEIAN

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3846.4.5

Issue: Vol. 3846 No. 4: 5 Aug. 2014

Type: Article

Published: 2014-08-05

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.4.5

Page range: 569–576

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**A new species of Hypoaspis Canestrini from Iran (Acari: Laelapidae), with a key to the species occurring in the Western Palaearctic Region**

OMID JOHARCHI⁺⁻
HADI OSTOVAN⁺⁻
ESMAEIL BABAEIAN⁺⁻

Department of Plant Protection, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran.

Department of Entomology, Fars Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Fars,Marvdasht, Iran.

Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.

Mesostigmata Hypoaspis elegans sp. nov. Hypoaspis surii Hypoaspis maryamae Kerman Iran

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Abstract

Hypoaspis elegans sp. nov. was collected on adult female Oryctes elegans Prell. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Bam, Kerman province, Iran. The new species is described and illustrated from adult females. Hypoaspis surii Khanjani et. al., 2013 is a junior synonym of Hypoaspis maryamae Joharchi & Halliday, 2011. A key to the Western Palaearctic species of Hypoaspis is presented.