A new species of Gaeolaelaps Evans and Till (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from mangrove forests in the Persian Gulf, and notes on gnathosomal structures of the genus and other laelapid genera

ABSTRACT

A new species of Gaeolaelaps, G. littoralis sp. nov., is described on the basis of adult female specimens collected in the littoral zone of Qeshm Island, in the eastern part of the Persian Gulf. Also, the supralabral process in Gaeolaelaps species and some other laelapid genera were described and its diagnostic potential discussed.

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KEYWORDS:

• Dermanyssoidea
• littoral mites
• supralabral process
• Iran
• Hara forests

Acknowledgments

I wish to thank Sepideh Saberi for her valuable help with this project, especially in sampling the material used in this research and also Owen Seeman and Fred Beaulieu for their valuable comments on the previous version of this paper. This work was supported by the Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Kerman, Iran, under grant number 98/334.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Kerman, Iran [98/334].