ABSTRACT
This paper reports on a new species of mites of the genus Laelaspis from Iran – Laelaspis latisetus sp. nov. was collected clinging to Pheidole pallidula (Nylander) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from southeast of Iran. The new species is described and illustrations provided based on morphological characters of the adult female. An updated key to all known Iranian species of the genus is presented.
http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1C62D92F-8AD6-4C7B-A69E-A7098C2066EE
http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:C51C83F4-1492-41A3-B6DB-0CECBD002201
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