A new species of Sejus C.L. Koch (Acari: Mesostigmata: Sejidae) from Iran with the key of Sejus females from Palearctic region

ABSTRACT

The work presents a description of female, male, deutonymph and protonymph stages of Sejus persicus sp. nov. collected from leaf-litter, Kheyroud forest in Northern Iran (Mazandaran Province). This species was classified in the “togatus” group, therefore a comparative analysis with other species of this group: S. togatus, S. polonicus, S. hinangensis and S. americanus was made. In addition, a key for determining the females of the genus Sejus recorded in the Palearctic region is included.

http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:28DB5721-CE42-4C83-97B1-7312CD5292E7

KEYWORDS:

• Mites
• Sejoidea
• Kheyroud forest
• taxonomy
• zoogeography

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the University of Tehran for this research.

Disclosure statement

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