title: Two new species and one new record of larvae of the family Johnstonianidae (Acari: Prostigmata) from Iran with a key to species of the genus Diplothrombium.
abstract: Diplothrombium sahragardi sp. nov. and Diplothrombium ostovani sp. nov. (Acari: Johnstonianidae) collected from soil samples (off host) in a forest near Asalem city (Iran) are described. Another species of this family Johnstoniana parva Wendt, Wohltmann, Eggers and Otto, 1994 is reported for the first time from Iran. A larva-based key to Diplothrombium is provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, P.O. Box 41635-1314, Rasht, Iran.; Email: noei.javad@birjand.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Javad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Noei
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.; Email: saboori@ut.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saboori
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, P.O. Box 41635-1314, Rasht, Iran.; Email: hajizadeh@guilan.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Jalil
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hajizadeh
mesh_terms: D000053:Acari / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D000818:Animals; D003710:Demography; D007492:Iran; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification; D012987:Soil; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D012987:Soil