title: Two new species of Cyta (Acari: Prostigmata: Bdellidae) from Western Iran .
abstract: This paper reports two new species of Bdellidae, Cyta leliae sp. nov. and Cyta kurdistanicus sp. nov., collected from soil and litter under oak trees, Quercus brantii Lindl. (Fagaceae), wild almond, Amygdalus lycioides Spach (Rosaceae) and grass, Kurdistan Province, Iran. A key is provided to adult female Cyta of the world.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Urmia University, Uromia, Iran.; Email: ah_eghbalian@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Amir Hossein
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Eghbalian
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran.; Email: mkhanjani@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khanjani
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Urmia University, Uromia, Iran.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Mohammad Hassan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Safaralizadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran. School of Biological Sciences/Zoology, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus 2520, South Africa; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Edward A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ueckermann
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009929:Organ Size