title: A new species of Hypoaspis Canestrini from Iran (Acari: Laelapidae), with a key to the species occurring in the Western Palaearctic Region.
abstract: Hypoaspis elegans sp. nov. was collected on adult female Oryctes elegans Prell. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Bam, Kerman province, Iran. The new species is described and illustrated from adult females. Hypoaspis surii Khanjani et. al., 2013 is a junior synonym of Hypoaspis maryamae Joharchi & Halliday, 2011. A key to the Western Palaearctic species of Hypoaspis is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran.; Email: joharchi@iauyazd.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Omid
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Joharchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Fars Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Fars,Marvdasht, Iran.; Email: Ostovan2001@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hadi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ostovan
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.; Email: babaeian@ut.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Esmaeil
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Babaeian
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D007492:Iran; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*