title: Dorsipes caspius n. sp. (Acari: Podapolipidae), a subelytral parasite of Pterostichus caspius (Menetries) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) with notes on host range of the genus and the distribution of the platysmae group.
abstract: The ectoparasitic mite Dorsipes caspius n. sp. (Heterostigmata: Podapolipidae) belonging to the platysmae species group collected from the beneath elytra of Pterostichus (Lyrothorax) caspius (Menetries) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in northern Iran, is described. This is the first record of species of the platysmae group from the Middle East. Keys to adult and larval female stages of world species of the platysmae group are provided. The host range of all species of the genus and the distribution of all representatives of the group are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, 14115-336, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Alihan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katlav
authors.forename: Hamidreza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hajiqanbar
authors.forename: Ali Asghar
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Talebi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D058507:Host Specificity; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D013045:Species Specificity