title: Two new species of Gaeolaelaps (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Iran, with a revised generic concept and notes on significant morphological characters in the genus.
abstract: Two new species of laelapid mites of the genus Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till are described based on adult females collected from soil and litter in Kerman Province, southeastern Iran, and Mazandaran Province, northern Iran. Gaeolaelaps jondishapouri Nemati & Kavianpour is redescribed based on the holotype and additional specimens collected in southeastern Iran. The concept of the genus is revised to incorporate some atypical characters of recently described species. Finally, some morphological attributes with potential to define natural species groupings as well as hypoaspidine genera are discussed, particularly idiosomal gland pores and poroids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biodiversity, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran.; Email: shahroozkazemi@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Shahrooz
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kazemi
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran.; Email: asma_rajaei@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rajaei
authors.affiliation: Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling avenue, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada.; Email: frederic.beaulieu@agr.gc.ca.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Beaulieu
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