title: Pseudopygmephorellus mazandaranicus sp. nov. (Acari: Heterostigmata: Pygmephoridae), phoretic on scarabaeid dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Iran.
abstract: The mite species Pseudopygmephorellus mazandaranicus Katlav and Hajiqanbar sp. nov. (Acari: Prostigmata: Pygmephoridae) is described and illustrated from northern Iran. This new species was discovered phoretic on three different scarabaeid dung beetles: Onthophagus sp., Aphodius depressus (Kugelann, 1792), Aphodius varians Duftschmid, 1805. This finding presents the first record of the genus Pseudopygmephorellus Khaustov, 2008 from Asia. The host range/habitat and world-wide distribution of species of the genus Pseudopygmephorellus is reviewed and a key to world species of the genus is provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, 14115-336, Tehran, Iran.; Email: hajiqanbar@modares.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Alihan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katlav
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, 14115-336, Tehran, Iran.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Hamidreza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hajiqanbar
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, 14115-336, Tehran, Iran.; Email: talebia@modares.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Ali Asghar
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Talebi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D007492:Iran; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*