title: Tydeus shabestariensis sp. nov. and description of the male of Neopronematus sepasgosariani (Acari: Tydeoidea), with a key to the Iranian species of Tydeus.
abstract: A new species of the family Tydeidae from Iran, Tydeus shabestariensis sp. nov., is described from adult males and females collected from soil in apple orchards. A key to species of Tydeus of Iran, based on females, is provided. The male of Neopronematus sepasgosariani (Tydeoidea: Iolinidae) is also described and illustrated for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.; Email: khaddad@tabrizu.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akbari
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.; Email: a.akbari@tabrizu.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Karim Haddad
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Irani-Nejad
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran; Email: khanjani@basu.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khanjani
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Mahdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arzanlou
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran.; Email: khanjani@basu.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaźmierski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D012987:Soil; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D012987:Soil