taxonID	type	description	language	source
03A64632FFCE3A79FF35E8950272F841.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 female, Marand, Chirchir village district (45 ° 48 ' 046 " E, 38 ° 36 ' 187 " N, 1,429 m), sample of litter and soil, 15 - August- 2014, S. Gheblealivand coll.	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFCE3A79FF35E8950272F841.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female: see Magowski (2002).	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFCE3A79FF35E8950272F841.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Central Europe: Poland (Kaliszewski 1982, Magowski 2002), Northwestern Iran: East Azerbaijan province (new record).	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFCE3A79FF35EBAC0404F9B4.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Neotarsonemoides adae Kaliszewski, 1984, by original designation and monotypy.	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFCD3A7BFF35EEB1013EF983.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Pharynx elongate, spindle-shape in outline, with distinct small glandular bodies. Lateral lobes on prodorsal shield present but small; surface of tergite C and ventral metapodosomal plate covered with mixed ornamentation composed of larger and smaller pits, remaining surfaces of idiosoma covered with uniform ornament of small dimples. Tergital setae d, f and h stiff and blunt, setae e slender, sharp, 1.4 x length of setae d and 1.2 x of f. Ridge of ventral propodosomal plate between trochanters I and II slightly convex; apodemes 1 very weakly marked, diffused; parallel apodemes not apparent; tegula semicircular in shape with rounded posterior edge. Genual part of FeGe III with 2 setae.	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFCD3A7BFF35EEB1013EF983.taxon	description	Description. FEMALE (Figs. 1 – 8). Gnathosoma (Figs. 3 – 4): capsule triangular-ovoid. Pharynx spindleshaped in outline, as wide as 0.33 x maximum width of gnathosoma and as long as 0.74 x of ventral length of gnathosomal capsule, without distinct striation, but with few oblique lines on each side; posterior extremity of pharynx associated with 1 pair of tiny glandular bodies. Postpalpal (pp) setae absent. Setae dgs longer than vgs. Cheliceral stylets and levers fine but pronounced. Palpi rather short, parallel, slightly convergent, each with small palptarsal processes and two minute setae. Idiosomal dorsum (average length 146 (SD ± 9.2), width 96 (SD ± 5.7); length = 1.5 x width; Fig. 1): relative length of setae (v 1: sc 2: c 2: c 1: d: e: f: h): 1: 1.3: 0.8: 0.4: 0.3: 0.4: 0.3: 0.3. Rostral shield subtrapezoidal, 2.7 x wider than long. Vertical setae (v 1) slender, sharp, separated by distance of 1.6 x their length each from another. Prodorsal shield (PrS) semicircular in outline, 1.7 x wider than long, with small anterolateral, indistinct lobate outgrowths and with slightly concave posterior edge. Stigmata located posterolaterally of setae v 1, tracheal tubes with sclerotized atria followed by uniformly narrow tracheal tubes. Sensilla sc 1 elongate, weakly club- shaped, covered with fine spines and with two stronger spines apically. Pits of setae v 2 close behind stigmata and in line with v 1 and sc 2 on each side. Setae sc 2 located posteriad of mid-length of prodorsal shield (measured from line of stigmata to posterior edge), reaching slightly beyond posterior edge of its shield, separated by distance of more than 2 x their length. Setae c 2 2 x as long as c 1. Setae c 1 slender, sharp, reaching with tips 1 / 3 of distance to posterior edge of tergite C; separated by transverse distance over 7 x their length. Posterior edge of tergite C convex. Setae d, f and h short, stiff and blunt; e slender, sharply ended. Setae d exceeding posterior edge of shield D by more than half of their length, separated by transverse distance of over 6 x their length; posterolateral margin of shield D emarginated. Setae f slightly shorter than e but slightly longer than d; and separated by transverse interval of 2.6 x their length. Distance between setae e and f on each side slightly lesser than twice that between f. Setae h located in distance of 5.6 x their length each to another; subequal to f and slightly shorter than e. Shield C with mixed ornament composed of larger and smaller dimples. Remaining dorsal shielding with uniform dimpled ornament, somewhat varying in density. Idiosomal venter (Fig. 2): apodemes 1 very weakly defined, diffused; parallel apodemes indiscernible; anteromedial apodeme continuous, but weaken beyond posteromedial ends of apodemes 2. Sejugal apodeme continuous, arch-like, with numerous teeth projecting anteriorly. Ridge of ventral propodosomal plate between trochanters I and II convex (nearly straight in some specimens). Setae 1 a - 3 b slender, sharp; 1 a located well posteriad of front edge of propodosomal plate, in distance of 2.2 x their length each to another. Setae 2 a inserted on apodemes 2, near their distal extremities, in distance of 3 x their lengths between their bases. Apodemes 3 strongly sclerotized, developed well laterally related to anterial extremities of trochanters III, but not in form of sclerotized transverse stripe; apodemes 4 separated from posteromedial apodeme medially; latter one bifurcated anteriorly. Setae 3 a separated by distance of 3.7 x their length each to another. Setae 3 b shorter than 3 a, separated by distance of over 4 x their lengths, but similar to that between 3 a. Ventral metapodosomal plate with anterior edge slightly concave, and with small acute processes between trochanters III and IV. Tegula semicircular in outline, with rounded posterior edge ca. 1.6 x wider than long. Setae ps tapering, but stiffer than other attenuate setae, sharply pointed, their bases separated by distance of almost 4 x their lengths. Surface of ventral metapodosomal plate covered with mixed ornamentation composed of larger and smaller pits, remaining ventral plates with uniform dimpled ornamentation, varying in density. Legs (Figs. 5 – 8). Proportions of free segments of legs (I: II: III: IV): 1.0: 0.9: 1.0: 0.6. Leg setation (for Fe, Ge, Tb and Ta, respectively): I: 4 – 4 – 6 (2 φ) + 8 (1 ω); II: 3 – 3 – 4 – 6 (1 ω); III: 1 + 2 – 4 – 4. None of tiny unguinal setae u ” (and u’ on Ta I) discernible. Leg I: claw hooked, medium sized, slightly stronger than those of tarsi II and III. Empodium small. Spine-like subunguinal seta s somewhat smaller than u’ of tarsi II and III. Tibiotarsus without ventral bend in area of tibia, ca. 3 x as long as wide at base. Eupathidion p’ longer than p ”, both located subapically, eupathidia tc’ and tc ” equal in length, located above mid-length of segment. Three tarsal setae pv’, pv ” and pl’ slender and sharp. Solenidion ω with subcylindrical head longer than its pedicel, similar in length to Ta II ω. Solenidion φ 2 smaller than φ 1, famulus k as long as φ 1. Seta Ge l’ stiff, pointed, slightly barbed. Femur I with weak ventral protrusion. Seta l’ on femur strong, stiff, barbed; d short, stiff, and sharp. Leg II: claws medium-sized. Seta u’ spine-like. Seta pl ” same in size as Ta II ω, located more distally. Seta tc ” subequal to other setae of segment, reaching slightly beyond tip of empodium. Seta Ge l’ thick, pointed, barbed. Seta Fe d short, tapering. Leg III: claws weaker than in leg II. Seta u’ spine-like. Seta tc ” longer than other setae of segment. Seta l’ missing from genu. Leg IV: free segments of leg shorter than femorogenu and tibia III. Femorogenu 2.8 x as long as tibiotarsus. Femoral seta v’ subequal to genual v’. Seta Tb v’ shorter than length of femorogenu. Seta Ta tc ” 1.6 x as long as entire leg IV. Measurements (holotype given first followed by 7 paratypes in parentheses) - body and tagmata: length of body: 165 (130 – 170); length of idiosoma: 155 (130 – 160); width of idiosoma (approx.): 100 (85 – 100); length of gnathosoma: 25 (22 – 25); width of gnathosoma: 16 (13 – 17); length of pharynx: 17 (16 – 20); width of pharynx: 5 (4 – 6). dgs: 8 (6 – 11); vgs: 6 (5 – 7). Dorsum: length of PrS: 55 (40 – 50); width of PrS: 84 (70 – 85 )); distance between stigmata: 48 (37 – 45). Lengths of setae: v 1: 21 (16 – 20); sc 1: 20 (15 – 20); sc 2: 24 (22 – 23); c 2: 15 (12 – 17); c 1: 7 (5 – 10); d: 4 (5); e: 6 (6 – 8); f: 5 (5 – 6); h: 5 (5 – 6). Distances between setae: v 1 - v 1: 30 (27 – 31); sc 1 - sc 1: 35 (29 – 35); sc 2 - sc 2: 43 (36 – 42); c 2 - c 2: 90 (74 – 88); c 1 - c 1: 60 (53 – 60); d - d: 33 (28 – 33); e - e: 64 (58 – 63); e - f: 28 (23 – 28); f - f: 18 (11 – 18); h - h: 29 (24 – 32). Venter: lengths of setae: 1 a: 5 (?); 2 a: 10 (7 – 10); 3 a: 8 (6 – 7); 3 b: 6 (4 – 6); ps: 4 (4 – 4). Distances between setae: 1 a - 1 a: 12 (10 – 11); 2 a - 2 a: 28 (26 – 30); 3 a - 3 a: 26 (22 – 28); 3 b - 3 b: 25 (22 – 25); ps - ps: 16 (13 – 18). Length of PrP: 53 (48 – 55); width of PrP: 75 (65 – 75); ap. 2 - 2: 33 (30 – 34). Length of tegula: 7 (8 – 9); width of tegula: 14 (12 – 15). Leg segments and leg setae (lengths): Tbt I: 20 (18 – 22); Ta I ω: 6 (5 – 7); Tb φ 2: 3; Tb φ 1: 5; Tb k: 5; Ta II ω: 5 (5 - 6); FeGe IV: 17 (15 – 21); Tbt IV: 7 (5 – 7); Ge IV v': 35 (33); Tb IV v': 13 (16 – 18); Ta IV tc ": 39 (30 – 42). MALE and LARVA unknown.	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFCD3A7BFF35EEB1013EF983.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Female holotype (slide no. SO M 1804) and 3 female paratypes, IRAN: Marand, Farfar village district, 45 ° 40 ' 52.15 " E, 38 ° 29 ' 6.50 " N, 1,276 m, from sample of litter and soil, 23 May 2014, coll. S. Gheblealivand; 4 female paratypes, IRAN: Marand, Yam village district, 45 ° 47 ' 209 " E, 38 ° 21 ' 234 " N, 1,827 m, from soil, 25 April 2014, coll. S. Gheblealivand. Type depositions. Holotype and 4 paratypes are deposited in the Acarology Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran; 3 paratypes in the collection of the Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, A. Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland.	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFCD3A7BFF35EEB1013EF983.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named after the Marand city, East Azerbaijan, Iran, where the holotype and paratypes were collected.	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFCD3A7BFF35EEB1013EF983.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis. Females of the new species are similar to Neotarsonemoides (N.) lucifer in having the similar pharynx structure; the same dorsal opisthosomal setae pattern (d, f and h stiff and blunt; e slender and sharp) and the short ps setae. However it differs from the latter in (1) having small prodorsal lateral lobes, which are not pronounced in N. lucifer; (2) having the irregular dimpled ornamentation of tergite C and ventral metapodosomal plate; (3) parallel apodemes not apparent vs. well pronounced in N. lucifer; and (4) the setation of FeGe III 1 + 2 vs. 1 + 3 in N. lucifer.	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFCC3A7BFF35E81802E7F846.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 5 females, Jolfa, Iri village district, 45 ° 59 ' 866 " E, 38 ° 46 ' 590 " N, 1,085 m, from soil, 26 March 2014, coll. S. Gheblealivand; 3 females, Marand, Ousdaghi village district, 45 ° 52 ' 029 " E, 38 ° 24 ' 641 " N, 1,485 m, sample of litter and soil, 25 April 2014, coll. S. Gheblealivand; 4 females, Zunuz, Darakh kandi village district, 45 ° 45 ' 282 " E, 38 ° 25 ' 930 " N, 1,812 m, sample of litter and soil, 15 August 2014, coll. S. Gheblealivand; 3 females, Zunuz, Chirchir village, 45 ° 48 046 " E, 38 ° 36 ' 187 " N, 1,429 m, sample of litter and soil, 15 August 2014, coll. S. Gheblealivand.	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFCC3A7BFF35E81802E7F846.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female: see Magowski (2002).	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFCC3A7BFF35E81802E7F846.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Central Europe: Poland (Willmann 1949; Kaliszewski 1983 a; Magowski 2002), Northwestern Iran: East Azerbaijan province (new record).	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFC83A7FFF35EEFB0310FE03.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 4 females, Jolfa, Nordooz town district, 46 ° 01 ' 492 " E, 38 ° 52 ' 294 " N, 767 m, from soil, 28 March 2014, coll. S. Gheblealivand; 3 females, Zunuz, Darakh kandi village district, 45 ° 45 ' 282 " E, 38 ° 25 ' 930 " N, 1,812 m, sample of litter and soil, 15 August 2014, coll. S. Gheblealivand.	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFC83A7FFF35EEFB0310FE03.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female: see Magowski (2002).	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFC83A7FFF35EEFB0310FE03.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Central Europe: Germany (Schaarschmidt 1959) and Poland (Kaliszewski 1993; Magowski 2002), Northwestern Iran: East Azerbaijan province (new record).	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFC83A7FFF35EF920084FD46.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 3 females, Jolfa, Nordooz town district, 46 ° 01 ' 492 " E, 38 ° 52 ' 294 " N, 767 m, from soil, 28 March 2014, coll. S. Gheblealivand.	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFC83A7FFF35EF920084FD46.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female: see Magowski (2002).	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFC83A7FFF35EF920084FD46.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Central Europe: Poland (Kaliszewski 1983 b), Northwestern Iran: East Azerbaijan province (new record).	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFC83A7FFF35ED2D0084FBFD.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 3 females, Jolfa, Gordian plain district, 45 ° 42 ' 442 " E, 38 ° 52 ' 562 " N, 970 m, from soil, 29 May 2014, coll. S. Gheblealivand; 3 females, Marand district, 45 ° 45 ' 283 " E, 38 ° 25 ' 935 " N, 1,404 m, sample of litter and soil, 10 October 2014, coll. S. Gheblealivand.	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFC83A7FFF35ED2D0084FBFD.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female: see Magowski (2002).	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFC83A7FFF35ED2D0084FBFD.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Central Europe: Poland (Kaliszewski 1983 c), Northwestern Iran: East Azerbaijan province (new record).	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFC83A75FF35EA81043EFCE1.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 4 females, Marand, Yam village district, 45 ° 51 ' 907 " E, 38 ° 20 ' 486 " N, 1,724 m, sample of litter and soil, 25 April 2014, coll. S. Gheblealivand; 1 female, Jolfa, Siahrood district, 46 ° 01 ' 582 " E, 38 ° 52 ' 273 " N, 1,064 m, sample of litter and soil, 30 May 2014, coll. S. Gheblealivand; 2 females, Marand, Seyvan village district, 45 ° 47 ' 803 " E, 38 ° 20 ' 995 " N, 1,694 m, sample of soil, 27 June 2014, coll. S. Gheblealivand.	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFC83A75FF35EA81043EFCE1.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Pharynx elongate-elliptical, without transverse striations, with pair of moderately large, ovoid glandular bodies. Tergital setae d, e, f and h all long, stiff, tapering but blunt, subequal in length, 2 - 3 x longer than c 1; setae f as long as 1.7 x distance between their bases; apodemes 1 near indiscernible; tegula broad roundrhomboidal with rounded tip; setae ps tapering, but stiffer than other attenuate setae, as long as 0.7 x distance between their bases. Spine-like seta pl ” lacking from Ta II, tarsus III with 4 simple setae.	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFC83A75FF35EA81043EFCE1.taxon	description	Redescription. FEMALE (Figs. 9 – 16): Gnathosoma (Figs. 11 – 12): capsule oval- heart shaped, slightly triangular; with well-developed ventrolateral apodemes. Pharynx as wide as 0.24 x maximum width of gnathosoma, and as long as 0.7 x of ventral length of gnathosomal capsule, elongate-elliptical, with sclerotized walls but without transverse striations and with pair of moderately large, ovoid glandular bodies. Postpalpal (pp) setae absent. Setae dgs subequal to vgs. Cheliceral stylets small, slender and with inconspicuous cheliceral levers. Palpi small, only slightly longer than wide, directed convergently, with pronounced bases, each with 2 processes: apical and ventral (palptarsal), and 2 fine setae. Idiosomal dorsum (average length: 185 (SD ± 20.4), width: 114 (SD ± 12.2); length = 1.6 x width; Fig. 9): relative length of setae (v 1: sc 2: c 2: c 1: d: e: f: h): 1: 1.8: 0.8: 0.6: 1.3: 1.2: 1.3: 1. Rostral shieldlet rounded, subtriangular in outline, 2.6 x wider than long. Setae v 1 slender, sharp, separated by distance of 2 x their length each from another. Prodorsal shield (PrS) rounded trapezoidal (almost semicircular) in outline, 1.4 x as wide as long, with well-developed anterolateral (prodorsal lateral) lobes, with somewhat irregular posterior edge. Sensilli sc 1 clavate, with elongate globular head, covered with fine spines. Stigmata located posterolaterally of setae v 1, tracheal tubes each with poorly sclerotized atrial segments and pair of weakly defined, elongate postatrial expansions. Pits v 2 each located somewhat mediad of line between setae sc 2 and v 1 on either side. Setae sc 2 inserted in mid-length of prodorsal shield, extending beyond posterior edge of prodorsal shield, separated by distance of 1.4 x their length. Setae c 2 slender, pointed, located in oblique line of level of c 1, latter slender, sharp, reaching with tips 1 / 3 of distance to posterior edge of tergite C, separated by transverse distance nearing 7 x their length. Posterior edge of tergite C weakly undulate without apparent lateral emarginations. Setae d - h long, tapering, stiff and blunt; barbed, setae d reaching beyond insertions of h, separated by transverse distance of more than 1.2 x their length; posterolateral margin of tergite D with lateral emarginations corresponding to setae e of succeeding shield; f as long as d and slightly longer than e, latter somewhat longer than h; setae f separated by transverse interval of 0.6 x their length. Distance between setae e and f on each side greater than 2 x that between setae f. Setae h located in distance of 1.6 x their length each to another. All dorsal shields with fine uniform dimpled ornamentation. Idiosomal venter (Fig. 10): apodemes 1 hardly discernible; anteromedial apodeme posteriorly diffused past level of posteromedial ends of apodemes 2, lacking apparent junction with sejugal apodeme; latter continuous, slightly sinous anteromedially; setae 1 a - 3 b slender, sharp; 1 a nearly contiguous with front edge of propodosomal plate, in distance each to another similar to their length. Setae 2 a inserted on apodemes 2, near their distal extremities, in distance between their bases of almost 5 x their lengths. Ventral propodosomal plate weakly biconvex anteriorly, with soft angularities between trochanters I and II. Apodemes 3 strongly sclerotized, well developed laterally related to anterial extremities of trochanters III (not forming continuous sclerotized transverse stripe); apodemes 4 almost straight, extending very slightly posterolaterad of setae 3 b, joining with posteromedial apodeme; latter anteriorly ended with pronounced bifurcation; setae 3 a separated by transverse distance of 2.2 x their length each to another. Setae 3 b shorter than 3 a, separated by distance of 3.3 x their lengths; i. e. slightly exceeding that between 3 a. Ventral metapodosomal plate with anterior extremity irregular, almost straight, and with apparent spine-like processes between trochanters III and IV. Tegula rounded subtriangular in outline, 1.5 x wider than long with rounded tip. Aggenital plate divided in its posterior part. Setae ps tapering, but stiffer than other attenuate setae, sharply pointed, weakly barbed; their bases separated by distance little smaller than their lengths. Ventral plates with uniform, fine dimpled ornamentation. Legs (Figs. 13 – 16): proportions of free segments of legs (I: II: III: IV): 1.0: 0.9: 1.0: 0.6. Leg setation: I: 4 – 4 – 6 (2 φ) + 8 (1 ω); II: 3 – 3 – 4 – 5 (1 ω); III: 1 + 3 – 4 – 5. Unguinal setae u ” (and u’ on Ta I) indiscernible. Leg I: claw hooked, medium sized, similar in size to claws of tarsus II. Empodium small. Spine-like subunguinal seta s similar to setae u ' on tarsi II and III. Tibiotarsus with weak ventral bend in area of tibia, 3 x as long as wide at base. Eupathidion p’ slightly shorter than p ”, both located subapically, eupathidia tc’ and tc ” equal in length, located above mid-length of segment. Three tarsal setae pv’, pv ” and pl’ slender and sharp. Solenidion ω fusiform, as long as 1.3 x Ta II ω. Solenidion φ 2 larger than φ 1, famulus k apparently longer than solenidia. Seta Ge l’ rather thick, pointed, barbed. Femur I without ventral protrusion. Seta Fe l’ strong, stiff; d short, stiff; both sharp. Leg II: claws medium-sized, hooked; empodium almost twice as long as in leg I. Spine-like seta pl ” absent. Seta tc ” slightly longer than other setae of segment, reaching tip of empodium. Seta Ge II l’ thick, pointed, barbed, slightly more slender than Ge I l’. Seta Fe d short, tapering. Leg III: claws weaker than, and empodium as long as that in leg II. Seta tc ” over 3 x longer than other setae of segment, more than 2 x length of Ta III. Seta Ge l’ as that in leg II. Leg IV: free segments subequal to femorogenu and tibia III. Femorogenu 3 x as long as tibiotarsus. Femoral seta v’ longer than genual v’, both slender, slightly barbed. Seta Tb v’ clearly longer than femorogenu, with one fine spine in its proximal length. Seta Ta tc ” over 2.5 x as long as entire leg IV. Measurements: (4 non-type specimens) - body and tagmata: length of body: 155 – 225; length of idiosoma: 155 – 200; width of idiosoma (approx.): 104 – 130; length of gnathosoma: 35; width of gnathosoma: 25 – 30; length of pharynx: 20 – 25; width of pharynx: 6 – 7. dgs: 10 – 13; vgs: 10 – 13. Dorsum - length of PrS: 65 – 70; width of PrS: 90 – 95; distance between stigmata: 48 – 53. Lengths of setae: v 1: 15 – 25; sc 1 10 – 15; sc 2: 26 – 48; c 2: 14 – 15; c 1: 10 – 11; d: 18 – 28; e: 20 – 25; f: 23 – 26; h: 16 – 21. Distances between setae: v 1 - v 1: 38 – 40; sc 1 - sc 1: 32 – 50; sc 2 - sc 2: 45 – 53; c 2 - c 2: 110; c 1 - c 1: 65 – 80; d - d: 26 – 35; e - e: 68 – 75; e - f: 30 – 35; f - f: 12 – 16; h - h: 28 – 31. Venter- lengths of setae: 1 a: 10; 2 a: 7 – 10; 3 a: 7 – 12; 3 b: 6 – 10; ps: 8 – 11. Distances between setae: 1 a - 1 a: 10; 2 a - 2 a: 40; 3 a - 3 a: 19 – 25; 3 b - 3 b: 23 – 28; ps - ps: 14 – 16. Length of PrP: 45 – 53; width of PrP: 75 – 87; ap. 2 - 2: 38 – 43. Length of tegula: 9 – 10; width of tegula: 12 – 15. Leg segments and leg setae (lengths): Tbt I: 23 – 25; Ta I ω: 8 – 9; Tb φ 2: 4 – 5; Tb φ 1: 3 – 4; Tb k: 5 – 7; Ta II ω: 5 – 8; Fege IV: 26 – 27; Tbt IV: 7 – 9; Ge IV v': 15 – 18; Tb IV v': 33 – 38; Ta IV tc ": 90 – 110. MALE and LARVA unknown.	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFC83A75FF35EA81043EFCE1.taxon	distribution	Distribution. East Europe: Ukraine (Livshits et al. 1979), Central Europe: Hungary (Nemestothy & Mahunka 1981), Northwestern Iran: East Azerbaijan province (new record).	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
03A64632FFC83A75FF35EA81043EFCE1.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis. Females of the species are similar to N. (O.) auritus (Mahunka, 1971) in having dorsal opisthosomal setae h longer than 0.5 x f, lacking spine-like seta pl ” from Ta II, and having four setiform setae on Ta III. However it differs from the latter by (1) setae c 1 longer than half the distance between bases of c 1 and c 2 (vs. c 1 shorter than half the distance between bases of c 1 and c 2) (2) setae 1 a about as long as the distance between their bases (vs. setae 1 a over twice shorter than distance between their bases), (3) setae 3 b as long as 0.3 x the distance between their bases (vs. setae 3 b shorter than 0.25 x the distance between their bases).	en	Gheblealivand, Saeide S., Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Manzari, Shahab, Vahed, Mohammad Moghadam, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2016): A new species and new records of the genus Neotarsonemoides Kaliszewski, 1984 (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from East Azerbaijan province, Northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4184 (1): 63-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.4
