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03984C68BB53F576E8A1FC64BF9F920E.text	03984C68BB53F576E8A1FC64BF9F920E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pavania Lombardini 1949	<div><p>Genus Pavania Lombardini, 1949</p><p>Type species: Pavania fusiformis Lombardini, 1949, by original designation</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03984C68BB53F576E8A1FC64BF9F920E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobhi, Mohammad;Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza;Mortazavi, Azim	Sobhi, Mohammad, Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza, Mortazavi, Azim (2017): New species and records of heterostigmatic mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Heterostigmata) phoretic on scarabaeid dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4276 (3): 427-434, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4276.3.7
03984C68BB53F573E8A1FB91BF0F9227.text	03984C68BB53F573E8A1FB91BF0F9227.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pavania khiavensis Sobhi & Hajiqanbar 2017	<div><p>Pavania khiavensis Sobhi &amp; Hajiqanbar sp. nov.</p><p>(Figs. 1, 2)</p><p>Description. FEMALE (n=5 measured). Length of idiosoma 122 (112–121), width 83 (69–83). Gnathosoma (Figs. 1 A, B): length of gnathosoma 27 (27–32), width 23 (23–29). Gnathosomal capsule rounded, subquadrangular in dorsal aspect, slightly longer than wide; cheliceral setae ch 1 15 (15–19) and ch 2 8 (9–13) distinctly barbed, ch 1 blunt-ended. Dorsomedian apodeme well developed. Cheliceral stylets 9 (11–11) long, curved and hooked. Subcapitulum with subcapitular setae su 7 (6–10) smooth, located on posterior half. Pharynx invisible. Palpi conspicuous, exceeding apex of gnathosomal capsule, femorogenu with smooth and pointed setae dGe 5 (5–7) and dFe 4 (4–5), tibiotarsus with two solenidia, outer one longer than inner; minute palpcoxal setae pp inserted near to articulation of each palp with gnathosomal capsule.</p><p>Idiosomal dorsum (Fig. 1 A): Ovoid in shape. All dorsal shields ornamented with sparse and fairly deep dimples. Posterior margins of dorsal shields without projections, only slightly undulate. Dorsal idiosomal setae barbed and distinctly blunt-ended except setae v 2 which is needle like, sc 2 which is attenuated and h 2 indistinctly barbed in distal half. Prodorsal shield subrectangular, its anterior margin almost curve and posterior margin straight, with setae v 1 15 (16‒16), v 2 5 (5‒7), sc 2 37 (37‒42), trichobothria (sc 1) present, broken in holotype and paratypes, setae v 1 shorter than distance between their bases, v 2 short and located posterolaterally to v 1. Median shield of tergite C with setae c 1 19 (18‒19) and each lateral shield with seta c 2 22 (22‒23), c 1 approximately 0.8 times longer than c 2. Tergite D with setae d 19 (19‒20) and cupuli ia situated posterior to seta d, seta d and c 1 subequal. Tergite EF with setae e 15 (14‒16), f 19 (18‒19) and 1 pair of cupuli im placed closer to setae e on its inner posterolateral side (not visible in holotype), setae f longer than e. Tergite H with setae h 1 13 (12‒13) and h 2 51 (49‒55), seta h 2 almost 4 times longer than h 1. Distances between dorsal idiosomal setae: v 1– v 1 21 (21‒24), v 2– v 2 28 (28‒33), v 1– v 2 5 (5‒6), sc 2– sc 2 29 (28‒32), c 1– c 1 20 (21‒23), d–d 38 (37‒41), e–e 39 (35‒41), f–f 27 (26‒30), e–f 10 (9‒11), h 1– h 1 11 (9‒10), h 2– h 2 20 (18‒23), h 1– h 2 7 (3‒7).</p><p>Idiosomal venter (Fig. 1 B). Ventral apodemes well developed; apodemes 1 joined with prosternal apodeme; apodemes 2 not reaching to prosternal apodeme; both apodemes 3 and 4 not joined to reduced poststernal apodeme. Coxal field I with setae 1 a 6 (6‒8), 1 b 6 (6‒8), 1 c 6 (6‒8), smooth and needle-like, all these three setae subequal in length. Dorsolateral margins of coxal fields I with spine-like process. Coxal field II with setae 2 a 11 (10‒13), 2 b 6 (5‒7), 2 c 9 (8‒10), setae 2 a almost two times longer than 2 b, setae 2 a smooth and 2 c distinctly barbed. Coxal field III with subequal setae 3 a 8 (8‒10), 3 b 8 (8‒10), 3 c 9 (7‒11), setae 3 c indistinctly barbed. Coxal field IV with setae 4 a 8 (8‒9), 4 b 9 (9‒9), 4 c 8 (7‒8), setae 4 b longer than 4 a and 4 c, smooth and needle-like. Genital plate with setae g 1 3 (4‒4), g 2 3 (3‒4) short, subequal and needle-like. Aggenital plates with weakly barbed seta ag 8 (6‒7) and one small porous area each; pseudanal plate with setae ps 6 (7‒8) indistinctly barbed and blunt-ended.</p><p>Legs (Fig. 2): Leg I (Fig. 2 A). Thicker than other legs. setal formula: 4‒2‒6(2)‒11(2). Tarsus with 4 slightly blunt-ended eupathidial setae p’, p”, ft’ and ft”, rest of setae on leg I seta-like and pointed; seta tc’ subequal with tc” and more than two times longer than pl’; solenidion ω1 7 (7‒7) prominent and finger shaped; solenidion ω2 2 (2‒3) somewhat clavate. Tibia with eupathidion k stiff and blunt-ended; solenidion ϕ1 6 (6‒7) finger shaped and longer than ϕ2 3 (3-4) somewhat clavate. Seta d indistinctly barbed and two times as long as femoral seta l”, seta l” distinctly barbed. Trochanter with two spine-like processes. Leg II (Fig. 2 B). Setal formula: 2‒1‒4(1)‒6(1). Most setae of leg smooth, attenuated and pointed except setae d and v” Ti, l’ Ge and d and v” Fe which are indistinctly barbed; seta pl” shortest on tarsus, solenidion ω 4 (4–4) finger shape; solenidion ϕ 3 (3–3) similar to w; seta l’ on genu blunt-ended and longer than setae d and v” on femur, femoral seta v” blunt ended. Trochanter with two short spine-like processes near each other. Leg III (Fig. 2 C). Setal formula: 1‒1‒4‒5. Most setae of leg weakly barbed, and pointed except setae v’ Ge and d Fe which are blunt-ended; on the tarsus seta tc’ longer than its segment length; seta d of femur shorter than seta v’ of the genu. Leg IV (Fig. 2 D). Setal formula: 1‒1‒4‒5. Setae of leg weakly barbed pointed, except seta d Fe which is blunt-ended; on tarsus seta pl” subequal with seta pv’ and longer than its segment length; on tibia, seta l’ longer than d; seta v’ of genu longer than seta d on the femur.</p><p>MALE unknown.</p><p>Type material. Female holotype (slide MS 14052016 -pk1) and 12 paratypes, IRAN, Ardabil Province, forest park in vicinity of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=47.41&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.23" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 47.41/lat 38.23)">Meshgin-shahr</a>, 38.23°N, 47.41°E, under the metanotum of Euoniticellus fulvus (Goeze) ( Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) collected in dung pads of cow, 14 May 2016, coll. M. Sobhi. Other material. About 40 specimens, same data as holotype, stored in ethanol.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the ancient name of Meshgins-hahr in Ardabil province, northwestern Iran.</p><p>Differential diagnosis. The new species is similar to three species of the fusiformis species group: P. tadjikistanika Sevastianov, 1980; P. kamalii Hajiqanbar and Khaustov, 2010; and P. fusiformis Lombardini, 1949, by sharing the presence of trichobothria and setae h 2 four to five times longer than h 1. This new species differs from P. tadjikistanika by the following characters: setae f less than 1.5 times longer than e; and setae e and h 1 subequal and setae on coxal fields II not subequal (setae e and f subequal, setae e longer than h 1 and setae on coxal fields II subequal in P. tadjikistanika). The new species differs from P. kamalii by having setae c 1 shorter than c 2, and setae d and f subequal and slightly longer than e (setae c 1 longer than c 2, setae f 1.5 times longer than d and more than two times longer than e in P. kamalii). It also differs from P. fusiformis by having barbed dorsal idiosomal setae except v 2 and sc 2, and setae f slightly longer than e (all dorsal idiosomal setae weakly barbed and setae f more than two times longer than e).</p><p>Remarks. The scarabaeid genus Euoniticellus Janssens, 1953 belongs to the tribe Oniticellini ( Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) and is one of the dung beetles that buries dung at the ends of tunnels created beneath a dropping, where it is used as adult and larval food (Philips, 2016).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03984C68BB53F573E8A1FB91BF0F9227	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobhi, Mohammad;Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza;Mortazavi, Azim	Sobhi, Mohammad, Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza, Mortazavi, Azim (2017): New species and records of heterostigmatic mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Heterostigmata) phoretic on scarabaeid dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4276 (3): 427-434, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4276.3.7
03984C68BB56F573E8A1FBBCBE6E9066.text	03984C68BB56F573E8A1FBBCBE6E9066.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pavania gymnopleuri Hajiqanbar & Khaustov 2010	<div><p>Pavania gymnopleuri Hajiqanbar &amp; Khaustov, 2010</p><p>This species was described from northeastern Iran, Razawi Khorasan province, phoretic on Gymnopleurus mopsus persianus Reitter ( Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) (Hajiqanbar &amp; Khaustov 2010). Badoodam (2014) reported it from northern Iran, Golestane province, phoretic on Onthophagus sp. and Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas (Col.: Scarabaeidae).</p><p>Material examined. One colony including more than 50 females, Iran, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=47.59&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.41" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 47.59/lat 38.41)">Northwestern Iran</a>, Ardabil province, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=47.59&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.41" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 47.59/lat 38.41)">Meshgin-shahr</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=47.59&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.41" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 47.59/lat 38.41)">Garachi Olia village</a>, 38.41°N, 47.59°E, under the metanotum of Gymnopleurus flagellates (Fabricius) ( Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) collected in dung pads of cow, 22 April 2016, coll. M. Sobhi.</p><p>Remarks. Association between this mite and beetles Gymnopleurus flagellates is new.</p><p>Currently, of 21 species of the genus Pavania, 10 species are phoretic on the scarabaeid beetle genera Gymnopleurus, Onthophagus, Copris, Scarabaeus and Euoniticellus (Cross 1965; Sevastianov 1980; Hajiqanbar &amp; Khaustov 2010; Rahiminejad et al. 2011; Loghmani et al. 2013; Bahramian et al. 2015; current study). These mites can be identified using the following key.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03984C68BB56F573E8A1FBBCBE6E9066	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobhi, Mohammad;Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza;Mortazavi, Azim	Sobhi, Mohammad, Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza, Mortazavi, Azim (2017): New species and records of heterostigmatic mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Heterostigmata) phoretic on scarabaeid dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4276 (3): 427-434, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4276.3.7
03984C68BB56F572E8A1F97BB99A9503.text	03984C68BB56F572E8A1F97BB99A9503.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pavania Lombardini 1949	<div><p>Key to world species of the genus Pavania associated with beetles of the family Scarabaeidae</p><p>1. Prodorsum with three pairs of setae (sc 1 absent)...................................... ( gymnopleuri species group) 2</p><p>- Prodorsum with four pairs of setae (including sc 1)............................................................ 4</p><p>2. Setae v 1 longer than distance between their bases; setae e longer than f; setae h 2 15 times longer than h 1 (Iran, phoretic on Gym- nopleurus mopsus persianus Reitter).................................. P. gymnopleuri Hajiqanbar &amp; Khaustov, 2010</p><p>- Setae v 1 shorter than distance between their bases; setae e never longer than f; setae h 2 at most seven times longer than h 1 … 3</p><p>3. Genu I with one seta (v'); dorsal idiosomal setae smooth; setae c 1 longer than c 2; setae c 1 and d pointed (Iran, phoretic on G. mopsus persianus)................................................ P. sabzevarensis Hajiqanbar &amp; Khaustov, 2010</p><p>- Genu I with two setae (v', l'); dorsal idiosomal setae weakly barbed; setae c 2 longer than c 1; setae c 1 and d distinctly blunt-ended</p><p>(Iran, phoretic on Onthophagus gibbosus gibbosus (Scriba), O. taurus (Schreber) and O. amyntas alces (Fabricius)) ......................................................................... P. onthophagi Hajiqanbar &amp; Khaustov, 2010 4. Setae sc 1 seta-like (Iran, phoretic on O. vitulus Fabricius)................................................................................................... ( setiformis species group), P. setiformis Loghmani &amp; Hajiqanbar, 2013</p><p>- Setae sc 1 as capitate trichobothria....................................................( fusiformis species group) 5</p><p>5. Some setae on tarsi I (pv’, pv”, u’, u”) and II (pv’, pv”, u’, tc”) modified, lanceolate (Iran, phoretic on Scarabaeus pius (Illiger)) .......................................................... P. lanceolata Bahramian &amp; Hajiqanbar, 2015</p><p>- Setae on tarsi I-II not modified, seta-like................................................................... 6</p><p>6. Setae h 2 less than three times longer than h 1; setae h 1 longer than e (Ukraine, Slovakia, phoretic on Copris lunaris L.)..................................................................................... P. riparia Sevastianov, 1980</p><p>- Setae h 2 four to five times longer than h 1; setae h 1 shorter than or subequal to e ..................................... 7</p><p>7. Setae e as long as f; setae on epimeres II subequal (Tajikistan, phoretic on Onthophagus sp.).................................................................................................... P. tadjikistanica Sevastianov, 1980</p><p>- Setae f longer than e; setae on epimeres II not subequal........................................................ 8</p><p>8. Setae f slightly (at most 1.35 times) longer than e; distance d -d twice as long as setae d (Iran, phoretic on Euoniticellus fulvus (Goeze)) ............................................................ P. khiavensis Sobhi &amp; Hajiqanbar sp. nov.</p><p>- Setae f at least twice longer than e; distance d -d distinctly more than two times longer than setae d ..................... 9</p><p>9. Setae c 2 longer than c 1; setae sc 2 more than two times longer than c 1 (Italy, phoretic on Scarabaeus sacer L.).......................................................................................... P. fusiformis Lombardini, 1949</p><p>- Setae c 1 longer than c 2; setae sc 2 less than two times longer than c 1 (Iran, phoretic on Scarabaeus spp.)....................................................................................... P. kamalii Hajiqanbar &amp; Khaustov, 2010</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03984C68BB56F572E8A1F97BB99A9503	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobhi, Mohammad;Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza;Mortazavi, Azim	Sobhi, Mohammad, Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza, Mortazavi, Azim (2017): New species and records of heterostigmatic mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Heterostigmata) phoretic on scarabaeid dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4276 (3): 427-434, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4276.3.7
03984C68BB57F572E8A1F94FB80F90E2.text	03984C68BB57F572E8A1F94FB80F90E2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudopygmephorellus Khaustov 2008	<div><p>Genus Pseudopygmephorellus Khaustov, 2008</p><p>Type species: Pseudopygmephorellus reductus Khaustov, 2008, by original designation</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03984C68BB57F572E8A1F94FB80F90E2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobhi, Mohammad;Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza;Mortazavi, Azim	Sobhi, Mohammad, Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza, Mortazavi, Azim (2017): New species and records of heterostigmatic mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Heterostigmata) phoretic on scarabaeid dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4276 (3): 427-434, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4276.3.7
03984C68BB57F572E8A1FB82BCE393EB.text	03984C68BB57F572E8A1FB82BCE393EB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Troxodania decumanus (Krczal 1959) Krczal 1959	<div><p>Troxodania decumanus (Krczal, 1959)</p><p>This species was described from Germany from a rotten stump of pine (Krczal 1959). Mašan (1993) reported it from Slovakia phoretic on Trox sabulosus Linnaeus ( Coleoptera: Trogidae). It was also recorded from Russia phoretic on Trox cadaverinus Illiger (Khaustov &amp; Trach 2014) .</p><p>Material examined. Five females, Iran, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=47.35&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.21" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 47.35/lat 38.21)">Northwestern Iran</a>, Ardabil province, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=47.35&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.21" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 47.35/lat 38.21)">Meshgin-shahr</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=47.35&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.21" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 47.35/lat 38.21)">Ahmad Abad village</a>, 38.21°N, 47.35°E, phoretic on Onthophagus furcatus Fabricius ( Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) collected in dung pads of cow, 17 May 2016, coll. M. Sobhi.</p><p>Remarks. The genus Troxodania is a new record for the fauna of western Asia. Most mites of the genus Troxodania have been recorded from different trogid beetles ( Coleoptera: Trogidae) (Khaustov &amp; Trach 2014). Therefore, the association between this genus of mites and beetles of the family Scarabaeidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) is new.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03984C68BB57F572E8A1FB82BCE393EB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobhi, Mohammad;Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza;Mortazavi, Azim	Sobhi, Mohammad, Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza, Mortazavi, Azim (2017): New species and records of heterostigmatic mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Heterostigmata) phoretic on scarabaeid dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4276 (3): 427-434, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4276.3.7
03984C68BB57F572E8A1FC55BFAE95FF.text	03984C68BB57F572E8A1FC55BFAE95FF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Troxodania Khaustov & Trach 2013	<div><p>Genus Troxodania Khaustov &amp; Trach, 2013</p><p>Type species: Pygmephorus decumanus Krczal, 1959, by original designation</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03984C68BB57F572E8A1FC55BFAE95FF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobhi, Mohammad;Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza;Mortazavi, Azim	Sobhi, Mohammad, Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza, Mortazavi, Azim (2017): New species and records of heterostigmatic mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Heterostigmata) phoretic on scarabaeid dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4276 (3): 427-434, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4276.3.7
03984C68BB57F571E8A1F8FDBEA49411.text	03984C68BB57F571E8A1F8FDBEA49411.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudopygmephorellus szekessyi (Mahunka 1970) Mahunka 1970	<div><p>Pseudopygmephorellus szekessyi (Mahunka, 1970)</p><p>This species was described from Hungary from litter in the nest of Microtus Schrank ( Rodentia: Cricetidae) (Mahunka 1970). Kaluz (1992) reported it from Norway as phoretic on Geotrupes vernalis (Linnaeus) ( Coleoptera: Geotrupidae). This species has a wider distribution and until now, it has been found several times from the Palaearctic (including Iran) and Nearctic regions in association with geotrupid and trogid beetles (Mahunka 1970; Kaluz 1992; Mašan 1993; Khaustov 2008; Philips 2009; Katlav et al. 2015b).</p><p>Material examined. One female, Iran, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=47.41&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.23" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 47.41/lat 38.23)">Northwestern Iran</a>, Ardabil province, forest park, vicinity of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=47.41&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.23" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 47.41/lat 38.23)">Meshginshahr</a>, 38.23°N, 47.41°E, phoretic on Aphodius vittatus Say ( Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) collected in dung pads of cow, 14 May 2016, coll. M. Sobhi.</p><p>Remarks. This species was transferred by Khaustov (2008b) from the genus Pygmephorellus to the genus Pseudopygmephorellus . The genus Pseudopygmephorellus includes six species among which only two species are associated with scarabaeid beetles as follows: P. mazandaranicus Katlav &amp; Hajiqanbar, 2015 phoretic on three different scarabaeid dung beetles, Onthophagus sp., Aphodius depressus (Kugelann) and A. varians Duftschmid (Katlav et al. 2015b); and P. szekessyi phoretic on Aphodius vittatus (current study). The association between the mite P. szekessyi and beetles A. vittatus is new.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03984C68BB57F571E8A1F8FDBEA49411	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobhi, Mohammad;Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza;Mortazavi, Azim	Sobhi, Mohammad, Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza, Mortazavi, Azim (2017): New species and records of heterostigmatic mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Heterostigmata) phoretic on scarabaeid dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from northwestern Iran. Zootaxa 4276 (3): 427-434, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4276.3.7
