taxonID	type	description	language	source
038A87A9FFAAFFFFE107FC9CFD8B3D5C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: IR 35 Isfahan Province, Kuhrang river between Komitak and Ghale Shahrokh, approximately 2100 m asl., 02.08.2003, leg. Pesic (1 / 0 / 0). Remarks: The presence of this species in interstitial habitats was probably accidental. Distribution: Iran.	en	Pesic, Vladimir, Saboori, Alireza, Asadi, Mahdieh, Vafaei, Reza (2005): Water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from interstitial waters of Iran, with the description of one new species. Zootaxa 1030 (1): 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1030.1.2, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1030.1.2
038A87A9FFAAFFFFE107FB1CFD563C8C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: IR 52 Markazi Province, Pole Doab stream 15 km after Shahzand city, approximately 1780 m asl., 21.07.2003, leg. Pesic (0 / 1 / 0); IR 24 Kerman Province, stream in Simk village (30 ° 30 ' N 57 ° 12 ' E), 2370 m asl., 27.07.2003, leg. Pesic (0 / 0 / 1). Remarks: Members of this surface­living species were occasionally collected in hyporheic habitats. Distribution: Europe, Turkey, Iran.	en	Pesic, Vladimir, Saboori, Alireza, Asadi, Mahdieh, Vafaei, Reza (2005): Water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from interstitial waters of Iran, with the description of one new species. Zootaxa 1030 (1): 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1030.1.2, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1030.1.2
038A87A9FFAAFFFCE107F92CFD8B3864.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: IR 60 Markazi Province, Ghareh Chai stream 30 km after Tafresh city (ca. 33 ° 17 ' N 48 ° 26 ' E), approximately 1750 m asl., 24.08.2003, leg. Pesic (1 / 0 / 0). Remarks: This species was recently described from Iran and probably occurs only occasionally in the hyporheic habitat. Distribution: Iran.	en	Pesic, Vladimir, Saboori, Alireza, Asadi, Mahdieh, Vafaei, Reza (2005): Water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from interstitial waters of Iran, with the description of one new species. Zootaxa 1030 (1): 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1030.1.2, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1030.1.2
038A87A9FFA9FFFCE107F983FD403E59.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: IR 52 Markazi Province, Pole Doab stream 15 km after Shahzand city, approximately 1780 m asl., 21.07.2003, leg. Pesic (0 / 0 / 1). Remarks: This species is characteristic for temporary running waters (Gerecke 2003). Distribution: Mediterranean, Iran.	en	Pesic, Vladimir, Saboori, Alireza, Asadi, Mahdieh, Vafaei, Reza (2005): Water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from interstitial waters of Iran, with the description of one new species. Zootaxa 1030 (1): 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1030.1.2, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1030.1.2
038A87A9FFA9FFFCE107FB61FDD93C83.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: IR 24 Kerman Province, stream in Simk village (30 ° 30 ' N 57 ° 12 ' E), 2370 m asl., 27.07.2003, leg. Pesic (0 / 0 / 1). Remarks: This species inhabits superficial waters throughout the country (Pesic et al. 2004 b), and occurs only occasionally in the hyporheic habitat. Distribution: Palaearctic.	en	Pesic, Vladimir, Saboori, Alireza, Asadi, Mahdieh, Vafaei, Reza (2005): Water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from interstitial waters of Iran, with the description of one new species. Zootaxa 1030 (1): 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1030.1.2, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1030.1.2
038A87A9FFA9FFFCE107FD5BFDDB3D71.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: IR 24 Kerman Province, stream in Simk village (30 ° 30 ' N 57 ° 12 ' E), 2370 m asl., 27.07.2003, leg. Pesic (0 / 2 / 0). Remarks: The morphological features (Di Sabatino et al. 2003) of T. cf. jasminae and its relative abundance in interstitial waters (compared with abundance in Iranian superficial waters, see: Pesic et al. 2004 a) seem to indicate that the species is hyporheophilic. Distribution: Iran, Israel.	en	Pesic, Vladimir, Saboori, Alireza, Asadi, Mahdieh, Vafaei, Reza (2005): Water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from interstitial waters of Iran, with the description of one new species. Zootaxa 1030 (1): 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1030.1.2, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1030.1.2
038A87A9FFA9FFFCE107FE39FD8B3BCB.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: IR 24 Kerman Province, stream in Simk village (30 ° 30 ' N 57 ° 12 ' E), 2370 m asl., 27.07.2003, leg. Pesic (2 / 0 / 0). Remarks: This species is well distributed in superficial waters (Pesic et al. 2004 a). The presence of this species in interstitial habitats was probably accidental. Distribution: Iran.	en	Pesic, Vladimir, Saboori, Alireza, Asadi, Mahdieh, Vafaei, Reza (2005): Water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from interstitial waters of Iran, with the description of one new species. Zootaxa 1030 (1): 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1030.1.2, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1030.1.2
038A87A9FFA8FFFDE107FDD3FC693F29.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 – 6) Material examined: IR 24 Kerman Province, stream in Simk village (30 ° 30 ' N 57 ° 12 ' E), 2370 m asl., 27.07.2003, leg. Pesic (0 / 1 / 0). Description: Female: Idiosoma L / W 806 / 594; Dgl­ 3 not fused with postoc and D­ 1; coxal field L 285; Cx­ 3 W 362; Cx­ 1 + 2 mL 78; I­L­ 5 dL 169, H 35, dL / H ratio 4.83; S­ 1 L 62, L / W ratio 10.6, S­ 2 L 71, L / W ratio 13.7, distance between sword setae 3, L ratio S­ 1 / 2 0.87; I­L­ 6 L 146, H 28, dL / H ratio 5.2; L ratio I­L­ 5 / 6 1.16; genital field L / W 177 / 144, Ac­ 1 ­ 3 27, 24, 24; chelicera total L 291; palp total L 459, dL and relative L (in parentheses given as % of total length): P­ 1 34 (7), P­ 2 116 (25), P­ 3 109 (24), P­ 4 150 (33), P­ 5 50 (11); L ratio P­ 2 / 4 0.77. Discussion: The Iranian specimen shows a general conformity with Atractides denticulatus in the combination of a striated integument, presence of muscle attachment sclerites, sclerotized excretory pore, fused Vgl­ 1 / 2, similar morphology of I­L­ 5 and 6 (Fig. 3), IV­L­ 5 with a long, fine, distal hair (Fig. 6), and the shape of palp with denticulation on ventral surface of P­ 2 and P­ 3. However, clear morphological differences can be observed between specimens from Iran and Central Europe (Gerecke 2003). In the specimen from Simk a Dgl­ 3 is not fused with postoc and D­ 1 (Fig. 1), the gonopore is more elongated (Fig. 2), and the ventral surface of P­ 2 and P­ 3 has a weaker denticulation (Figs. 4, 5). Specimens described from Bulgaria (Petrova 1968), based on the shape and arrangement of dorsal sclerites (Dgl­ 3 not fused with postoc and D­ 1), more closely resemble the specimens from Iran than the orginal description. According to Gerecke (2003) future investigations on the geographical variation in A. denticulatus could prove that this taxon represents a species complex. This is the first record from Iran. Distribution: Central and south­east Europe, England, Iran.	en	Pesic, Vladimir, Saboori, Alireza, Asadi, Mahdieh, Vafaei, Reza (2005): Water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from interstitial waters of Iran, with the description of one new species. Zootaxa 1030 (1): 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1030.1.2, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1030.1.2
038A87A9FFA8FFFDE107FEB1FD8B3B73.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: IR 24 Kerman Province, stream in Simk village (30 ° 30 ' N 57 ° 12 ' E), 2370 m asl., 27.07.2003, leg. Pesic (0 / 1 / 0). Remarks: This species was recently described from Iran and probably occurs only occasionally in the hyporheic habitat. Distribution: Iran.	en	Pesic, Vladimir, Saboori, Alireza, Asadi, Mahdieh, Vafaei, Reza (2005): Water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from interstitial waters of Iran, with the description of one new species. Zootaxa 1030 (1): 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1030.1.2, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1030.1.2
038A87A9FFAFFFFBE107F94FFD40380C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: IR 52 Markazi Province, Pole Doab stream 15 km from Shahzand city, approximately 1780 m asl., 21.07.2003, leg. Pesic (2 / 0 / 0). Remarks: Hyporheobiontic species. This is the first record from Iran. Distribution: Mediterranean, Iran.	en	Pesic, Vladimir, Saboori, Alireza, Asadi, Mahdieh, Vafaei, Reza (2005): Water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from interstitial waters of Iran, with the description of one new species. Zootaxa 1030 (1): 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1030.1.2, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1030.1.2
038A87A9FFAEFFF8E107FE51FC3738D4.taxon	description	(Figs. 7 – 13) Type series: Holotype: male dissected and slide mounted in Hoyer's fluid; IR 48: Tehran Province, Elburs Mt., Shahrestanak River, approximately 2000 m asl., 18.08.2003, leg. Pesic & Saboori. Diagnosis. Male (female unknown): ventral margin of IV­L­ 4 with two long setae; setae at the ventral margin of IV­L­ 5 distant, a thickened, wavy­proximal seta orginating on a ventroproximal projection of IV­L­ 5, the distal sword­shaped seta exceeding distal margin of IV­L­ 5; ventral side of I­L­ 5 with one seta. Description: Male: Dorsal and ventral shields present; dorsal shield bearing nine pairs of glandularia (Fig. 7); dorsal shield L 335, W 195; ventral shield (Fig. 8) L 373, W 241; extensions at insertions of the fourth legs pointed, extending laterally to the body proper; two rows of acetabula extending along sides of body from gonopore; excretory pore located near posterior end of dorsal shield slightly anterior to the gonopore; gnathosoma L 86; palp (Fig. 9 ­ 10): total L 225, dL and relative L (in parentheses given as % of total length): P­ 1 19 (8.4), P­ 2 62 (27.6), P­ 3 32 (14.2), P­ 4 75 (33.3), P­ 5 37 (16.4); ventral side of P­ 2 with one large tubercle, and three or four smaller tubercles which are more anteriorly placed; dorsal lengths (segments 1 ­ 6 IV­L): 94, 96, 69, 107, 84, 93; ventral margin of IV­L­ 4 with two long setae; IV­L­ 5 with particular modifications in shape and setation as depicted in the figures 11 ­ 12 and described in the diagnosis, the proximal seta, L / W 58 / 21, the distal seta, L / W 52 / 10; ventral side of I­L­ 5 with one sword like seta (Fig. 13). Female: unknown. Discussion: Kongsbergia persica sp. nov. seems very closely related to K. ruttneri Walter, 1930, and K. d­motasi Motas, Tanasachi & Orghidan, 1958. Kongsbergia persica sp. nov. can easily be distingushed from both of these species by the presence of a more elongated wavy­proximal seta at the ventral margin of IV­L­ 5 (more roundish in K. ruttneri (see: Walter 1930; Motas et al. 1947; Schwoerbel 1962); club­shaped and shorter in K. d­motasi (see: Motas et al. 1958). Further differences are found in a shorter sword­shaped seta at the ventral margin of IV­L­ 5 (not exceeding distal margins of IV­L­ 5) and presence of two setae at the ventral margin of I­L­ 5 in K. ruttneri (see: Schwoerbel 1962); ventral margin of IV­L­ 5 with proximal and distal setae close to each other and a much larger palp (palp total L 328) in K. d­motasi (measurement in parentheses, from Motas et al. 1958). Etymology: The species is named for its occurrence in Iran (Persia). Biology: As suggested by the single known record, K. persica sp. nov. is probably a hyporheobiontic species. Distribution: Iran, only known from the locus typicus.	en	Pesic, Vladimir, Saboori, Alireza, Asadi, Mahdieh, Vafaei, Reza (2005): Water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from interstitial waters of Iran, with the description of one new species. Zootaxa 1030 (1): 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1030.1.2, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1030.1.2
038A87A9FFACFFF9E107FECCFEB93BDC.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: IR 32 Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari Province, Mian Rudan stream near Mian Rudan (between Chelgerd and Dimeh), approximately 2100 m asl., 01.08.2003, leg. Pesic (0 / 9 / 1). Remarks: Hyporheobiontic species. This is the first record from Iran. Distribution: Central Europe, Spain, French Pyrenees, Italy (Sardinia, Sicily), Balkan, Iran.	en	Pesic, Vladimir, Saboori, Alireza, Asadi, Mahdieh, Vafaei, Reza (2005): Water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from interstitial waters of Iran, with the description of one new species. Zootaxa 1030 (1): 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1030.1.2, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1030.1.2
038A87A9FFACFFF9E107FB74FEB93FA4.taxon	description	(Figs. 14 – 16) Material examined: IR 52 Markazi Province, Pole Doab stream 15 km after Shahzand city, 21.07.2003, leg. Pesic (0 / 0 / 2). Remarks: The Iranian deutonymphs show a general conformity with the Central European specimens (K. Viets 1955). Differences are found in the shape of posterior margin of Cx­ 1 + 2 which is more rounded in our specimens (Fig. 14), while it is more pointed in specimens from Central Europe. However, the attribution of the Iranian populations to the species should be verified by studies on adult specimens. Figures 14 ­ 16 show some morphological details of the deutonymph from Markazi Province which represent the first record of the species in the study area. Distribution: England, Ireland, S France, Central and south­east Europe, Italy, Balkan, Iran.	en	Pesic, Vladimir, Saboori, Alireza, Asadi, Mahdieh, Vafaei, Reza (2005): Water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from interstitial waters of Iran, with the description of one new species. Zootaxa 1030 (1): 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1030.1.2, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1030.1.2
038A87A9FFACFFF9E107FC9CFCEF3D64.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: IR 24 Kerman Province, stream in Simk village (30 ° 30 ' N 57 ° 12 ' E), 2370 m asl., 27.07.2003, leg. Pesic (0 / 0 / 1); IR 48 Tehran Province, Elbrus Mt., Shahrestanak River, approximately 2000 m asl., 18.08.2003, leg. Pesic & Saboori (1 / 0 / 0). Remarks: Hyporheobiontic species. This is the first record from Iran. Distribution: Europe except Scandinavien, Iran.	en	Pesic, Vladimir, Saboori, Alireza, Asadi, Mahdieh, Vafaei, Reza (2005): Water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from interstitial waters of Iran, with the description of one new species. Zootaxa 1030 (1): 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1030.1.2, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1030.1.2
