TY - JOUR JF - Acarologia T1 - A new species of Cheyletus Latreille (Prostigmata: Cheyletidae) from Iran and a key to the Iranian species VL - 58 IS - 3 SP - 640 EP - 646 PY - 2018 SN - 0044-586X SN - 2107-7207 PB - Les Amis d'Acarologia AU - Salarzehi, Safoura AU - Hajizadeh, Jalil AU - Ueckermann, Edward A. UR - https://doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20184260 DO - 10.24349/acarologia/20184260 DA - 2018-06-01 ET - 2018-06-01 KW - Cheyletus KW - Cheyletidae KW - Iran KW - Guilan KW - key KW - new species KW - taxonomy AB - A new species, Cheyletus rashtiensis n. sp. (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Cheyletidae) is described on the basis of adult females from Rasht, Guilan Province, Northern Iran. The new species can be distinguished from other species by the following features: presence of hysterosomal shield with two pairs of dorsomedian setae d1 and e1, absence of setae d4, genua I without solenidion σ; setae d1 situated on anterior margin of hysterosomal shield; dorsomedian setae of hysterosomal shield flag-like; and tibial claw with 3 – 4 basal teeth. Additionally, a key to the Iranian species (females) of the genus Cheyletus Latreille is provided. ER -