A new mite species of Pseudoleptus Bruyant (Tenuipalpidae), and two new records (Tetranychidae, Linotetranidae) reported from the Caspian Sea coasts in Iran Author Mahdavi, Sayed Mosayeb 0000-0003-0439-8813 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran mahdavi. mosayeb @ outlook. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 0439 - 8813 mahdavi.mosayeb@outlook.com Author Kazemi, Shahrooz Department of Biodiversity, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran & Acarology Laboratory, Ecology Evolution and Organismal Biology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America Author Mohammad-Doustaresharaf, Mojtaba 0000-0001-9323-2668 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran mojtaba. doostar @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9323 - 2668 mojtaba.doostar@gmail.com Author Asadi, Mahdieh 0000-0003-0439-8813 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran mahdavi. mosayeb @ outlook. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 0439 - 8813 mahdavi.mosayeb@outlook.com text Zootaxa 2023 2023-10-27 5360 3 419 428 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5360.3.5/52125 journal article 276113 10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.5 11c50e4c-155a-4ea9-85e6-80773ea926bd 1175-5326 72A83B11-CE4C-4BD1-BC14-D3A83EC88DF6 Linotetranus sibiriensis Khaustov & Khaustov, 2023 L. sibiriensis Khaustov & Khaustov, 2023 , 68. Russia , ex. soil in the steppe. Material examined. Four females were collected from sand and grit near the Caspian Sea coast, Astara , Gilan Province , Iran , 38° 26’ 1” N, 48° 52’ 53” E, 22 April 2021 , coll. M.M. Khanzadeh. Type depository. Three females deposited at SBUK-No. Lin 2, one female deposited at JAZM . Note. This is the second report of L. sibiriensis for the world and the first report from Iran . The original description and the Iranian specimens have no distinct structural differences except the length of the dorsal setae as follows (Iranian specimens vs. original description in Khaustov & Khaustov 2023 ): v 1 19–20 vs. 20–25 (22), v 2 33–36 vs. 43–46 (44), sc 1 73–76 vs. 73–83 (80), sc 2 84–92 vs . 88–95 (93), c 1 16–19 vs . 23–28 (23), c 2 28–31 vs . 35–48 (44), c 3 78–81 vs . 76–94 (94), c 4 75–85 vs . 80–89 (87), d 1 16–18 vs . 20–24 (20), d 2 24–25 vs . 32–41 (32), d 3 77–79 vs . 72–79 (78), e 1 10 –14 vs . 10–14 (13), e 2 22 –30 vs . 34–45 (37), e 3 60 –66 vs . 58–68 (64), e 4 29 –33 vs . 33–43 (40), f 1 16–17 vs . 15–18 (16), f 2 26–27 vs . 24–25 (24), f 3 140–152 vs . 119–121 (120), h 1 27–33 vs . 29–33 (33), h 2 126–135 vs . 126–135 (135), h 3 65–69 vs . 61–66 (65), h 4 33–36 vs . 30–34 (34) Therefore, we decided to consider the Iranian specimens conspecific of L. sibiriensis . Previously, four species of Linotetranus have been recorded from Iran : L. niknami Bagheri & Haddad, 2008 ; L. astragalusi Khanjani et al . 2011 ; L. iraniensis Khanjani et al . 2011 ; L. eghbaliani Khanjani et al . 2012 ( Bagheri et al. 2008 ; Khanjani et al. 2011 , 2012).