Water mites of the genus Torrenticola Piersig, 1896 (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Torrenticolidae) from Iran, with description of two new species Author Pesic, Vladimir Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Crna Gora, Cetinjski put b. b., 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro, Serbia and Montenegro. E-mail: pesicv @ cg. yu Author Saboori, Alireza Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran. Author Asadi, Mahdieh Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran. Author Vafaei, Reza Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran Author Sanatgar, Elham Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran text Zootaxa 2006 2006-02-23 1133 1 45 59 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1133.1.3 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.1133.1.3 1175­5334 5057890 874BDCF5-056E-4512-8A11-6546DF6B26AC Torrenticola barsica ( Szalay, 1933 ) Material examined : IR8 Mazandaran Province , the hygropetric stream near Ramsar (on Javaher deh road, ca. 36° 57’N 49° 49’E ), 24ºC, 19.07.2003 , leg. Pesic , Asadi , Saboori & Akrami (6/2/0) ; IR11 Mazandaran Province , Ramsar , Safa stream near Gavramak village (ca. 37°14’N 49°9’E ), 22ºC, 19.07.2003 , leg. Pesic , Asadi , Saboori & Akrami (12/20/0) ; IR47 Tehran Province, Elburs Mt. , Sijan stream in Sijan village (under Dareh Bridge , ca. 35°55’17N 51°8’54E ), 14.08.2003 , leg. Pesic & Saboori (29/26/0) ; IR64 Northern Khorrasan Province , Gojki road to Kalat (ca. 94 km to Kalat , 59º45´E 36º35´N ), stream, ca. 1400 m asl ., 05.06.2005 , leg. Pesic & Saboori (1/7/0). Remarks : The population from northern side of Elburs Mountain (IR8 Ramsar area) differs from the population from southern side (IR47 Charan stream) in the low P­2/P­4 ratio (1.0–1.06 vs. 1.06–1.10), slightly minor idiosoma dimensions and a slightly longer palp (314–332 vs. 296–312). These differences may suggest that there is some degree of genetic isolation between these populations. Distribution : E Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey , Iran (new for Iran ).