A new species and new record of Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Iran Author Khalesi, Talat Department of Biodiversity, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Author Kazemi, Shahrooz Department of Biodiversity, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, text Acarologia 2018 2018-06-01 58 3 628 639 http://dx.doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20184259 journal article 10.24349/acarologia/20184259 2107-7207 5390763 8859D5BD-AD38-4CCC-9194-1C78931F6D36 Gaeolaelaps schusteri ( Hirschmann, 1966 ) Hypoaspis schusteri Hirschmann, 1966: 26 . Hypoaspis schusteri Costa , 1974: 221 . Gaeolaelaps schusteri Beaulieu, 2009: 36 ; Kazemi et al ., 2014: 504 ; Trach, 2016: 10 . Note — In a survey on the mesostigmatic mite fauna of Mangrove forests in Qeshm region, northern of the Persian Gulf, some specimens of G. schusteri ( Hirschmann, 1966 ) were collected and identified. This represents the first report of the species from Iran . Material examined — Seven females, two males , two deutonymphs and two protonymphs, Southeastern Iran , northern of the Persian Gulf , Hormozgan Province , Qeshm Region (26°52´3.6˝N; 55°35´0.6˝E), 4 May 2017 , collected in soil and crashed cockleshells, coll. S. Kazemi (deposited in ACICST ) ; one female with same data (deposited in JAMZ ) ; one female , one male , one deutonymph, Southeastern Iran , Hormozgan Province , northern of the Persian Gulf , Qeshm Region (26°55´27.54˝N; 55°43´42.9˝E), 29 Dec 2017 , collected in soil and crashed cockleshells, coll. S. Kazemi (deposited in ACICST ) .