The false spider mites of the genera Aegyptobia Sayed and Phytoptipalpus Trägårdh (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from Iran Author Khanjani, Masoumeh Author Khanjani, Mohammad Author Seeman, Owen D. text Zootaxa 2012 3295 30 58 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.213769 1951d001-e38b-4db5-ba94-ec3e417cbc94 1175-5326 213769 Key to species of Aegyptobia and Phytoptipalpus in Iran (females) 1. Anal plates with two ps setae............................................................. Phytoptipalpus … 2 - Anal plates with three ps setae............................................................... Aegyptobia ... 3 2. Palp tarsus with one solenidion and two eupathidia...................................... P. kurdistaniensis sp. nov. - Palp tarsus with one solenidion and one eupathidion..................................... P. salicicola (Al-Gboory) 3. Tarsal claws pad-like.............................................................. A. macswaini group … 4 - Tarsal claws uncinate................................................................ A. tragardhi group … 6 4. All dorsal body spatulate, femora I–III and genu I–II each with one spatulate seta..................... A. bromi sp. nov - All dorsal body setiform, femora I–III with setiform setae only................................................. 5 5. Anterior margin of prodorsum rounded, hysterosoma divided medially by transverse striae and with reticulations caudally.......................................................................................... A. glyptus Sayed - Anterior margin of prodorsum with projections, hysterosoma without transverse striae medially.............................................................................................. A. persicae Khosrowshahi and Arbabi 6. Propodosomal setae broadly lanceolate to spatulate............................ A. beglarovi Livschitz and Mitrofanov - Propodosomal setae setiform or narrowly lanceolate.......................................................... 7 7. Genu I–II each with 1 seta................................................................ A. tragardhi Sayed - Genu I–II each with 3 setae............................................................................ 8 8. Dorsal setae short, v2 one third v2–v2 distance, setae 3a (17) and 4a (14), hysterosoma with longitudinal broken striae............................................................................................. A. nazarii sp. nov. - Dorsal setae longer, v2 about half of distance v2–v2 , setae 3a (65) and 4a (64), hysterosoma reticulate...................................................................................... A. iraniensis Khanjani, Gotoh and Barimani