taxonID	type	description	language	source
03F3837575512618FF5DF9D82D47FD2C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype ♀, Hamedan (34 º 45 ′ N, 48 º 31 ′ E and altitude 2015 m a. s. l), Hamedan Province, Iran, 20. viii. 2010, Masoumeh Khanjani, from soil under gum bushes, Astragalus gossypinus Fisch. (Fabaceae). Paratypes. 4 ♀♀ same data as holotype. The holotype and three paratypes are deposited in the mite collection of the Acarology Laboratory of the Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran; one paratype is deposited in the mite collection of ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Fayaz, Bahman Asali, Khanjani, Masoumeh (2011): Two new species of Linotetranus (Parasitiformes: Tetranychoidea: Linotetranidae) from Iran. Zootaxa 2834: 47-56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.207543
03F3837575512618FF5DF9D82D47FD2C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Prodorsal setae v 1 strongly ramose, coxisternal setae 2 a serrate; pseudanal setae ps 1 - 3 subequal in length.	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Fayaz, Bahman Asali, Khanjani, Masoumeh (2011): Two new species of Linotetranus (Parasitiformes: Tetranychoidea: Linotetranidae) from Iran. Zootaxa 2834: 47-56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.207543
03F3837575512618FF5DF9D82D47FD2C.taxon	description	Female (n = 5) Dorsum (Figs. 1, 2). Body measurements: total length 495 – 575 [530] (excluding gnathosoma 400 – 475 [450]); width 171 – 192 [177]. Distances between setae: sc 2 - sc 2 119 – 148 [134], c 3 - c 3 160 – 165 [153], c 4 - c 4 39 – 45 [42], d 3 - d 3 99 – 109 [105], v 1 - v 1 5 – 6 [6], v 1 - v 2 33 – 36 [35], v 2 - v 2 41 – 48 [42], v 2 - sc 1 35 – 40 [38], v 2 - sc 2 63 – 66 [64], sc 1 - sc 1 98 – 102 [101], c 1 - sc 1 95 – 115 [97], c 1 - c 1 62 – 71 [70], c 2 - c 2 113 – 120 [130], c 2 - c 3 22 – 30 [24], c 3 - c 3 160 – 165 [153], c 4 - c 4 125 – 135 [133], c 3 - c 4 39 – 45 [42], c 1 - d 1 90 – 107 [100], d 1 - d 1 19 – 25 [22], d 1 - d 2 30 – 38 [34], d 2 - d 2 77 – 93 [84], d 2 - d 3 6 – 11 [11], d 3 - d 3 98 – 109 [105], d 3 - e 3 40 – 47 [45], e 1 - d 1 50 – 61 [57], e 1 - e 1 23 – 33 [30], e 1 - e 2 30 – 35 [34], e 2 - e 2 95 – 92 [96], e 2 - e 3 5 – 9 [6], e 3 - e 3 103 – 106 [103], e 3 - e 4 15 – 20 [21], e 4 - e 4 95 – 100 [95], e 1 - f 1 37 – 45 [42], f 1 - f 1 43 – 44 [40], f 1 - f 2 10 – 13 [13], f 2 - f 2 60 – 63 [60], f 2 - f 3 5 – 8 [6], f 3 - f 3 74 – 76 [75], f 1 - h 1 33 – 37 [38], h 1 - h 1 12 – 18 [12], h 1 - h 2 6 – 8 [7], h 2 - h 2 21 – 23 [23], h 2 - h 3 4 – 5 [3], h 3 - h 3 28 – 31 [30], h 4 - h 4 45 – 48 [46]. Dorsal integument reticulate-areolate and posterior dorsal opisthosoma weakly striated. Dorsal idiosoma with 22 pairs of setae; all dorsal setae serrate; v 1 ramose with long branches (Fig. 2). Prodorsum with four pairs of setae: v 1 14 – 20 [20], v 2 60 – 84 [78], sc 1 101 – 110 [103], sc 2 103 – 128 [118]; hysterosoma with 18 pairs of setae: c 1 35 – 45 [45], c 2 96 – 115 [120], c 3 103 – 135 [124], c 4 120 – 132 [131], d 1 34 – 46 [36], d 2 91 – 115 [125], d 3 101 – 135 [125], e 1 15 – 18 [16], e 2 95 – 116 [104], e 3 105 – 120 [118], e 4 91 – 98 [96], f 1 20 – 25 [22], f 2 35 – 45 [45], f 3 175 – 201 [197], h 1 60 – 95 [74], h 2 185 – 215 [223], h 3 83 – 98 [80]; h 4 58 – 75 [75]; f 3 and h 2 is the longest seta; v 1 and e 1 is the shortest seta. Venter (Fig. 4). Ventral cuticle reticulate-areolate. Four pairs of intercoxal setae (1 a, 2 a, 3 a, 4 a) present; setae 1 a elongate; 2 a serrate; two pairs aggential setae (ag 1 – 2); genital shields with three pairs of setae (g 1 – 3); three pairs of pseudanal setae (ps 1 – 3). Measurements of setae: 1 a 93 – 110 [110], 2 a 85 – 103 [94], 3 a 44 – 50 [43], 4 a 37 – 46 [37], ag 1 36 – 46 [35, ag 2 22 – 31 [30], g 1 18 – 20 [19], g 2 11 – 13 [11], g 3 10 – 12 [13], ps 3 16 – 22 [19], ps 2 20 – 24 [22], ps 1 19 – 22 [19]. Distances between setae: 1 a - 1 a 24 – 26 [26], 1 a - 2 a 38 – 42 [41], 2 a - 2 a 80 – 85 [86], 2 a - 3 a 94 – 117 [104], 3 a - 3 a 60 – 64 [64], 3 a - 4 a 114 – 137 [127], 4 a - 4 a 21 – 24 [24], ag 1 - ag 1 31 – 33 [31], ag 2 - ag 2 30 – 46 [46], g 1 - g 1 12 – 18 [18], g 1 - g 2 5 – 12 [10], g 3 - g 3 10 – 21 [21], g 2 - g 3 3 – 5 [4], g 2 - g 2 19 – 28 [28], ps 1 - ps 1 32 – 33 [30], ps 2 - ps 2 37 – 44 [35], ps 3 - ps 3 32 – 39 [32], ps 1 - ps 2 5 – 6 [6], ps 3 - ps 2 5 – 8 [6]. Gnathosoma (Figs. 3, 4). Palp five segmented; palp coxa longer than other segments; setal formula fe-ta 1, 1, 2, 4 (1 e + 1 s). Setal measurements: tarsus solenidion 4 – 5 [5], tarsus eupathidion 5 – 7 [6]; tibia 9 – 10 [11], 6 – 7 [6]; genu 7 – 10 [8]; femur 6 – 9 [7]; supracoxal setae 3 – 4 [3]; preoral setae or 5 – 7 [8]; hypostomal setae m 16 – 20 [19] (Figs. 3, 4). Length of chelicerae from the base to their tips 140 – 160 [138], stylophore capsule 65 – 90 [90]. Legs (Figs. 5 – 8). Setal formulae for legs I – IV: coxae 2 - 1 - 1 - 1; trochanters 1 - 1 - 1 - 0; femora 5 - 3 - 2 - 1; genua 5 - 2 - 1 - 0; tibiae 5 (1 φ) - 4 - 3 - 4; tarsi 11 (2 ω) - 7 (1 ω) - 4 - 4. Genu I with one modified seta (5 – 6 [5]); solenidia on tarsus I – II and tibia I spindle shape (ta I 7 – 9 [8]; ta II 5 – 6 [5]; ti I 3 – 4 [4]) (Figs. 5 – 8). Length of legs as follows (base of coxa to distal tip of tarsus; pretarsus included): leg I (140 – 190) [183]; leg II (110 – 130) [125]; leg III (100 – 117) [108]; leg IV (94 – 112) [110]. Coxa I with one pair of supracoxal setae 3 – 4 [3]. Colour. Pale cream when alive. Male and immature stages. Not known.	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Fayaz, Bahman Asali, Khanjani, Masoumeh (2011): Two new species of Linotetranus (Parasitiformes: Tetranychoidea: Linotetranidae) from Iran. Zootaxa 2834: 47-56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.207543
03F3837575512618FF5DF9D82D47FD2C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Hamedan, Hamedan Province, Iran.	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Fayaz, Bahman Asali, Khanjani, Masoumeh (2011): Two new species of Linotetranus (Parasitiformes: Tetranychoidea: Linotetranidae) from Iran. Zootaxa 2834: 47-56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.207543
03F3837575512618FF5DF9D82D47FD2C.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The new species is very similar to Linotetranus anatolicus Doġan & Dönel, 2010, by having the same leg setal formula and dorsal idiosomal reticulations, however L. iranensis sp. nov. differs from L. anatolicus by: setae f 3 and h 2 are the longest dorsal setae in the former whereas setae h 3 are the longest in L. anatolicus; dorsal setae c 1 are about half the length of the distance between c 1 - c 2 vs c 1 longer than distance between the bases in the latter; pattern on ventral cuticle between setae 2 a - 3 a with regular rectangular reticulations arranged in transverse rows vs transverse linear pattern in the latter; dorsal setae e 2 three times longer than distance between setae e 1 - e 2 in L. iranensis vs e 2 shorter than e 1 - e 2 in L. anatolicus; palp tarsus with four simple setae + one eupathidium + one solenidion in the new species vs two simple setae and four eupathidia in the latter; ventral cuticle irregularly reticulate in the new species vs ventral cuticle smooth between 4 a - ag 1 in L. anatolicus and differences in the length of dorsal setae: c 2 96 – 115 [120] vs 60 – 73 [68]; e 3 105 – 120 [118] vs 80 – 85 [85]; e 4 91 – 98 [96] vs 50 – 56 [53]; h 2 185 – 215 [223] vs 50 – 65 [53], h 3 83 – 98 [80] vs 150 – 158 [138]. Also the new species closely resembles Linotetranus niknami Bagheri & Haddad, 2008 from Iran, in having the same leg setal formula and cuticular pattern; however it differs from L. niknami by: posterior dorsal opisthosoma is weakly striated in the former but smooth in the latter; ventral cuticle between setae 3 a - 4 a with small reticulations in the new species whereas the reticulations are large and more elongate on L. niknami; setae 2 a are serrate in L. iraniensis while they are smooth on L. niknami; setae ps 1 - 3 about equal in length in the former versus ps 2 - 3 about half length of ps 1 in latter; palp tarsus with one eupathidium and four smooth setae in the new species whereas the latter has palp tarsus with four eupathidia and two smooth setae; genu I with one modified seta in the former opposed to genu I without modified seta in the latter; and there are some dorsal setae length differences: c 4 120 – 132 [131] vs. 103 – 104 [103]; e 2 95 – 116 [104] vs. 54 – 66 [54].	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Fayaz, Bahman Asali, Khanjani, Masoumeh (2011): Two new species of Linotetranus (Parasitiformes: Tetranychoidea: Linotetranidae) from Iran. Zootaxa 2834: 47-56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.207543
03F3837575512618FF5DF9D82D47FD2C.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named after the country where it was collected, Iran.	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Fayaz, Bahman Asali, Khanjani, Masoumeh (2011): Two new species of Linotetranus (Parasitiformes: Tetranychoidea: Linotetranidae) from Iran. Zootaxa 2834: 47-56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.207543
03F3837575552615FF5DFFF629C0FC14.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype ♀, Hamedan (34 º 45 ′ N, 48 º 31 ′ E and altitude 2015 m a. s. l), Hamedan Province, Iran, 22. viii. 2010, Masoumeh Khanjani, from soil under gum bushes, Astragalus gossypinus Fisch. (Fabaceae). Paratype. 1 ♀ 11. ix. 2010, (34 º 45 ′ N, 48 º 31 ′ E and 2015 m a. s. l), Hamedan Province, Iran, 22. viii. 2010, Masoumeh Khanjani, from soil under gum bushes, Astragalus gossypinus. The holotype is deposited in the mite collection of the Acarology Laboratory of the Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran; the paratype is deposited in the mite collection of ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Fayaz, Bahman Asali, Khanjani, Masoumeh (2011): Two new species of Linotetranus (Parasitiformes: Tetranychoidea: Linotetranidae) from Iran. Zootaxa 2834: 47-56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.207543
03F3837575552615FF5DFFF629C0FC14.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Palp genu nude; opisthosoma without transverse striae; setae d 1 not extending to base of d 2.	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Fayaz, Bahman Asali, Khanjani, Masoumeh (2011): Two new species of Linotetranus (Parasitiformes: Tetranychoidea: Linotetranidae) from Iran. Zootaxa 2834: 47-56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.207543
03F3837575552615FF5DFFF629C0FC14.taxon	description	Female (n = 2). Dorsum (Figs. 9, 10). Body measurements: total body length 422 [423] (excluding gnathosoma 326 [335]) and width 149 [142]. Distances between setae: sc 2 - sc 2 121 [115]; c 3 - c 3 130 [130]; c 4 - c 4 106 [105]; d 3 - d 3 85 [80]; v 1 - v 1 4 [3]; v 1 - v 2 32 [35]; v 2 - v 2 35 [35]; v 2 - sc 1 30 – 34 [30]; sc 1 - sc 1 82 [75]; sc 1 - sc 2 24 – 25 [24]; sc 1 - c 1 82 [80]; c 1 - c 1 51 [50]; c 1 - c 2 22 – 24 [22]; c 2 - c 2 98 [96]; c 2 - c 3 19 – 23 [19]; c 3 - c 4 28 [29]; c 1 - d 1 70 – 77 [70]; d 1 - d 1 17 – 20 [17]; d 1 - d 2 28 [27]; d 2 - d 2 65 – 74 [65]; d 2 - d 3 11 [11]; d 2 - d 3 10 [10]; e 1 - d 1 50 [49]; e 1 - e 1 21 [20]; e 1 - e 2 22 [21]; e 2 - e 2 58 – 64 [58]; e 2 - e 3 11 [9]; e 3 - e 3 70 – 75 [70]; e 3 - e 4 11 [11]; e 3 - d 3 42 [39]; e 3 - e 4 8 – 10 [10]; e 1 - f 1 26 – 32 [26]; f 1 - f 1 29 [29]; f 1 - f 2 10 – 13 [10]; f 2 - f 2 43 – 46 [43]; f 2 - f 3 6 [6]; f 3 - f 3 54 – 55 [55]; f 1 - h 1 27 – 29 [27]; h 1 - h 1 10 [10]; h 1 - h 2 4 - 6 [4]; h 2 - h 2 16 – 18 [18]; h 2 - h 3 4 – 6 [4]; h 3 - h 3 23 – 24 [23]; h 3 - h 4 8 – 9 [8]; h 4 - h 4 36 – 37 [37]. Dorsum with reticulate-areolate cuticle (Fig. 9). Dorsal idiosoma bearing 22 pairs of setae. Prodorsal shield with four pairs of setae (v 1, v 2, sc 1, sc 2); hysterosomal shield with 18 pairs of setae. Dorsal setae serrated (Fig. 10). Setae h 2 are the longest and e 1 the shortest. Length of dorsal setae as follows: v 1 18 – 20 [18]; v 2 32 – 34 [34]; sc 1 71 – 70 [71]; sc 2 83 – 84 [83]; c 1 16 – 17 [17]; c 2 33 – 35 [34]; c 3 71 – 79 [71]; c 4 76 – 81 [76]; d 1 14 – 16 [14]; d 2 27 – 29 [27]; d 3 67 – 69 [67]; e 1 9 – 10 [9]; e 2 27 – 30 [27]; e 3 54 – 58 [58]; e 4 27 – 29 [29]; f 1 14 – 16 [16]; f 2 23 – 24 [24]; f 3 115 – 127 [115]; h 1 30 [30]; h 2 152 – 153 [152]; h 3 65 [65]; h 4 32 – 33 [33]. Venter (Fig. 13). Ventral cuticle reticulate-areolate. Setae 1 a 86 [86], 2 a 58 [61], 3 a 27 [26] and 4 a 30 [30]; two pairs of aggenital setae ag 1 23 [23], ag 2 16 – 17 [16]; genital valves with three pairs of genital setae g 1 14 [14]; g 2 7 [7]; g 3 10 [11]; anal shields with three pairs of pseudanal setae ps 1 12 [11]; ps 2 14 [14]; ps 3 14 [12]. Distances between ventral setae: 1 a - 1 a 20 [20]; 1 a - 2 a 31 [31]; 2 a - 2 a 68 [65]; 2 a - 3 a 79 [78]; 3 a - 3 a 50 – 52 [50]; 3 a - 4 a 104 [101]; 4 a - 4 a 25 [24]; ag 1 - ag 1 22 [27]; ag 1 - ag 2 29 [31]; ag 2 - ag 2 45 – 64 [45]; g 1 - g 1 9 [10]; g 1 - g 2 9 [10]; g 2 - g 2 17 [17]; g 3 - g 3 10 [10]; g 2 - g 3 3 [3]; ps 3 - ps 2 3 – 6 [3]. Gnathosoma (Figs. 11, 12). Palp five segmented; palp coxa longer than other segments; setal formula fe-ta 1, 0, 2, 4 (1 e + 1 s). Setal measurements: tarsus eupathidium 5 [5], solenidion 4 [4]; tibia 7 [7], 6 [5]; tibial claw 6 [5]; femur 7 [8]; supracoxal setae 3 [3] (Fig. 12). Adoral setae or 1 6 [6], or 2 7 [7], subcapitular seta m 17 – 18 [18] and m - m 12 [12], or 2 - m 17 [17]. Segmental measurements: fe 11 – 15 [11], ge. 7 – 8 [7], ti. 6 [6], ta. 4 [5]. Chelicerae 98 [100]; stylophore 60 – 62 [60] (Fig. 11). Legs (Figs. 14 – 17). Setal formula for legs I – IV (excluding sensory setae) as follows: coxae 2 - 1 - 1 - 1; trochanters 1 - 1 - 1 - 0; femora 5 - 3 - 2 - 1; genua 5 - 2 - 1 - 0; tibiae 5 (1 φ) - 4 - 3 - 4; tarsi 11 (2 ω) - 7 (1 ω) - 4 - 4; solenidia on tarsus I-II and tibia I spindle-shaped (ta I 7 [7] and 4 – 5 [5] ta II 5 – 6 [6] ti I 2 – 3 [2]) (Figs. 14, 15). Coxa I with one pair of supracoxal setae 3 [3] (Fig. 14). Measurements of length as follows (base of coxa to distal tip of tarsus, including pretarsus): leg I 133 – 140 [140]; leg II 90 [90]; leg III 78 – 80 [78]; leg IV 80 – 81 [80]. Colour. Cream when alive. Male and immature stages. Not known.	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Fayaz, Bahman Asali, Khanjani, Masoumeh (2011): Two new species of Linotetranus (Parasitiformes: Tetranychoidea: Linotetranidae) from Iran. Zootaxa 2834: 47-56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.207543
03F3837575552615FF5DFFF629C0FC14.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Hamedan, Hamedan Province, Iran.	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Fayaz, Bahman Asali, Khanjani, Masoumeh (2011): Two new species of Linotetranus (Parasitiformes: Tetranychoidea: Linotetranidae) from Iran. Zootaxa 2834: 47-56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.207543
03F3837575552615FF5DFFF629C0FC14.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The new species resembles Linotetranus anatolicus Doġan & Dönel, 2010 by having the same leg setal formula and pattern of idiosomal striation, however L. astragalusi sp. nov. differs from L. anatolicus by: setae h 2 is the longest dorsal setae in the former whereas setae h 3 the longest in L. anatolicus; dorsal setae c 1 as long as distance c 1 - c 2 vs c 1 longer than distance between the bases in the latter; setae c 4 longer than distance to d 2 vs c 4 shorter than distance to d 2 in the latter; posterior part of dorsal idiosoma without fossettes vs several pairs of fossettes in L. anatolicus; pattern on ventral cuticle between setae 2 a - 3 a with regular rectangular reticulations arranged in transverse rows vs transverse linear pattern in L. anatolicus; dorsal setae e 2 longer than distance between setae e 1 - e 2 in the new species vs e 2 shorter than e 1 - e 2 in L. anatolicus; palp tarsus with four simple setae + one eupathidium + one solenidion in the former vs two simple setae and four eupathidia in L. anatolicus; ventral cuticle between 4 a - ag 1 reticulate vs smooth in L. anatolicus; and differences in the length of dorsal setae: c 2 35 [34] vs 67 [68]; e 3 56 [58] vs 82 [85]; e 4 28 [29] vs 52 [53]; h 2 153 [152] vs 57 [53], h 3 65 [65] vs 154 [138].	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Fayaz, Bahman Asali, Khanjani, Masoumeh (2011): Two new species of Linotetranus (Parasitiformes: Tetranychoidea: Linotetranidae) from Iran. Zootaxa 2834: 47-56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.207543
03F3837575552615FF5DFFF629C0FC14.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named after the gum plant, Astragalus gossypinus Fisch., with which it is associated.	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Fayaz, Bahman Asali, Khanjani, Masoumeh (2011): Two new species of Linotetranus (Parasitiformes: Tetranychoidea: Linotetranidae) from Iran. Zootaxa 2834: 47-56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.207543
