taxonID	type	description	language	source
03E787BDFF89E53CA6CDFCDBFAB21FD6.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Posterior opisthosomal setae (Z 4, S 5, R 6, and podonotal setae j 3, z 4, s 5 which are longest), undulate; anogenital setae JV 5 and ZV 5 long and undulate; epistome pointed anteriorly; tarsus IV with four macrosetae, genua III and IV with two macrosetae, femora II, III and IV also with macrosetae. FEMALE (n = 15). Length of dorsal shield 898 (809 – 903), width at level of setae r 5 493 (450 – 493).	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Ghaedi, Behnaz, Ueckermann, Rd. A. (2013): New species of Hypoaspis Canestrini and Coleolaelaps Berlese (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) associated with Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Iran. Zootaxa 3745 (4): 469-478, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.4.4
03E787BDFF89E53CA6CDFCDBFAB21FD6.taxon	description	Dorsum (Fig. 1). Dorsal shield with 43 pairs of setae, lateral setae distinctly longer than dorso-central setae. All dorsal setae smooth except some posterior setae (S 5, Z 4, Z 5 and J 5) which are slightly pilose. Shield anterolaterally almost smooth, opisthonotum reticulated marginally. Some lateral setae, especially posterior opisthosomal setae, undulate; setae j 3 238 (227), z 4 218 (163), Z 4 325 (325), R 6 200 (210), s 5 235 (245) longest. Opisthonotum with supernumerary setae ZX 1 and ZX 2. Integument surrounding shield with six pairs of setae (R 1 – 6) (Fig. 1). Peritremal shield not fused with dorsal shield anteriorly. Peritremes reach base of setae s 2 (Fig. 1). Setae j 1 83 (87 – 85), s 1 83 (84 – 88), z 1 43 (43 – 47) and J 5 88 (85 – 88) are shortest. Gnathosoma (Figs 2 – 5). Hypostomal groove with six rows of denticles, each row with 9 – 13 denticles. Hypostome with four pairs of setae, internal posterior hypostomatic setae (h 3) the longest, h 1 43 (43 – 45), h 2 43 (43 – 50), h 3 113 (110 – 115), pc 52 (48 – 53). Anterior margin of epistome pointed, triangular, with 10 or more denticles (Fig. 5). Fixed cheliceral digit with nine small and two large teeth (distal to pilus dentilis), pilus dentilis 10 (9 – 12) well developed, associated with a large posterior tooth (Fig. 2). Palp: 238 (237 – 2341) long; femur 1 – 1 / 0 – 0 / 0 – 0; genu 1 – 0 / 1 – 2 / 1 – 0; tibia 2 – 0 / 0 – 1 / 1 – 1, tarsus 1 – 0 / 0 – 2 / 1 – 1; palp apotele two – tined (Fig. 4). Venter (Fig. 6). Tritosternum biramous, laciniae pilose, length of tritosternum 245 (208 – 257) (Fig. 6). Presternal plates weakly lineate and lightly sclerotised. Length of sternal shield 148 (148 – 170), width 168 (158 – 178), reticulate, with three pairs of sternal setae, a pair of slit-like pores posterior to st 1 and a pair of large round or oval pores between setae st 2 to st 3. Setae st 4 on soft integument. Length of sternal setae st 1 53 (50 – 65), st 2 63 (62 – 73), st 3 60 (58 – 63), st 4 55 (55 – 70), st 5 55 (50 – 59). Distances between sternal setae: st 1 – st 1 103 (93 – 103), st 2 – st 2 133 (125 – 133), st 3 – st 3 168 (158 – 178), st 4 – st 4 155 (150 – 165), st 5 – st 5 130 (125 – 153) and st 1 – st 3 143 (140 – 153). Genital shield tongue-shaped and reticulate, width 133 (128 – 139) at level of st 5. Anal shield pear shaped, length 135 (110 – 135), width 100 (100 – 125), punctate posteriorly and smooth anteriorly, with three circumanal setae. Para-anal setae longer than post-anal seta, almost in line with posterior margin of anal opening (Fig. 6). Peritremal shields free, with posterior incision (Fig. 6). Opisthogaster with 11 pairs of smooth setae, setae ZV 5 and JV 5 the longest, length of opisthogastric setae JV 1 68 (58 – 82), JV 2 88 (82 – 107), JV 3 80 (74 – 82), JV 4 193 (188 – 195), JV 5 251 (249 – 253), ZV 1 81 (75 – 81), ZV 2 120 (108 – 130), ZV 3 90 (83 – 108), ZV 4 193 (188 – 195), ZV 5 220 (193 – 245) and JV 5 and ZV 5 the longest; setae JV 4 – 5 and ZV 4 – 5 undulate; three pairs of metapodal shields, two elongate and one small and rounded, all posterior to coxae IV. Spermatheca (Fig. 7). Sacculus squarish, ramus very short and tube-like, with tubulus very slender and long, with conspicuous opening on coxae III. Legs (Figs 8 – 10). Leg IV longest, longer than dorsal shield. Leg I slender, with ambulacral claws smaller than those of other legs. Leg II stouter than other legs, with spine-like setae on tarsus and tibia, leg III with spine-like setae on genu. Chaetotaxy as recorded for free-living laelapids (Evans, 1963); femora (II) 2, 2 / 1, 2 / 1, 1, (III) 1, 2 / 1, 1 / 0, 1, (IV) 1, 2 / 1, 1 / 0, 1; genua (II) 2, 3 / 1, 3 / 1, 1, (III) 2, 2 / 1, 2 / 1, 1, (IV) 2, 2 / 1, 3 / 0, 1; tibiae (II) 2, 2 / 0, 2 / 2, 2, (III) 2, 1 / 1, 2 / 1, 1, (IV) 2, 1 / 1, 3 / 1, 2; tarsi (II) 3, 3 / 2, 3 / 2, 3 + md + mv, (III) 3, 3 / 2, 3 / 2, 3 + md + mv, (IV) 3, 3 / 2, 3 / 2, 3 + md + mv. Femur II, III and IV each with one macroseta, genu III and IV each with two macrosetae; tarsus IV with four macrosetae (Figs 8 – 10). Length of leg I (coxae to tip of ambulacrum) 943 (805 – 968), leg II 712 (648 – 813), leg III 763 (743 – 838) and leg IV 1075 (1000 – 1163). Length of macrosetae: femur II setae pd 1 260 (240 – 260), femur III ad 1 255 (228 – 260), femur IV ad 1 388 (375 – 403), genu III [ad 1 125 (113 – 112), pd 1 114 (110 – 120)], genu IV [ad 1 240 (225 – 243), pd 1 198 (160 – 198)]; tarsus IV with four macrosetae [ad 2 setae 215 (213 – 218), ad 3 setae 208 (210 – 218), pd 2 setae 235 (230 – 247), pd 3 setae 220 (220 – 223)] (Fig. 10) and tarsi I – II and III without macrosetae.	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Ghaedi, Behnaz, Ueckermann, Rd. A. (2013): New species of Hypoaspis Canestrini and Coleolaelaps Berlese (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) associated with Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Iran. Zootaxa 3745 (4): 469-478, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.4.4
03E787BDFF89E53CA6CDFCDBFAB21FD6.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The new species is similar to H. polyphyllae in general appearance but differs from the latter as follows: dorsum with 43 pairs of setae in H. surii n. sp. compared with 35 pairs in H. polyphyllae; setae Z 4 325 (325), j 3 238 (227), s 5 235 (245), z 4 218 (163), R 6 200 (210) longest in the new species but only Z 4 331 (277 – 370) longest in H. polyphyllae; setae r 2 – 3, UR absent in the new species but present in H. polyphyllae; opisthogaster with 11 pairs of setae in the former while nine pairs in the latter; opisthogastric setae JV 5 251 (249 – 253) and ZV 5 220 (193 – 245) much longer and more undulate than those of H. polyphyllae; epistome pointed and with 10 denticles in the new species versus subtriangular and with six denticles in H. polyphyllae; fixed cheliceral digit with nine small denticles in the former but seven in the latter; genu III and IV each with two macrosetae in H. surii versus no macrosetae on genu III and one on IV in H. polyphyllae; tarsus IV with four macrosetae in H. surii opposed to three macrosetae in H. polyphyllae. According to Karg (1979, 1993) and Costa (1971), H. surii n. sp. resembles H. integer in the number of opisthogastric setae and subcapitular setae, and three long opisthocaudal setae. However it differs from H. integer in that the dorsum has 43 pairs of setae in surii and 36 – 37 in H. integer; setae Z 4 325 (325), j 3 238 (227), s 5 235 (245), z 4 218 (163), R 6 200 (210) longest in the new species whereas only Z 4 (280) in H. integer and with Z 3 absent; opisthogastric setae JV 5 251 (249 – 253) and ZV 5 220 (193 – 245) long and undulate in H. surii vs. only ZV 5 long and undulate in H. integer; epistome pointed and with ten denticles on margin in new species versus triangular and with 24 denticles in H. integer; fixed digit with nine small denticles in new species but ten in H. integer; tarsus IV with four macrosetae in H. surii but two in H. integer; femur and genu III and IV with spine – like setae in new species versus none in H. integer.	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Ghaedi, Behnaz, Ueckermann, Rd. A. (2013): New species of Hypoaspis Canestrini and Coleolaelaps Berlese (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) associated with Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Iran. Zootaxa 3745 (4): 469-478, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.4.4
03E787BDFF89E53CA6CDFCDBFAB21FD6.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named in honour of Mr. Ghobad Surii, Department of Agriculture of Hamedan, Iran, who kindly helped senior author in collecting the mites.	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Ghaedi, Behnaz, Ueckermann, Rd. A. (2013): New species of Hypoaspis Canestrini and Coleolaelaps Berlese (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) associated with Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Iran. Zootaxa 3745 (4): 469-478, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.4.4
03E787BDFF89E53CA6CDFCDBFAB21FD6.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype female and 14 paratype females from Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from potato farms at Bahar, Hamedan Province, Iran, 26 July 2007, coll. Ghobad Surii.	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Ghaedi, Behnaz, Ueckermann, Rd. A. (2013): New species of Hypoaspis Canestrini and Coleolaelaps Berlese (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) associated with Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Iran. Zootaxa 3745 (4): 469-478, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.4.4
03E787BDFF8CE53FA6CDF9D6FB2E1D27.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This species can be recognised by the following combinations of characters: (1) Setae r 1 absent; (2) dorsal shield with deep lateral incisions; (3) Leg IV longer than 1850 Μm; (4) setae z 3 present; (5) Genu IV with one pl seta. Female (n = 7). Length of dorsal shield 1425 (1300 – 1475), width (at level of r 3) 815 (718 – 850).	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Ghaedi, Behnaz, Ueckermann, Rd. A. (2013): New species of Hypoaspis Canestrini and Coleolaelaps Berlese (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) associated with Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Iran. Zootaxa 3745 (4): 469-478, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.4.4
03E787BDFF8CE53FA6CDF9D6FB2E1D27.taxon	description	Dorsum (Fig. 11). Dorsal shield with 46 pairs of setae, dorso-central setae rather shorter than lateral setae. All dorsal setae smooth. Dorsal shield coarsely reticulate marginally, with medio-lateral incisions. Some lateral setae undulate, particularly posterior opisthosomal setae, setae s 4, z 4, S 1, S 4, S 5, Z 2 and Z 4 longest. Peritremal shield not fused with dorsal shield anteriorly. Peritreme reaching base of setae z 3. Length of dorsal setae j 1 90 (88 – 93), j 2 189 (188 – 218), r 5 125 (110 – 180), r 6 113 (110 – 138), R 1 112 (110 – 132), R 2 130 (130), R 3 153 (138 – 170), R 4 142 (130 – 155), Z 5 125 (230 – 245). Gnathosoma (Figs 12 – 15). Hypostomal groove with seven rows of denticles, each row with 2 – 12 denticles. Hypostomal setae (h 1 – 3 and pc) almost equal in length 75 – 80 (Fig. 13). Anterior margin of epistome truncate distally with two pointed processes, with 18 or more denticles along margins (Fig. 15). Fixed cheliceral digit with seven small, two large teeth and a small pilus dentilis, associated with posterior large tooth (Fig. 12), length of fixed digit 118 (113 – 125) and length of movable digit 110 (110 – 118). Palp apotele two-tined (Fig. 14). Venter (Fig. 16). Tritosternum biramous, laciniae pilose, length of tritosternum 299 (295 – 303) (Fig. 16). Length of sternal shield 235 (231 – 245), width (anterior to st 3) 185 (173 – 192); reticulate, with three pairs of sternal setae, a pair of round pores on anterior margin of sternal shield and a pair of round or oval pores posterior to st 2. Setae st 4 on soft integument. Metasternal shields with a pore (Fig. 16). Length of sternal setae st 1 135 (113 – 155), st 2 137 (127 – 150), st 3 141 (138 – 160), st 4 137 (135 – 171), st 5 133 (125 – 150). Width of genital shield (st 5 – st 5) 138 (130 – 138), genital shield long, tongue-shaped and reticulate, setae st 5 not on genital shield, setae st 1 – 5 in longitudinal line; distances between sternal setae: st 1 – st 1 103 (93 – 103), st 2 – st 2 133 (125 – 133), st 3 – st 3 168 (158 – 178), st 4 – st 4 155 (150 – 165), st 5 – st 5 138 (130 – 138) and st 1 – st 3 143 (140 – 153). Anal shield pear shaped, length 135 (110 – 135), width 100 (100 – 125), with three anal setae, post-anal longer than para-anals (Fig. 16). Peritremal shield free, posterior extention with very small incision distally (Fig. 16). Opisthogaster with 15 pairs of smooth setae, length of opisthogastric setae: JV 1 113 (110 – 135), JV 2 115 (110 – 138), JV 3 203 (200 – 245), JV 4 345 (280 – 370), JV 5 255 (250 – 380), ZV 1 130 (126 – 149), ZV 2 148 (135 – 175), ZV 3 150 (143 – 160), ZV 4 245 (245 – 293), ZV 5 310 (270 – 315) and JV 5, JV 4, ZV 4 and ZV 5 longest. Spermatheca (Fig. 17). Sacculus almost quadrate, ramus very short and tube – like, with tubulus slender and long, with large opening on coxae III. Legs (Figs 18 – 20). Length of leg I (coxae to tip of ambulacrum) 1357 (1113 – 1450), leg II 1245 (1125 – 1265), leg III 1503 (1400 – 1513) and leg IV 1938 (1850 – 1965). Leg chaetotaxy: Leg II: femur 2, 3 / 1, 2 / 2, 1, genu 2, 3 / 1, 2 / 1, 2, tibia 2, 2 / 1, 2 / 1, 2, tarsus 3, 3 / 2, 3 / 2, 3 + md + mv. Leg III: femur 1, 2 / 1, 1 / 0, 1, genu 1, 2 / 1, 2 / 1, 2, tibia 1, 2 / 1, 1 / 1, 2, tarsus 3, 3 / 2, 3 / 2, 3 + md + mv. Leg IV: femur 1, 2 / 1, 1 / 1, 0, genu 2, 2 / 0, 3 / 0, 2, tibia 2, 1 / 1, 3 / 1, 2, tarsus 3, 3 / 2, 3 / 2, 3 + md + mv. Leg IV longest, longer than dorsal shield. Leg I slender, with ambulacral claws smaller than those of other legs. Leg II stouter than other legs. Length of macrosetae: femur II pd 1 162 (175 – 150), femur III ad 1 165 (200 – 241), femur IV ad 1 350 (256 – 410); genua IV with two macrosetae, genu IV [ad 1 315 (313 – 386), ad 2 251 (212 – 260)] and tarsus IV with four macrosetae [mv 1 a 1 setae ad 2 (300 – 305), pd 2 setae 300 (325 – 333), ad 3 setae 327 (363 – 350)] and pd 3 setae 356 (378 – 375), (Fig. 18 – 20) and tarsi I – III without macrosetae.	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Ghaedi, Behnaz, Ueckermann, Rd. A. (2013): New species of Hypoaspis Canestrini and Coleolaelaps Berlese (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) associated with Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Iran. Zootaxa 3745 (4): 469-478, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.4.4
03E787BDFF8CE53FA6CDF9D6FB2E1D27.taxon	discussion	Remarks. According to Karg (1979, 1999) and Costa & Hunter (1970), this species resembles C. agrestis (Berlese) in having one pl seta on genu IV, the same hypostomal details, shape of sternum, genital shield and metapodal elements and one posterolateral seta on genu IV. However, C. massoumii n. sp. differs from the former by: opisthogastric setae longer than those of the latter; seta j 6 reaching pass the base of setae J 1 in the new species but not reaching it in latter; setae J 2 and J 3 reaching pass the base of setae J 3 and J 4 respectively in the former opposed to not reaching them in the second species; dorso-central setae extend to base of setae next behind but shorter in C. agrestis; macrosetae on tarsus IV longer than those of former, tarsus IV with four long macrosetae in new species but only one in C. agrestis; genu IV with two macrosetae versus one; femur III with one macrosetae versus no macrosetae in C. agrestis; anterior margin of the epistome with 18 lateral denticles and two larger central ones in new species whereas no lateral denticles in H. agrestis; C. massoumii with J 1 but C. agrestis without this seta; fixed digit with two large denticles in C. massoumii with only one in C. agrestis; dorsum with 46 pairs of setae in the new species versus 43 in the C. agrestis; meta – podal elements three in new species whereas two in C. agrestis; deutosternal groove with seven rows of denticles in the C. massoumii while six in C. agrestis.	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Ghaedi, Behnaz, Ueckermann, Rd. A. (2013): New species of Hypoaspis Canestrini and Coleolaelaps Berlese (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) associated with Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Iran. Zootaxa 3745 (4): 469-478, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.4.4
03E787BDFF8CE53FA6CDF9D6FB2E1D27.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named in honour of Prof. Lotfali Massoumi, Department of Biology of Mohaghegh Ardebili University, Ardebil, Iran, who kindly helped Ms. Behnaz Ghaedi during her MSc degree at Ardebil University, Ardebil Province.	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Ghaedi, Behnaz, Ueckermann, Rd. A. (2013): New species of Hypoaspis Canestrini and Coleolaelaps Berlese (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) associated with Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Iran. Zootaxa 3745 (4): 469-478, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.4.4
03E787BDFF8CE53FA6CDF9D6FB2E1D27.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype female and six paratype females from Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) collected from cherry trees, Hamadan, Iran, 31 July 2007, coll. M. Khanjani.	en	Khanjani, Mohammad, Ghaedi, Behnaz, Ueckermann, Rd. A. (2013): New species of Hypoaspis Canestrini and Coleolaelaps Berlese (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) associated with Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Iran. Zootaxa 3745 (4): 469-478, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.4.4
