University of Guilan Plant Pest Research 2538-6123 16 1 2026 05 22 Mites of the family Ascidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) of Guilan with description of the male of Iphidozercon caspius and a key for identification of Iranian species Mites of the family Ascidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) of Guilan with description of the male of Iphidozercon caspius and a key for identification of Iranian species 13 31 9656 10.22124/iprj.2026.33520.1686 FA Jalil Hajizadeh Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran Journal Article 2026 05 13 During 2023-2025, the mites fauna of family Ascidae in Guilan province was studied and new specimens were collected and identified from different regions of the province. A total of ten species of mites belonging to the family Ascidae were identified from Guilan province, northern Iran. The collected species include Arctoseius cetratus (Sellnick, 1940), Iphidozercon caspius Hajizadeh, Mortazavi & Nazari, 2014, Zerconopsis michaeli Evans & Hyatt, 1960 and Zerconopsis remiger (Kramer, 1876) from the subfamily Arctosieinae and Antennoseius (Antennoseius) bacatus Athias-Henriot, 1961, Asca aphidioides (Linnaeus, 1758), Asca bicornis (Canestrini & Fanzago, 1877), Gamasellodes bicolor (Berlese, 1918), Protogamasellus massula (Athias-Henriot, 1961) and Protogamasellus mica (Athias-Henriot, 1961) from the subfamily Ascinae. In the present study, male specimens of Iphidozercon caspius, which had been previously described based on female specimens, were collected from Guilan province and characterized for the first time. Collection information and differential diagnosis for collected species from Guilan province are presented. Based on the latest changes in the classification of the family Ascidae, an identification key is provided for the subfamilies, genera, and species of the family Ascidae reported from Iran. During 2023-2025, the mites fauna of family Ascidae in Guilan province was studied and new specimens were collected and identified from different regions of the province. A total of ten species of mites belonging to the family Ascidae were identified from Guilan province, northern Iran. The collected species include Arctoseius cetratus (Sellnick, 1940), Iphidozercon caspius Hajizadeh, Mortazavi & Nazari, 2014, Zerconopsis michaeli Evans & Hyatt, 1960 and Zerconopsis remiger (Kramer, 1876) from the subfamily Arctosieinae and Antennoseius (Antennoseius) bacatus Athias-Henriot, 1961, Asca aphidioides (Linnaeus, 1758), Asca bicornis (Canestrini & Fanzago, 1877), Gamasellodes bicolor (Berlese, 1918), Protogamasellus massula (Athias-Henriot, 1961) and Protogamasellus mica (Athias-Henriot, 1961) from the subfamily Ascinae. In the present study, male specimens of Iphidozercon caspius, which had been previously described based on female specimens, were collected from Guilan province and characterized for the first time. Collection information and differential diagnosis for collected species from Guilan province are presented. Based on the latest changes in the classification of the family Ascidae, an identification key is provided for the subfamilies, genera, and species of the family Ascidae reported from Iran.

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