Abstract
We describe a new species, Pogonolaelaps termitophilus sp. nov., from specimens collected from termite nests in Iran. We clarify the identity of the genus Pogonolaelaps Nemati & Gwiazdowicz, 2016, its type species Laelaps canestrinii Berlese, 1892, and the related genus Laelaspisella Marais & Loots, 1969.
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