Abstract
Multidentorhodacarus saboorii n. sp. and Rhodacarellus iraniensis n. sp. (Acari: Mesostigmata: Rhodacaroidea: Rhodacaridae) are described and figured. These are the first descriptions of Rhodacaridae mites from Iran.References
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